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Over the Wire...Tissue Summary, Tissue360º Spring/Summer 201

Over the Wire...Tissue Summary, Tissue360º Spring/Summer 2013

North American Tissue Investments on the Rise, Tissue360º Fa

North American Tissue Investments on the Rise, Tissue360º Fall/Winter 2014

A unique journey in the connected world of tissue, Tissue201

A unique journey in the connected world of tissue, Tissue2017

Holes in the Sheet Caused by Stickies?Forming Fabric Cleanin

Holes in the Sheet Caused by Stickies? Forming Fabric Cleaning and Conditioning, Tissue2017

SetPoint: Rising from the Ashes, Tissue360º Fall/Winter 2016

SetPoint: Rising from the Ashes, Tissue360º Fall/Winter 2016

PrimeService for Modern Tissue Machines: Extending Life Cycl

PrimeService for Modern Tissue Machines: Extending Life Cycle Key to Lower Costs, Tissue360º Fall/Winter 2016

An evaluation of household tissue softness, TAPPI Journal February 2021

ABSTRACT: This study extends our 2019 paper, a study of the softness of household tissues using a tissue softness analyzer (TSA) and hand-felt panels. It revisits the softness theory of Holger Hollmark by applying a reciprocal matrix approach to measure sheet bulk softness and surface softness, and then make comparisons with the results obtained using a TSA instrument. We ascertained that there was a high correlation of R=0.904 between panel-corrected hand-felt (CHF) softness and TSA softness (TSA-HF); and a low correlation of R=-0.678 between panel-corrected hand-felt surface softness (CHSS) and TSA smoothness (TS-750). Three hunches about TSA measurements were confirmed: 1) Hollmark’s theory was confirmed by a high correlation coefficient (R=0.895) between CHF and CHSS softness, indicating that the two parameters are mutually dependent; 2) TS-750 differs from CHSS and has partial influence on TSA-HF results with a correlation of R = -0.510; and 3) although TS-750 has only limited influences on TSA-HF, further opportunities for their application can be provided using pertinent regression equations.

Earn the Competitive Advantage with Warm-up Contactless, Tissue360º Fall/Winter 2023

Meeting the Future Through Knowledge Sharing and Connection, Paper360º March/April 2023

Quantification of the degree of preference for different tissue products based on a hand-felt tissue test panel, TAPPI Journal May 2023

ABSTRACT: In this study, we successfully established a quantification model to determine the preference (PF) for different tissue products based on the results of a hand-felt tissue testing panel. The panel ascertained that products designed with four-ply tissues provided higher total tensile strength (TTS) and hand-felt surface softness (HSS) than did those of the three-ply, two-ply, and single-ply products.When practically tested with a tissue softness analyzer (TSA), the four-ply tissue product had a softness (TSA-HF) advantage; however, in human panel tests, more than half of the participants could not be sure of the hand-felt bulk softness (HBS) of the four-ply tissue product. This was mainly because when using the four-ply tissue, the hand-held test pad gave an overall perception distinctly different from those of the hand-held two- or three-ply products, which also differed from the flattened state of test pieces used in the instrumental softness tests. Users could distinctly feel that a product was safer (better TTS) and more comfortable (higher hand-held surface softness). Thus, the four-ply tissue product was accorded a higher preference.