At What Cost Quality? Case Studies of Measurements that Facilitate the Optimization of Cost and Quality, 2000 Pulping / Process & Product Quality Conference Proceedings
L. Balint--Fiber Quality is important in paper quality, as a good quality fiber runs better on the paper machine and produces a good quality product. Due to production costs, however, there is often a trade off between cost and quality. A number of mills have found that measuring the zero and short span tensile strength in the pulping and papermaking process has reduced operational expenses while maintaining or increasing tonnage of high quality sellable paper.
This paper explains the measurement of zero and short span tensile strength. Several case studies are presented to explain how mills are balancing fiber qualities with cost, as well as improving customer satisfaction.
At What Cost Quality? Case Studies of Measurements that Facilitate the Optimization of Cost and Qual