TIP 0502-16 ISSUED – 1999

WITHDRAWN – 2005 REVISED AND REINSTATED – 2005

WITHDRAWN, REVISED, AND REINSTATED – 2009 SECOND REVISION – 2009

THIRD REVISION – 2009 CORRECTION – 2009

REVISED – 2010 REVISED – 2013 REVISED – 2016 REVISED – 2018 REVISED – 2019

©2019 TAPPI

The information and data contained in this document were prepared by a technical committee of the Association. The committee and the Association assume no liability or responsibility in connection with the use of such information or data, including but not limited to any liability under patent, copyright, or trade secret laws. The user is responsible for determining that this document is the most recent edition published.

TIP Category: Resource Information

TAPPI

Pilot paper and wet laid nonwoven machines Scope This Technical Information Paper (TIP) contains information on pilot paper and wet-laid nonwoven machines used for contract, cooperative, internal, and/or customer service research and product development. Missing are confidential, restricted-use, and private pilot machines. The tables that follow describe the characteristics and general capabilities of each pilot machine. The work group has made every effort to find and list machines that qualify for the TIP. Data is provided by the listed site and not independently verified by the work group. A companion TIP is 0502-20 “Catalog of Stock Preparation Pilot Plants.”

Table 1 Quick View – company, number, machine speed, width, basis weight, grades and location Table 2 Paper Machine Details – type, press section, dryers, surface treatment, calendar Table 3 Contact Information and Notes – name, phone, email, and website address

Safety precautions Safety requirements will be specific to each pilot plant site and should be reviewed before any work begins. Content Survey results are shown on the following pages. SI units are used in this TIP. NOTE 1:

Convert mm to inches by multiplying mm by 0.03937 Convert meters per minute to feet per minute by multiplying m/min by 3.281 Convert grams per square meter to lb/3,300 ft² ream by multiplying g/m2 by 0.6756 NOTE 2: Any facility with a pilot paper machine wishing to be listed or deleted should send the appropriate information

to the Standards Department at TAPPI, referencing TIP 0502-16. Send updates or concerns to tip@tappi.org. Keywords

Paper machines, Pilot plants, Nonwovens, Nonwovens machines, Wet-laid nonwovens, Paper, Board, Tissue, Pulps

TIP 0502-16 Pilot paper and wet laid nonwoven machines / 2

Additional information Effective date of issue: February 25, 2019

Working Group: Thomas E. Rodencal – Chairman, Tom Rodencal & Associates Sammy DiRe, Voith Paper Canada Jimmy Jong, FP Innovations Mark Sorenson, Andritz Hiroki Nanko, Insight Technology International David Williams, Valmet Marc Foulger, GLV Paul Krochak, RISE

3 / Pilot paper and wet laid nonwoven machines TIP 0502-16

Table 1. Quick view – sorted by company name

Alpha ID

Company PM No. Speed (mpm)

Maximum (Normal)

Width (mm)

Basis Weight (gsm)

Grade 1 Location

1 Allimand 1 300 (10-300) 305 9-200 nonwoven USA – Hudson Falls, NY

2 Allimand 2 150 (5-150) 177 9-800 nonwoven USA – Hudson Falls, NY

3 Andritz 400 370 500-2000 pulp Austria – Graz

4 Andritz TIAC 2500 (2000) 600 10-50 tissue Austria – Graz

5 Andriz Küsters 35 10 (1-10) 300 20-500 nonwoven Germany – Krefeld

6 APEC VM11 1-3 250 25-150 paper, board USA – Dayton, OH

7 Blankophor VPM 3 1-3 320 19-210 paper, board Germany – Leverkusen

8 Copamex 60 (6-20) 500 20-400 paper, board,

nonwoven Mexico – Apodaca Nuevo

Leon

9 Ehime Prefectural 1 50 (5-50) 500 10-400 paper, board Japan – Shikokuchuo City

10 FPInnovations 1 2500 (600-1200) 330 12-230 paper, tissue,

board Canada – Pointe Claire,

QC

11 Herty Center 1 65 (5-60) 840 50-750 paper, board USA – Savannah, GA

12 Herty Center 2 32 (3-30) 780 13-650 nonwoven USA – Savannah, GA

13 Herty Center 3 137 (8-137) 1165 20-400 nonwoven USA – Savannah, GA

14 Innofibre 1 1000 (200-1000) 455 20-350 paper, board Canada – Trois-Rivières,

QC

15 IntraMicron 14 (6.5) 330 25-2400 ppr, brd, tss, nonwoven

USA – Auburn, AL

16 KCL 120 850 18-250 paper, board Finland – Espoo

17 Kelheim Fibres 1 10 (1-10) 300 20-200 nonwoven Germany – Kelheim

18 Knowlton

Technologies (2-15) 558 19-3500

ppr, brd, tss, nwvn, pulp

USA – Watertown, NY

19 Kobayashi T/M 1000 (50-1000) 500 5-300 paper, board,

nwvn Japan – Shizuoka

20 Kobayashi

Cylinder 500 (5-500) 600 20-300 paper, board,

nwvn Japan – Shizuoka

21 Kobayashi Choisuki 1 0.8 (0.32) 300 10-30 nwvn Japan – Shizuoka

22 Kobayashi Choisuki 2 10 (0-5) 300 10-50 nwvn Japan – Shizuoka

23 Kochi Prefectural 1 2000 (10-2000) 550 12-250 ppr, tss, nwvn Japan – Ino

24 Kochi Prefectural 2 20 (5-20) 1000 8-200 paper Japan – Ino

25 Kurita Europe APW GmbH

1 6 (2-5) 240 50-150 paper, board Germany –

Ludwigshafen

26 Miami University 6 (3) 305 40-250 paper, board USA – Oxford, OH

27 MoRe Research VM28 3 (0.5-3) 225 15-300 ppr, brd, pulp,

tss Sweden – Ornskoldsvik

28 NCSU 46 (16) 305 33-325 paper, board USA – Raleigh, NC

29 PAGORA 1 80 (30) 920 15-400 paper, board France – Grenoble

30 PAGORA 2 10 (6) 300 30-100 paper, board France – Grenoble

31 PTS 10 (2-6) 500 20-350 paper, board,

nonwoven Germany – Heidenau

32 Pulp and Paper

Institute Ljubljana 10-50 620 50-300 paper, board Slovenia – Ljublijana

33 RISE FEX 2000 (500-1500) 250 15-350 paper, board Sweden – Stockholm

34 RISE Stratex 20 (1-20) 400 30-150 paper, board,

nonwoven Sweden – Stockholm

35 Shizuoka

Prefectural 1 40 (10-20) 450 15-150

ppr, tss, pulp, nwvn

Japan – Fuji

36 Solenis 6 (2-5) 300 24-480 ppr, tss, board USA – Wilmington, DE

37 Southeast

Nonwovens 1 10 300 10-300 nonwoven USA – Clover, SC

38 Southeast

Nonwovens 2 15 800 15-500 nonwoven USA – Clover, SC

39 Southeast

Nonwovens 3 20 1600 15-500 nonwoven USA – Clover, SC

TIP 0502-16 Pilot paper and wet laid nonwoven machines / 4

Alpha ID

Company PM No. Speed (mpm)

Maximum (Normal)

Width (mm)

Basis Weight (gsm)

Grade 1 Location

40 SUNY-ESF 1 100 (15-65) 1200 30-800 ppr, brd, tss, pulp, nwvn

USA – Syracuse, NY

41 SUNY-ESF 2 6 (1-5) 305 30-750 ppr, brd, tss, pulp, nwvn

USA – Syracuse, NY

42 SWM International 20 150 (20-122) 1524 20-120 paper USA – Ancram, NY

43 TU Darmstadt Athene 15 (5-10) 275 50-250 paper, board Germany – Darmstadt

44 Univ. of Applied

Sciences Munich 6 (2-5) 240 40-200 paper, board Germany – Munich

45 Univ. da Beira

Interior 1-6 500 20-200 paper, board Portugal – Covilha

46 Univ. of Maine 24 (12-24) 330 25-220 ppr, brd, nwvn USA – Orono, ME

47 Univ. of

Washington 6 300 40-400 ppr, brd, tss USA – Seattle, WA

48 Univ. of Wisconsin 60 (40) 510 25-400 paper, board USA – Stevens Point, WI

49 Valmet PM 1 2000 (200-1550) 620 25-300 paper, board Finland – Jyväskylä

50 Valmet PM 2 2700 (400-2500) 620 25-300 paper, board Finland – Jyväskylä

51 Valmet 2000 (1200-

1800) 600 12-40 tissue Sweden – Karlstad

52 Valmet 400 (150-400) 640 700-1500 pulp Finland – Inkeroinen

53 Voith Paper M3 1000 (10-600) 500 10-700 nonwoven Germany – Düren

54 Voith Paper VPDM 500 (300) 500 700-1500 pulp Brazil – São Paulo

55 Voith Paper VTM 3000 2600 (600-2000) 1000 12-40 tissue Brazil – São Paulo

56 VTT SUORA 2500 (250-1000) 300 40-250 paper, board Finland – Jyväskylä

57 VTT SAMPO 1000 (1-200) 600 10-500 nwvn, brd, ppr Finland – Jyväskylä

58 Western Michigan

University 57 (2-40) 711 18-1500

ppr, brd, pulp, nwvn

USA – Kalamazoo, MI

1 Select from – paper (ppr), board (brd), tissue (tss), pulp, or nonwoven (nwvn)

5 / Pilot paper and wet laid nonwoven machines TIP 0502-16

Table 2. Paper machine detail – sorted by company name

Alpha ID

Company Type 2 Press

Section Dryers

Surface 3 Treatment

Yankee Calender 4

1 Allimand inclined yes yes curtain coater yes off site, soft

2 Allimand Rotoformer yes yes curtain coater yes off site, soft

3 Andritz twin yes no no no no

4 Andritz AG twin - Crescent yes yes no yes 1-nip, steel

5 Andriz Küsters inclined no yes no no yes

6 APEC fourdrinier yes yes no no 2-nip, steel

7 Blankophor fourdrinier yes yes pond no yes

8 Copamex fourdrinier yes yes pond no 5-nip, steel

9 Ehime Prefectural inclined, cyl hyb yes yes no yes yes

10 FPInnovations twin wire tri+shoe yes no yes off-line

11 Herty Center fourdrinier yes yes pond no 3-nip, steel, soft

12 Herty Center Rotoformer no yes no no no

13 Herty Center inclined wire yes yes no no no

14 Innofibre fourd, hyb bi+shoe yes see notes no 2-nip, soft

15 IntraMicron fourdrinier yes yes yes yes yes

16 KCL fourdrinier yes yes no no 3-nip, steel

17 Kelheim Fibres inclined no yes no no no

18 Knowlton

Technologies fourdrinier yes yes pond no steel

19 Kobayashi fourdrinier bi+3rd no no no no

20 Kobayashi cylinder 1 nip no no no no

21 Kobayashi fourdrinier no no no no no

22 Kobayashi inclined no no no no no

23 Kochi Prefectural inclined, cyl hyb yes yes no yes yes

24 Kochi Prefectural fourdrinier (2) yes yes no yes yes

25 Kurita Europe APW

GmbH fourdrinier yes yes no no steel

26 Miami University fourdrinier yes yes pond no 5-nip, steel

27 MoRe Research fourdrinier yes yes msp yes steel

28 NCSU fourdrinier yes yes pond, gate no steel, soft

29 PAGORA foudrinier yes yes no no no

30 PAGORA cylinder yes yes no no lab calender

31 PTS twin yes yes spray no 1-nip, steel, soft

32 Pulp and Paper

Institute Ljubljana fourdrinier yes yes pond yes 4-nip, steel

33 RISE fourd, twin, hyb roll and shoe (2)

yes pond, msp no no

34 RISE twin (vertical,

stratified) roll no no no no

35 Shizuoka

Prefectural fourd, cyl hyb yes yes pond yes 5-nip steel

36 Solenis fourdrinier yes yes pond, gate no 5-nip, steel

37 Southeast

Nonwovens inclined no yes no no off-line

38 Southeast

Nonwovens inclined no yes no no off-line

39 Southeast

Nonwovens inclined no yes no no no 40 SUNY-ESF fourdrinier yes yes no no 6-nip, steel 41 SUNY-ESF fourdrinier yes yes pond yes 5-nip, steel

42 SWM International fourdrinier yes yes pond yes off-line

TIP 0502-16 Pilot paper and wet laid nonwoven machines / 6

Alpha ID

Company Type 2 Press

Section Dryers

Surface 3 Treatment

Yankee Calender 4

43 TU Darmstadt fourdrinier yes yes no no 2-nip steel

44 Univ. of Applied

Sciences Munich fourdrinier yes yes pond yes steel, off-line

45 Univ. da Beira

Interior fourdrinier yes yes no no yes

46 Univ. of Maine fourdrinier yes yes spray, pond, msp, curtain

no 3-nip, steel

47 Univ. of

Washington fourdrinier yes yes spray no 2-nip, steel

48 Univ. of Wisconsin fourdrinier yes yes pond no steel

49 Valmet fourd, hyb center no no no no

50 Valmet C / Crescent yes TAD no yes steel, soft

51 Valmet Crescent yes TAD no yes steel, soft

52 Valmet twin shoe (2) no no no no

53 Voith Paper inclined yes no no no no

54 Voith Paper hybrid shoe (2) yes no no no

55 Voith Paper Crescent yes yes no yes steel

56 VTT fourd, hyb, gap yes offline spray, foam no no

57 VTT fourd, vertical

twin no yes spray, foam no no

58 Western Michigan

Univ. dual fourdrinier yes yes pond, spray no 5-nip, steel

2 Select from – fourdrinier (fourd), twin wire (gap), cylinder (cyl), inclined wire, Crescent, or hybrid (hyb) 3 Select from – pond size press (pond), film or metering size press (MSP), gate roll (gate), curtain coater, foam, or spray 4 Select from – steel-to-steel (steel), supercalender (super), or soft-nip (soft)

7 / Pilot paper and wet laid nonwoven machines TIP 0502-16

Table 3. Contact information and notes – sorted by company name

Alpha ID

Internet Address and Notes Contact

1 2

Allimand Interweb Inc – South Glens Falls, NY www.allimand.com PM: https://www.allimand.com/en/lines-drivers-allimand/ Notes: Versatile line which can be adapted to every kind of Nonwoven grades Complete stock preparation incl pulper and Conical refiner. Two layer Hydrofiber former, Rotoformer line, curtain Coater equipment, TAD, Yankee, and IR drying, reel. Surface treatment (sizer, blade coater, curtain coater) & Soft calender option in France.

Cedric Laurent P +1 518-793-6102 Laurentc@allimand.com

3

Andritz AG – Pulp Drying Systems, Graz, Austria https://www.andritz.com/pulp-and-paper-en PM: NA Notes: twin wire former, fourdrinier, hybrid, twin wire press, combi press, HDP, 2 shoe presses. Complete lab testing for pulp.

Andre Theussl P +43.316.6902.1735 Andre.theussl@andritz.com

4

Andritz AG – Tissue Center, Graz, Austria https://www.andritz.com/pulp-and-paper-en PM: www.andritz.com/TIAC Notes: twin wire former in two configurations, press can be SPR or shoe, drying can be 16 ft Yankee or two 14 ft TAD drums. Complete stock prep system and lab services.

Klaus Gissing P +43(316) 6902 2356 Klaus.gissing@andritz.com

5

Andritz Küsters GmbH – Nonwoven Technical Center, Krefeld, Germany https://www.andritz.com/pulp-and-paper-en PM:NA Notes: neXline wetlaid lab line includes pulper, fabric vats for two layers, round distributor, headbox, inclined wire, 6-cylinder 800 mm diameter dryer, and winder. All on a rail system for flexiable extension and modification of the installation. Grades include Aramid mat, cellulose mat, carbon mat, microglass mat, and other fiber combinations.

Dennis Latendorf P: +49.2151.34.1954 dennis.latendorf@andritz.com

6

APEC LLC – Springboro, OH www.apec.com PM: https://apec.com/pilot-paper-machine/ Mfg - PapierFabrik, Germany, 1953 Stock preparation including Valley Beater, WW tank, Stock tank (10) electric dryers, individually controlled Portable - PM, Stock Prep and Generator all load into truck.

Kenneth Meine P +1 937.746.4600 meine.kh@apec.com

7

Blankophor GmbH & Co. KG, Chempark Leverkusen, Germany www.blankophor-oba.com PM: NA Notes: Furnish preparation using beater and Andriz laboratory refiner. Individual temperature control for each dryer section cylinder – temperature range 30⁰C-140⁰C. There are eight pre-drying cylinders and six drying cylinders after the size press.

P: +49.(0) 214. 206952-0 commercial_blankophor@indulor.de

8

Centro De Innovacion Copamex, Apodaca Nuevo Leon, Mexico www.copamex.com PM: http://www.copamex.com/centro-de-innovacion.php Hydrapulper, hollander beater, refiners.

Eduardo Duarte P +52 81 5000 7076 Eduardo.duarte@copamex.com

9

Ehime Institute of Industrial Technology, Shikokuchuo City,Ehime, Japan http://paper.iri.pref.ehime.jp PM: NA

Youichi Aono P: +81.896.58.2144 aono-youichii@pref.ehime.jp

TIP 0502-16 Pilot paper and wet laid nonwoven machines / 8

10

FPInnovations, Pointe Claire, QC Canada www.fpinnovations.ca PM: NA Notes: Multi-layer headbox, modern enclosed shoe press, drying 2 on-line Papridry™ used as conventional dryers for partial drying and completed in slower pass, Testing: Sheet properties, lab print tests of calendered paper, can arrange for off-site sizing and printing trials. Off machine soft or hard calendering. Trial experience with machine parts, fabrics, papermaking chemicals, fillers, and product development. Converts to tissue PM twice a year – run tissue trials on fabrics, creping, chemical and furnish optimization. Board can be produced up to 230 gsm.

Daniel Ricard, ing. P: +1.514.782.4576 daniel.ricard@fpinnovations.ca

11 12 13

Herty Center, Georgia Soouthern University, Savannah, Georgia USA https://research.georgiasouthern.edu/herty/ PM: NA Notes: Full range of trials for product development, additive evaluation, etc and paper testing capabilities.

Danny Bragg P: +1.912.963.2600 dbragg@georgiasouthern.edu

14

Innofibre, Trois-Rivières, QC Canada http://innofibre.ca/ PM: http://innofibre.ca/equipements/machine-a-papier/ Notes: DeltaV DCS controlled (more than 360 controlled loops), dilution headbox, 28 conventional dryers, closed hood, 10 synchronized high speed cameras, curtain coating on forming table (FlexJet), L&W FSD Sensor, scanner on-line for basis weight, moisture, caliper, ash, gloss (both sides), opacity, brightness, formation, color. Facilities include refiners, recycling equip (pulper, screens, cleaners, flotation cells, washers, screw press, etc.), reactors, supercalender, thermo-moulding machine and off line surface treatment machine including blade/rod coater, laminator and extruder, curtain coater. Extensive paper testing facility.

Jean Paradis, ing. P: +1.819.376.5011, ext.4521 jean.paradis@cegeptr.qc.ca

15

IntraMicron, Inc., Auburn, Alabama USA http://www.intramicron.com PM: http://www.intramicron.com/about_papermachine.php Notes: Yokogawa DCS system, refiner, low & high density re-puplers, mass flow meters, runs: cellulose, metal fiber (can be with particulate).

Troy Barron P: +1 (334) 502-2973 paper@intramicron.com

16

KCL Pilot Plant, Espoo Finland www.kcl.fi PM: http://www.kcl.fi/services/paper-making Notes: Comprehensive stock preparation system including LC-refiners, screens and thickeners. Fourdrinier machine with dilution headbox, online ash, moisture and grammage control. Applications: filler and chemical comparisons, optimization of papermaking furnish composition, testing the effects of refining and screening on paper quality, testing totally new papermaking materials, production demonstrations, preparation of base paper for coating, calendering and printing trials and wet web strength analyses. Recently modified to do foam forming.

Raimo Pollari P: +358.40.7666.539 raimo.pollari@kcl.fi

17

Kelheim Fibres GmbH, Kelheim, Germany www.kelheim-fibres.com PM: http://www.kelheim-fibres.com/infocenter/downloads_uk.php

Sebastian Basel P : +49 9441-99 561 Sebastian.basel@kelheim-fibres.com

18

Knowlton Technologies LLC, Watertown, NY USA www.knowlton-co.com PM: http://www.knowlton-co.com/prototyping.php Notes: hand sheet lab, composites lab, performance lab.

John Crimi P: +1.315.782.0600 Ext 2680 jcrimi@knowlton-co.com

19 20 21 22

Kobayashi Engineering Works, Ltd.,Fuji, Japan http://www.kobayashieng.co.jp/english/index.html Notes: Multi-layer headbox, dilution headbox. Fourdrinier, cylinder, Bi-nip press (K-Press) plus 1-nip straight press - shoe press off-line nip pressures 200-2000 kN/m, design speed 10-1500 mpm, width is 900 mm, hydrostatics type shoe, double felt width 800 mm. On-line wet sheet sampling system, wet sheet is dried by photo dryer and oven type dryers – stock chest capacity 52 m3. Testing: all standard testing equipment.

Yoshiyuki Ikegaya P: +81.545.61.2405 y-ikegaya@kobayashieng.co.jp

9 / Pilot paper and wet laid nonwoven machines TIP 0502-16

23 24

Kochi Prefectural Paper Technology Center, Ino, Kochi, Japan http://www.pref.kochi.lg.jp/soshiki/151406/duties.html http://www.pref.kochi.lg.jp/soshiki/151406/en-papermaking.html PM: NA PM 1 suitable for long fiber forming with single or dual formers, Dry creping is possible. PM 2 suitable for using bast fibers or long synthetic fibers. Can produce two layer sheet. Wide basis weight range.

Hayato Shinohara P: +81.88.892.2220 hayato_shinohara@ken3.pref.kochi.lg.jp

25

Kurita Europe APW GmbH, Ludwigshafen, Germany www.kurita.eu PM: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btHrrm0nnLg Notes: standard pulping & refining, off-line calender and size press, conditioned testing room, standard paper testing equipment.

Dr. Gunnar Kramer P: +49 (0)621 5709 3147 gunnar.kramer@kurita.eu

26

Miami University, Oxford, Ohio USA www.miami.muohio.edu PM: http://miamioh.edu/cec/about/centers-institutes/psef/index.html

Doug Hart P: +1.513.529.0778 hartdw@muohio.edu

27

MoRe Research AB, Ornskoldsvik, Sweden www.more.se/ PM: http://www.more.se/en/services/paper-products/equipments/ Independent research facility. Pilot equipment includes chipping, cooking, bleaching, viscose, spinning, refining, and paper machine. Offline supercalender.

Lars Sundvall P +46 70 526 52 21 Lars.sundvall@more.se

28

North Carolina State University (NCSU), Raleigh, North Carolina USA www.cfr.ncsu.edu PM: https:/cnr.ncsu.edu/fb/research/research-facilities/ Notes: Hydrapulper, coarse/fine screens, refiner, flotation deink plant, reverse and forward cleaners, chemical pulping, mechanical pulping; Testing: paper testing and TAPPI standards, wet lab, an analytical lab.

Dr. Med Byrd P: +1.919.515.5790 med_byrd@ncsu.edu

29 30

PAGORA = Grenoble INP PAGORA, Grenoble France Graduate School of Engineering in Paper, Print Media and Biomaterials http://pagora.grenoble-inp.fr/ PM: http:/pagora.grenoble-inp.fr/equipments-pilots-/paper-machine-refiner-hollanderbeater-626660.kjsp Notes: 1300 liters cooking system and associated Holland beater, Hydrapulper, 16-inch DD batch refiner, 12-inch SD batch refiner, pulp and paper testing lab, coating pilots, printing test lab.

Denis Curtil P: +33 4.76.82.69.25 denis.curtil@grenoble-inp.fr

31

PTS, Heidenau Germany www.ptspaper.de PM: https://www.ptspaper.com/rd-cooperation/pulp-paper-pilot-plants/ Notes: Sheet fed off-line size press and calender with different rolls, to 250°C. Equipment for screening, refining, bleaching, and deinking. TAPPI and DIN sample testing. Small scale, ~ 30 to 50 kg raw materials/day. Option to use deionisized water or white water (10 m³ per day) from a paper mill.

Steffen Schramm P: +49.3529.551.679 steffen.schramm@ptspaper.de

32

Pulp and Paper Institute Ljubljana, Slovenia www.icp-lj.si PM: http://icp-lj.si/institut/infrastructure/?lang=en Notes: Complete stock preparation (pulper, deflaker, valley beaters, conical refiner), dandy roll on former (possible watermarking or embossing), off line coater, off line soft calender. Full laboratory for papermaking and packaging with special equipment for coating (size press, film press, blade, rod, roll) and printing and packaging.

Andrej Sinkovec P +386 1 200 28 30 Andrej.sinkovec@icp-lj.si

TIP 0502-16 Pilot paper and wet laid nonwoven machines / 10

33

RISE Research Institute of Sweden, Stockholm Sweden www.innventia.com PM: www.innventia.com/fex Notes: FEX is one of the world's most sophisticated research paper machines - closed white water system, no pulp circulation, multilayer headbox, multiply forming, off-line dryer. The facility includes also a fully flexible stock preparation system built on best-available-technology for screening, hydrocyclone fractionation, refining and dewatering. Testing: Full paper test lab.

Christian Andersson P: +46.8.676.7438 christian.andersson@ri.se

34

RISE Research Institute of Sweden, Stockholm Sweden www.innventia.com PM: http://www.innventia.com/en/Our-Ways-of-Working/Demonstration-and-pilot/FEX/StratEx/ Notes: StratEx can form up to 10 m of paper per run, with either single-sided or double-sided dewatering. Both single-ply and multi-ply sheet structures can be formed on the machine.

Christian Andersson P: +46.8.676.7438 christian.andersson@ri.se

35

Fuji Technical Support Center, Industrial Research Insitute of Shizuoka Prefecture, Fuji, Japan https://www.iri.pref.shizuoka.jp/ PM: NA Notes: Forming section includes fourdrinier or inclined wire, cylinder or combination of both. Choice of Yankee dryer or cylinder dryers. Dry creping possible on Yankee. Water jet available for spunlace nonwoven production.

Hironari Kino P:+ 81.54-278-3028 Fuji@iri.pref.shizuoka.jp

36

Solenis LLC, Wilmington, Delaware USA http://www.solenis.com PM: NA Notes: Complete paper testing facilities, also extensive stock prep. and size press/coating equipment (Dixon coater).

Mike Schuster P: +1 302.440.1235 maschuster@solenis.com

37 38 39

Southeast Nonwovens, Clover, SC USA http://www.southeastnonwovens.com PM: NA Notes: Inclined wire forming, binder applicator on each line as well as spray systems, through air drying, full laboratory bench scale prep capabilities available. Offline – calandering, laminating, sheeting, and slitting.

Bryan P Thomas P+ 1.803.222.5711 bthomas@southeastnonwovens.com

40 41

SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, NY USA https://www.esf.edu/ PM: http://www.esf.edu/pbe/ Notes: PM 1 - hydrapulper, beater, disk refiner, dandy, sheeter and trimmer PM 2 - Pulper, Jordan, supercalender - Testing: Full paper test lab and TAPPI conditions, wet lab.

Ray Appleby P: +1.315.470.6527 rappleby@esf.edu

42

SWM International, Ancram, NY USA http://www.swmintl.com PM: NA Fiber/biomass extraction, concentration, & size press reconstitution. Multiple refining and screening options for various pulp types.

Dwayne Hotaling P: +1.518.329.5117 dhotaling@swmintl.com

43

Technical University (TU) Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany www.pmv.tu-darmstadt.de PM: NA Notes: Complete stock preperation system with pulper, conical refiner, pressure screen, cleaner and floatation cell. Two nip press section. Individual temperature control on all 8 dryers. Complete paper testing facility.

Klaus Villforth P +49 (0)6151 16 22598 villforth@papier.tu-darmstadt.de

44

University of Applied Sciences Munich, Germany http://www.bs-pp-pm.hm.edu/en/home/index.en.html PM: https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=dI8lHpI_JR0

Prof. Stephan Kleemann P: +49 (0)891265 1551 kleemann@hm.edu

11 / Pilot paper and wet laid nonwoven machines TIP 0502-16

45

Universidade da Beira Interior, Dept. of Chemistry, Covilha, Portugal www.ubi.pt PM: NA Notes: Stock preperation with pulper and disk refiner.

Rogério Simões P +351 275 241340 rmss@ubi.pt

46

University of Maine, Orono, ME USA http://umaine.edu/pdc PM: https://umaine.edu/pdc/facilities-available-for-use/papermaking/ Notes: Chemical pulping, TMP, variable speed refining with disk or conical refiners, paper and pulp testing labs, and analytical lab. Off-line supercalender, slitting and winding. CLC-6000 and 12 inch lab coater with options for rod, blade (bent or fixed), gravure, and kiss coating and laminating. Off site high speed coater. One ton per day nanofiber pilot plant available.

Derek Raschke P: +1.207.581.2237 derek.raschke@maine.edu

47

University of Washington, Seattle, WA USA www.washington.edu PM: http://depts.washington.edu/wppf/lab.shtml Notes: Confidential contract work with no intellectual property requirements. Full TAPPI testing lab and coater with availability to use paper machine roll on coater.

Kurt Haunreiter P: +1.206.221.1304 haunrk@u.washington.edu

48

University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point, Wisconsin USA www.uwsp.edu PM: https://www.uwsp.edu/papersci/Pages/default.aspx Notes: Hydrapulper, double-disk refiner, dandy roll, press section-three nips (two felted and one unfelted), save-all, pressure screen, centrifugal cleaners, chemical addition system, Procemex formation camera, steam-heated dryer cans. Offline sheeter, trimmer. Greenwood laboratory digesters, Quantum mixer, Morfi fiber length analysis, Somerville screen (TAPPI T 275). Full TAPPI testing lab, wet lab. Pilot coater (12”) with slot-die and gravure applicators, dry lamination. Secondary headbox in development.

Brian Bandow P: +1.715.346.3733 Bandow, Brian Brian.Bandow@uwsp.edu

49 50

Valmet Corp., Jyväskylä Finland www.valmet.com PM: NA Notes: Produce paper from logs to printed paper. PM 1 twin wire is both gap and horizontal, 2-ply option, the shoe press includes roll nip/shoe nip and a SymPress includes a fourth press. PM 2 twin wire is gap and vertical, press is a shoe OptiPress, and dryers include a OptiDry Twin and SymRun.

Paula Kittelä P: +358.50.3713807 paula.kittela@valmet.com

51

Valmet Corp., Karlstad Sweden Valmet AB, Karlstad Sweden www.valmet.com PM: https://www.valmet.com/tissue/technology-development/technology-development/ Notes: Tissue pilot machine designed for continues operation. Flexible stock and chemical system with 1 to 3 layering capability. Operates in DCT, NTT, QRT and TAD mode. Fully equipped testing lab.

Jörgen Israelsson P: +46.54.171034 jorgen.israelsson@valmet.com

52

Valmet Corp., Inkeroinen, Finland www.valmet.com PM: NA Notes: Wet end double wire, felted roll press and felted shoe, complete laboratory testing at the Fiber Technology Center including fiber analysis (fraction, shives, length, coarseness, stickies, ERIC, dirt), lab sheets open or closed water system, all physical and optical tests as well.

Karl Ramstedt P +358 40 553 8062 karl.ramstedt@valmet.com

53

Voith Paper GmbH & Co. KG , Düren, Germany www.voithpaper.com PM: http://www.voith.com/corp-en/industry-solutions/papermaking/technology-center.html?87899%5B%5D=0 Notes: HydroFormer pilot line operated as 1, 2, or 3-layer. Includes pulper, refiner, and deflaker, closed white water tank, 3 mach. chests, pickup, and a press section. Consistency in headbox 0.01% to 0.3%, fibers up to 40 mm in length.

Kai Poehler P: +49.2421.499.344 Kai.poehler@voith.com

TIP 0502-16 Pilot paper and wet laid nonwoven machines / 12

54

Voith Paper Máqs e Equipa/ Ltda., Innovation Center, São Paulo, Brazil www.voithpaper.com PM: http://www.voith.com/corp-en/industry-solutions/papermaking/technology-center.html?87899%5B%5D=0 Notes: Complete machine with fourdrinier, belt former, two shoe presses, vertical drier and cutter.

Jonas Bergström P: +55.11.3944.4732 jonas.bergstroem@voith.com

55

Voith Paper Máqs e Equipa/ Ltda., Innovation Center, São Paulo, Brazil www.voithpaper.com PM: http://www.voith.com/corp-en/industry-solutions/papermaking/technology-center.html?87899%5B%5D=0 Notes: Crescent Former, ATMOS or TissueLev configurations, stock preparation with our furnish or customer's fibers, headbox up to 3 layers, reeling up of jumbo rolls, lab (dry and wet), various press configurations and NipcoFlex-T.

Jonas Bergström P: +55.11.3944.4732 jonas.bergstroem@voith.com

56

VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND LTD, Jyväskylä, Finland https://www.vtt.fi/ PM: https://www.vttresearch.com/services/bioeconomy/light-weight-bio-based-structures/novel-web-production-concepts/foam-forming-platform Notes: Foam and water laid. VTT SUORA (started 2009) is a versitile research environment with more than 500 online measurements. Fourdrinier, hybrid or gap former, twin felt shoe press (100-2000 kN/m), reeler, online formation and wire friction measurements, multi-layer headbox. Offline steam heated cylinder dryer and slitter winder. Different foam generation technologies. Spray and foam coating on wire section or dryer. Testing of new processes, raw materials, fabrics and machine parts. Full laboratory testing capabilities and handsheet lab making.

Erkki Hellén P: +358 40 7194 675 erkki.hellen@vtt.fi

57

VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND LTD, Jyväskylä, Finland https://www.vtt.fi/ PM: https://www.vttresearch.com/services/bioeconomy/light-weight-bio-based-structures/novel-web-production-concepts/foam-forming-platform Notes: Foam and water laid. VTT SAMPO (started 2018) pilot line has vertical twin wire multilayer former, fourdrinier, impingement and through air driers and reeler. Demonstrations of new multi-layer products. Testing of innovative raw material combinations and processes. Different foam generation technologies. Spray and foam coating on wire section or dryer. Full laboratory testing capabilities and handsheet lab making.

Erkki Hellén P: +358 40 7194 675 erkki.hellen@vtt.fi

58

Western Michigan University (WMU), Kalamazoo, MIchigan USA http://www.wmich.edu/pilotplants/ Notes: Machine will have compact wet end. Hydrapulper, 2 double disc refiners, beater, full recycle fiber plant, production rate 160#/hr - Testing: Extensive wet labs, paper, coating, and print testing at TAPPI conditions - Off-machine pilot coater 1015 mm wide with 4-nip hot soft calender, gravure 4-color 585 mm web press.

Shawn Mortimore P: +1.269.276.3532 shawn.mortimore@wmich.edu

■