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AFH products: trends, challenges, and the Perini Proxima S6 rewinder solution
Away-from-home (AFH) products have become one of the most widely used commodities in the world. It’s estimated that nearly one-third of the tissue market — about 21 million tons of tissue paper every year — is currently designated specifically to AFH.
Insights ● Blog postWhy preventive maintenance is critical for embossing rolls
Embossing systems are necessary and expensive equipment options tissue manufacturers use to differentiate their toilet roll and towel products or enhance product attributes. The use of exclusive embossing patterns introduces signature designs.
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Valmet Kit Bio Pack plus revolutionizes tissue product packaging with uncoated paper and innovative nozzle-fed glue application
Globally, about 36% of all plastics produced are currently used specifically for packaging.1 It’s a troubling statistic in a world that’s increasingly sensitive to the ecological impact of plastic. It’s also the impetus behind plastic-free packaging initiatives undertaken by leading brands across a range of industries.
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Innovative solutions help tissue manufacturers be more efficient and competitive
Competitive advantage in the tissue industry is paramount for manufacturers. Leveraging innovation in technologies and equipment provides key opportunities for gaining market share, especially when partnering with a world leader in tissue technologies.
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Green transition calls for a joint effort
Due to resource scarcity/overconsumption and the impact of fossil materials on the climate, the key challenge of today is to limit consumption within the carrying capacity of our planet while keeping the wheels of the economy turning.
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A day in the life of a mill orchestrator
In the future, when mills and plants become more autonomous, it is likely that the role of a mill operator will extend towards the role of a mill orchestrator. This means that they will be responsible for ensuring that different process areas perform well together rather than the details of how those processes are operated – the mill will manage and operate itself autonomously without the need for human intervention.
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Transparent communication improves workplace wellbeing
Workplace wellbeing has a positive impact on employee productivity, but too often the wellbeing actions in the company are not visible enough.
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In the end, digitalization has a lot to do with people
Moving toward more autonomous mills or plants will highlight rather than neglect the importance of operators’ capabilities. Operators will need to be able to understand how the whole system works, as they will have more extensive tools at their disposal.
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The perfect is the enemy of the good
In the spring of 2013, I was asked to start planning IT for a new company. At that point, the company did not yet have a name. Metso had just announced that it would start preparing a demerger into two independent listed companies.
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The five 'musts' for efficient continuous catalyst regeneration in PDH process
Been struggling to take your propylene production up a notch? Is your continuous catalyst regeneration process not helping with this? Perhaps you could start improving production efficiency by checking your catalyst handling valves.
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