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How to help papermakers

19.4.2011

For the pulp producer, the customer is the papermaker and has high expectations and demands on pulp quality and usage. One of VTT Expert Services’ strengths is the knowledge and equipment for the optimization of usage of different fibers in different furnishes.

We possess a host of accumulated knowledge about numerous fibers and pulps and their effects on paper performance. You can use this knowledge and expertise to speed up your furnish development work. Our consultants are ready to create a new furnish concept for you and to help you in testing the concept in laboratory scale.

Examples of our assignments:

• Optimizing the LC-refining of a pulp to a specific product
  
• Identification of problematic particles in pulp and paper
  
• Consulting on furnish solution by auditing stock preparation at a mill for finding critical points, suggestions for improvement
  
• Benchmarking of commercial pulps
  

Test method for evaluating picking tendency from pulp sheets with a commercial printing press

For more information please contact 
VTT Expert Services Ltd
Eva Sandas 
eva.sandas(at)vtt.fi