Light Green Machine (TM) Project

Reducing papermachine weight by 1/2 by 2025

Jim Thompson
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More information on the workshop coming at Hyatt Regency, Atlanta, Georgia USA
May 1, 2010 from 8am to 5pm
We have had a tremendous interest in the workshop and will be adding more information soon.
February 14
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We are changing the name of the project to The LIght Green Machine (TM) Project.  We believe this will be more descriptive of what we are trying to do.
February 14
Good point. There are certainly many items that fit in this category.
January 29
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…
January 24
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…
January 24
Dave Bennett and sanjay might attend Jim Thompson's event
May 1, 2010 from 8am to 5pm
Our first conference on the lightweight machine project!
January 24
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May 1, 2010 from 8am to 5pm
Our first conference on the lightweight machine project!
January 24
Great Thoughts!
October 31, 2009
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…
October 29, 2009
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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
October 24, 2009
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I presented this to Dr. Hsieh's Senior Class at IPST @ Ga Tech.
October 19, 2009
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Voith has been making lightweight rolls for a number of years. See attached file.
September 28, 2009
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Fiberglass can be constructed to withstand the temperatures in a hood. It can also be built in a sandwich design with a core of insulation which adds to its rigidity. It is also easy to fabricate and could be fabricated with all ductwork built in. F…
September 26, 2009
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At 4:17pm on August 25, 2009, Gerry Craig said…
Thanks, does that mean I have serial number 001?
You would be impressed with how much conversation the lightweight papermachine topic has created. All you had to do was ask "why not?"
Keep up the good work and I look forward to seeing where this network takes us.
 
 
 

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