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Should tissue converters order OEM or non-OEM spare parts?

It’s an age-old dilemma for tissue converters: use OEM spare parts or non-OEM spare parts? Cost often drives many to decide upon the latter and, just as often, they usually come to regret it.

“Big data” analytics – will it work for pulp and paper?

The world generates roughly 2.5 quintillion bytes of data every day, almost too much to conceive.

Is it time to consider asset condition management?

Asset condition management is not a new topic – it’s a new point of view. Instead of merely monitoring a valve or other devices, asset condition management captures the big-picture information and consolidates all improvement processes to help maintain highly reliable plant assets.

The cultural shift towards effective data exchange

From the perspective of someone who is responsible for delivering a complete mill project, the schedule and quality of the process is key. With tens of vendors and an infinite amount of data involved, developing fluent operating models and standardized data formats is the way to improve the process and the experience for the end customer.

Is your valve maintenance supporting reliability?

We have seen that many plants struggle with finding the right balance in what valves to maintain and when. With our knowledge, we can help you to overcome that challenge.

What diagnostics are available in Neles ValvGuard VG9000?

There are two tests in Neles ValvGuard™ (VG9000) intelligent safety solenoid, where the most important diagnostics are based on partial stroke testing (PST) and the internal pneumatics test. Janne Laaksonen, Senior product manager at Neles, discusses the available diagnostics in more detail.

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.

Beyond Circularity: Collaborative R&D for automated and digitalized industry

Automated and digitalized industry and services is one of the streams of the Beyond Circularity R&D program and ecosystem.

Troubleshooting tips for primary and secondary reeling devices

The following are general troubleshooting tips for the primary and secondary reeling devices. Chronic problems and their symptoms are described, as well as probable causes and corrections.

Sources and solutions for several common doctoring problems

One of the main causes for doctoring problems is the loading tube, which may be kinked, leaking or incorrectly pressurized. Additionally, there are a number of failure points such as pivot brackets, pivot rods, blade wear and sequencing.