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2021 TAPPI/PIMA Awards: Rising to the Challenge, Paper360º May/June 2021

2021 TAPPI/PIMA Awards: Rising to the Challenge, Paper360º May/June 2021

Determining operating variables that impact internal fiber bonding using Wedge statistical analysis methods, TAPPI Journal November 2021

ABSTRACT: In this study, Wedge statistical analysis tools were used to collect, collate, clean up, plot, and analyze several years of operational data from a commercial paper machine. The z-direction tensile (ZDT) and Scott Bond tests were chosen as representative of fiber bond strength. After analyzing thousands of operational parameters, the ones with the most significant impact upon ZDT involved starch application method, starch penetration, and the amount of starch applied. Scott bond was found to be significantly impacted by formation and refining. Final calendering of the paper web has also shown an impact on internal fiber bonding.

Setting—and Achieving—Sustainability Goals, Paper360º November/December 2021

Setting—and Achieving—Sustainability Goals, Paper360º November/December 2021

How to Build a Maintenance 4.0 Roadmap for the Pulp and Paper Industry, Paper360º September/October 2021

How to Build a Maintenance 4.0 Roadmap for the Pulp and Paper Industry, Paper360º September/October 2021

The Paper360° Top 75, Paper360º September/October 2021

The Paper360° Top 75, Paper360º September/October 2021

Risks, Opportunities, and Strategic Pathways in the Global Pulp and Paper Industry, Paper360º November/December 2025

Preventing Pulp and Paper Factory Fires with Essential Monitoring Equipment, Paper360º September/October 2025

How to Control Maintenance Entropy, Paper360º January/February 2026

Why Your Maintenance Strategy Might Be Costing You a Fortune (and How RCM Can Fix It), Paper360º January/February 2026

Steps to Creating a Reliable Manufacturing Culture, Paper360º January/February 2023