Wednesday, 10 March 2010 08:21
Successful start-up of the first ANDRITZ gap former at Cartiere Modesto Cardella, Italy
Following the rebuild of the wet section of paper machine PM4 at Cartiere Modesto Cardella S.p.A., Italy, by international technology Group ANDRITZ, the PrimeFlow TW two-layer headbox with PrimeProfiler F dilution water control, and the first PrimeForm TW gap former…
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Tuesday, 09 March 2010 16:00
Kemira and VTT to establish a Center of Water Efficiency Excellence in Finland
Kemira Oyj and VTT (Technical Research Centre of Finland) will establish a Center of Water Efficiency Excellence in Finland. The total cost of the research, which will be performed at the center, is estimated at 120 M€, including external funding.…
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Tuesday, 09 March 2010 15:00
Changes to the Supervisory Board of Voith AG
Dr. Rogowski Steps Down and Dr. Manfred Bischoff Takes Over as Chairman of the Shareholders' Committee and Supervisory Board of Voith AG Heidenheim. Dr. Michael Rogowski is today relinquishing his offices as Chairman of the Shareholders' Committee and the Supervisory…
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Tuesday, 09 March 2010 14:00
Further increases in M-real’s uncoated fine paper prices
The continued upward pricing cycle for pulp has recently intensified due to the unfortunate events in Chile which has led some pulp suppliers to suspend deliveries under force majeure. This is compounded by strikes at some transportation companies and ports…
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Tuesday, 09 March 2010 10:50
Protacon and MHG Systems Ltd integrate their services
The energy chain information can now be managed in real-time. Information that has been entered once will now serve the whole energy chain. The contracting parties' biomass and energy production IT systems will complement each other and allow easy and…
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Friday, 05 March 2010 12:10
William Kenyon introduces new tensioner to its range
William Kenyon has recently introduced a low cost tensioner to complement its full specification tensioner product and the company has already received its first UK order. The new unit has been designed with rodless cylinders and a reduced frame. It…
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Friday, 05 March 2010 11:00
Tamil Nadu selects Raumaster Paper Oy of Finland
Tamil Nadu Newsprint and Papers Limited of India selects Raumaster Paper Oy of Finland for Roll Handling and Wrapping System Tamil Nadu Newsprint and Papers Limited (TNPL) has once again selected Raumaster Paper Oy (RMP) for the delivery of a…
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Friday, 05 March 2010 08:00
Environmentally friendly coating method from Finland
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has developed new pretreatment and curing methods that can be used with the sol-gel coating process. With the new pretreatment method, the adhesion of sol-gel coatings can be improved significantly. The method is based…
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Thursday, 04 March 2010 15:12
The choice of the double width in the tissue mill
Today, several tissue producers choose to switch from standard format into double width machines, a choice with many advantages in terms of productivity and capital expenditure. ACP with the TM 5.6, the top of the range, is able to satisfy…
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Thursday, 04 March 2010 14:30
ABB’s cpmPlus Energy Manager wins Control Engineering “Engineers’ Choice” Award
ABB announced today that the readers of Control Engineering have selected its cpmPlus Energy Manager software to receive the magazine's 2010 Engineers' Choice award for the best new product in the "Dashboard Software – Energy" category. The magazine's readers chose…
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Thursday, 04 March 2010 13:29
Paper Industry Gold Medal 2010 awarded to Michael Clark
The Paper Industry Gold Medal Association is pleased to announce that the Gold Medal for 2010 has been awarded to Michael Clark. The Award Committee met on the 25th January at Stationers' Hall under the independent chairmanship of the current…
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Thursday, 04 March 2010 13:00
ABB technical guides explain motor operation
ABB has produced a range of technical guides that offer concise explanations of the major technologies and technical issues in motor and variable-speed-drive operation. The technical guides cover subjects such as the basics of variable-speed drives, dimensioning a drive system,…
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Thursday, 04 March 2010 12:30
IPEX Innovations from Heidelberg Boost Efficiency and Competitiveness
At this year's IPEX trade show in the U.K. city of Birmingham from May 18 to 25, 2010, Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg) will be showcasing the latest developments in its product and service portfolio. The company's stand in Hall 8…
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Thursday, 04 March 2010 11:19
BlackRock, Inc. holdings in Metso increased to 5.03 percent
Metso Corporation has been informed by BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited about a change in the holding of the mutual funds managed by BlackRock, Inc. of the total amount of shares and votes of Metso Corporation. On February 24, 2010…
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Thursday, 04 March 2010 10:16
Stora Enso's Finnish mills affected by stevedores' strike
Stora Enso expects to begin temporarily shutting down its Finnish mills in the near future due to the strike by the stevedores at Finnish ports. The impact of the strike on Stora Enso's financial results is estimated to be approximately…
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