Lightweight Paper Machine: 1/2 by 2025
Reducing the weight of papermachines worldwide
For those interested in freely providing and discussing ideas to reduce the weight of installed papermachines (any grade) by 50% by 2025.
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Good point. There are certainly many items that fit in this category.
As a Lean practitioner, I would consider reducing the weight of a paper machine by eliminating the waste and shedding the non-value adding components. Materials used would, of course, be very important, but I have seen components on machines that w…
The time will really barely be enough to just get started on developing design practices (not specifications) for mills to implement. Most of the time will look more like working committee meetings rather than anything else. I doubt that will be con…
This being the first "workshop", if the number of people who can attend is small could this be done "remotely" via the web? Would TAPPI assist with their webinar capability? It's hard to imagine what will fill 8 hours - my interest is in encouraging…
Lightweight Machine Project Conference & Workshop at Hyatt Regency, Atlanta
May 1, 2010 from 8am to 5pm
Our first conference on the lightweight machine project!
Lightweight Machine Project Conference & Workshop at Hyatt Regency, Atlanta
May 1, 2010 from 8am to 5pm
Our first conference on the lightweight machine project!
Great Thoughts!
Hi Jim;
Use of FRP is always fraught with fire safety concerns. Insurance companies can be a positive or negative influence by either rejecting the material or certifying acceptable laminates for adequate fire-resistance. Because FRP structures are…
I sent the attached to Voith, Metso, Over Meccanica, Paperchine, GL & V, Andritz and Rulmeca on 24 Oct 09. We'll see if any of them are interested.
http://www.nipimpressions.org/photos/File282.pdf
I presented this to Dr. Hsieh's Senior Class at IPST @ Ga Tech.
Voith has been making lightweight rolls for a number of years. See attached file.
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