Low energy ultra-premium tissue production
Advantage eTAD Technology
The Valmet Advantage™ eTAD™ technology meets the increasing market demands of products with highest bulk, softness and water absorption. It provides a sustainable process linked to ultra-quality tissue by adding the benefit of low energy consumption.
FLEXIBILITY
Unlimited possibilities for product variations
Fast change from fine to structured tissue
QUALITY
Very close to TAD paper quality
SAVINGS
Significant fiber savings at half of the energy
Best cost-benefit and efficiency
Ultra-Premium tissue quality combined with less environmental impact
In recent years there has been an increasing market demand for products with high absorption, bulk and softness combined with a sustainable process and low energy consumption. Therefore, Valmet decided to offer a unique technology, the Advantage eTAD, to customers who are looking to produce ultra-premium quality products but without compromising on their sustainability promises.
A sustainable process
The Valmet Advantage eTAD technology meets the increasing market demands of products with highest bulk, softness and water absorption. It provides a sustainable process linked to ultra-quality tissue by adding the benefit of low energy consumption.
The technology originally developed by Georgia Pacific it is available to Valmet customers outside Canada, US and Mexico under a license agreement between Valmet and Georgia-Pacific. Valmet market, manufacture and install Advantage eTAD machines for tissue customers outside North America.
We have a close collaboration with Georgia Pacific and can together, among other things, offer pilot trials with converting capabilities and customer reference visits.
Explore the eTAD technology on site
At the Georgia Pacific facilities you have access to a full sized eTAD machine with converting capabilities for testing and product development. We can also arrange reference visits to mills with operating eTAD machines. Get in touch to learn more
Get in touchAchieving high bulk and absorbency
The receipt to reach the highest bulk and absorbency is normally to avoid pressing and blow hot air through the web. With the Advantage eTAD technology it is possible to achieve high-premium quality utilizing pressing in combination with Rush Transfer. This means significantly lower energy consumption compared to other structured tissue processes.
The texture or structure is already done in the tissue machine at high speeds. The result will be a paper dryness up to 50% in the drying section to provide a much lower energy consumption than actual Through-Air Drying machines.
The hybrid concept can generate much higher caliper than the conventional Dry Crepe machines by using the Rush Transfer technique.
A dialogue with data to improve the performance
Valmet Industrial Internet offering covers an extensive range of solutions and applications for tissue mills in order to optimize the full scope of the production. The data driven applications and services support you throughout all the phases of the tissue machine’s lifecycle.
As a start we normally explore the potential of utilizing data through a data discovery process. Then we can evaluate what applications within production capacity, quality, energy efficiency and reliability, are beneficial for your operation. Further, our expertise is easily available for you through the Valmet Performance Centers (VPC). Our specialists have a deep understanding of machinery, processes and automation and with connections and tools, we can offer the needed remote support and guidance without delay from our 8 centers around the worlds.
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Market demand sparked innovation
Georgia-Pacific is one of the biggest tissue producers in North America. However, in early 2000s their Quilted Northern brand came under tremendous pressure. Read about how they invented a sustainable technology for high-premium tissue quality and refreshed their brand’s position.
ArticleQuestions and answers about Valmet's Advantage eTAD technology
Q: What is unique with the Valmet Advantage eTAD technology?
A: The Valmet Advantage eTAD technology may offer advantages in improved bulk, softness, and absorbency of tissue products. The machine has an increased production efficiency, and reduced energy consumption compared to traditional methods. It has been invented and further developed for many years by Georgia-Pacific proofing the operational benefits on their current assets when compared to their own big fleet of dry crepe and through-air drying machines.
Q: Can the eTAD technology produce similar products as through air drying machines?
A: By using the eTAD technology tissue makers can replicate TAD product quality. That is a fact when evaluating on market shelves Georgia-Pacific’s famous product Quilted Northern which directly competes in the ultra-premium tissue segment, but by using less energy in the production process. At least 40% less energy is used due to the amount of water that is being pressed out with the Advantage ViscoNip press, resulting in water being recycled back, saving 40% more water compared to through air drying technique.
Q: How is the Valmet Advantage eTAD technology different from conventional tissue manufacturing processes?
A: Valmet Advantage eTAD technology represents a significant advancement in tissue manufacturing, offering improved product quality, efficiency, and sustainability compared to conventional processes. Apart from the unique Advantage ViscoNip press designed for eTAD, it adds an intense fabric crepe step that molds the paper into structured fabric to create high bulk, stretch, softness, durability, and conformability.
Q: What are the benefits with Valmet’s Advantage eTAD technology in terms of water, fiber and energy usage?
A: The eTAD technology enables high-quality products with less fiber consumption which can lead to cost savings and reduced environmental impact. The technology allows for lower overall water consumption per case of product due to the unique Advantage ViscoNip and Rush Transfer. Because of this, less energy is used in the drying process when comparing end-products with same geometry and much less fibers.
Q: Are there any case studies of the Valmet Advantage eTAD technology demonstrating its effectiveness on tissue production?
Georgia-Pacific has shown how a premium quality toilet can be sustainable and published an article in our website: “Market demand sparked innovation”, based on their Quilted Northern brand case. The concept is an energy efficient technology for producing unique structured tissue with high bulk and stretch, that consumers rate high in softness, durability, and conformability.
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