WET END OPTIMIZATION TO BOOST WHITE TOP TEST LINER PRODUCTIVITY, PaperCon 2013

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In today’s competitive market it is vital to make investments that continuously improve product quality and decrease production cost. At Hamburger Rieger Containerboard in Trostberg, Germany one of the most critical success factors is to decrease raw material cost. This is a challenge as prices for the waste paper raw material are increasing while at the same time the quality of the recovered material decreases. As a premium supplier for white top test liner, customer demands are high and product quality cannot be compromised. The objective of the customer was to apply online measuring technology of retention and charge leading to automatic control of chemical additives to achieve these goals.