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Rapid analysis of paper testing lab information
said to offer pulp and paper manufacturers rapid analysis of lab quality information, with reliable data storage, management and reporting. Purpose built for paper testing
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laboratories, the scalable, web- based L&W Lab Management System replaces ABB and other legacy systems, halves procedure times, and tailors reporting to users’ specific workflow preferences. The system collects, analyses and
reports on information from lab instruments, as well as ABB’s L&W Autoline automated paper testing system. It compares up to four paper properties and plots trends
he latest automated data acquisition and laboratory reporting system from ABB is
against previous batches. With instruments connected directly through a local area network, information is immediately accessible through any web- browser equipped device, with a dashboard that shows sample data,
trends, historical references and key performance indicators. This eliminates the need for desktop PCs to be connected to each instrument. “Our new system is purpose-built for how labs operate,” says Per
Sandstrom, head of lab and process testing measurements for ABB pulp and paper. “It will significantly reduce the manual work and IT infrastructure which is typical for lab operations in many mills. This is a tool that will help production and quality managers to immediately see and act upon a lab’s quality information to improve profit potential, which is our goal for all ABB customers.” Results generated by the L&W Lab Management System can be exported as xml files to external mill-wide systems. Reports generated can also be integrated with the ABB Quality Data Management system and/ or the ABB Ability Manufacturing Execution System to enable lab information to be included with other key process indicators.
Innovation award for laser roll cleaner
A roll cleaner used by printers and converters in the paper industry has earned an innovation award for Paper Converting Machine Company (PCMC), part of the Barry- Wehmiller group. It’s the second successive such award for PCMC, which specialises in the design and manufacture of converting machinery for the tissue, nonwovens, package-printing and bag-converting industries. The 2020 FTA Technical
Innovation Award was presented during a Virtual FORUM for PCMC’s newly launched Meridian Elite laser anilox roll cleaner. The patented cleaner is said to eliminate hot spots and offers
the fastest cleaning cycles in the industry, making the device more efficient for printers and converters. It also uses a cloud- based database: after a roll is cleaned, the information is logged into the roll inventory database and can be accessed locally or in the cloud using an interactive roll reporting dashboard. For more than 20 years, the FTA
Technical Innovation Award has recognised the most innovative and impactful technologies for the ever-evolving package printing and converting industry. Winners include innovative technologies that utilise the flexographic process or have been designed specifically to enhance flexographic printing.
May/June 2020 “We are beyond excited
to receive an FTA Technical Innovation Award once again,” said Rodney Pennings, PCMC’s sales director for printing, coating and laminating. “Our laser team
has worked extremely hard to develop the Meridian Elite over the past year. It is an innovation that we are very proud of, and we appreciate the accolades within the package printing industry.”
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