Abstracts

The IMPS is once again focusing on developments that optimize paper and board production processes and improve product quality. An unusually large number of reports come directly from paper mills, underlining both the credibility and feasibility of the optimizations presented. …

For many years, specialty papers have been produced in the center of Gernsbach, a city in the south of Germany. Capacitor paper, cigarette paper and many other specialties were in the production portfolio. Today, the company is a market leader in the tea bag sector and also …

The MasterJet 4Tec represents the fourth generation of MasterJet headboxes from Voith Paper. This new generation offers significant advantages in four key areas, namely formation, pulsation damping, ease of operation and energy efficiency. Compared to its predecessor, the …

The Aalen-Neukochen mill is the origin and headquarters of the Palm Group and Papierfabrik Palm. In addition to the production of corrugated cardboard base paper, the site also houses the administration and sales departments for the three German paper mills. As part of an …

In curtain sizing, the starch is applied in the form of a curtain to hard rolls and then pressed to the web. This method has many benefits compared to the conventional surface sizing methods. Curtain application is based on higher starch solids contents (20…30%) than film sizing …