Yes – we maintain a large inventory of spare parts. 

While the components remain the same (in the sense that a tail cutter is a tail cutter), the specifications of each threading system we create are individually tailored to fit the unique geometry and meet the particular requirements of the mill’s paper machine (position, product, and speed).

To date, we have over 450 installations worldwide. These installations are spread across 140 different cities in over 19 countries and across 5 continents.

To date, we have over 450 installations worldwide. These installations are spread across 140 different cities in over 19 countries and across 5 continents.

The dry end is a series of internally steam-heated cylinders that evaporate the water content from the paper web. There are two main dryer sections, called pre-dryer and post-dryer respectively.

The wet end of a paper machine is composed of the head box, forming and press sections and is named so because it requires a high amount of water to operate.

The dry end is a series of internally steam-heated cylinders that evaporate the water content from the paper web. There are two main dryer sections, called pre-dryer and post-dryer respectively.

Yes, we have different representatives as touchpoints for different regions in the world.  Please reach out to [email protected], or visit the “Advanced Paper Systems” page of our website to find the representative for your region.

Please reach out to our Sales department at [email protected].

Please reach out to our Sales department at [email protected].

Manual tail threading involves using hands, sticks, or blowers to guide a 6-8-inch-wide paper tail through the various sections of a paper machine after a machine shutdown or after a sheet break to produce a full sheet of paper from the headbox to the reel.

This process was (and is) extremely dangerous because paper machines are around the length of two football fields and run at speeds of up to 2000 meters per minute (60 miles per hour).

Automated tail threading replaces this practice by allowing operators to control customized threading equipment from operator stations outside the machine. This eliminates the need for operators’ manual intervention inside the paper machine. However, manual tail threading is still used in many mills, and severe injuries or even fatalities can still occur.

We’ve built a reputation for providing excellent sales support and can dispatch a service technician within two weeks’ notice to attend your mill and repair.

All of our threading systems and spare parts are installed by our experienced service technicians, who all have decades of expertise in threading systems and paper machines. They work closely with your mill’s staff to ensure a smooth installation and startup. Typically, the installation checkout, operator training, and startup assistance for each machine part being handled will take about two days. Please note that this is an ideal estimate and that factors outside our control may change the timeframe.

A machine shutdown is a planned halt of all machine operations. Mills typically have monthly or bi-monthly shutdowns lasting 12 hours, and annual shutdowns that can last from several days to weeks. These shutdowns are crucial for maintaining competitiveness, ensuring machinery performance and productivity, preventing mechanical failures, and reducing overall operational costs. When a mill purchases our threading and tail-cutting equipment or spare parts, we coordinate our measure-up, installation, and startup activities with the mill’s scheduled shutdowns to minimize machine downtime.

Wet end
The pulp mixture and water are spread across a forming fabric. At this point, it is 99.5% water to 0.5% pulp, and approximately 20% of the water is removed using gravity, suction, and a mechanized vibration of the screen.

Press section
This is where even more water is removed.

Felts
These are large cloth-wrapped cylinders that start smoothing and thickening the product.

Dryer section
These are steam-heated dryers that leave the product with a moisture content of around 2-6%.

Size press
In this stage, a starch solution is applied to both sides of the sheet, similar to how you starch clothing. This starch solution improves the product’s resistance to water and ink penetration during the offset printing process. It also enhances the paper’s ability to receive toners and liquid inks during digital printing applications.

Calender stack
These are large, heavy cylinders that await the roll of paper that is forming. Their task is to apply pressure to the sheet to form the desired smoothness and caliper of the paper, which can be adjusted. More pressure yields smoother paper with less thickness.

The winder
The final stage is where the paper gets wound on a large reel. As it’s wound, it gets slit into manageable-sized rolls, of which there are two formats: one that is sized for a web printing press for sheet-fed machines, and the second that converts rolls to be used in a sheeting application to be cut and packed into cartons.