When machines at pulp and paper mills have wet-end runnability issues such as web breaks and non-uniform profiles, this often causes quality and runnability issues at the machine itself and at end-user. To understand the root causes of these problems, it is sometimes necessary to look at the wet-end moisture profile uniformity. To that end, FPInnovations has developed a technique using a portable infra-red (IR) moisture sensor that measures and analyzes moisture profile in cross-direction content at the wet-end of paper, board, or pulp machines.
Roberta Roberts
As part of its Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) program, FPInnovations, an ISO-compliant Environmental product declarations program operator since 2011, has published the first product category rules (PCRs) for North American architectural and structural wood products….
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Montréal, Québec – April 20, 2022 – Groupements forestiers Québec, a powerful force in Québec forestry with its more than 26,000 private forest landowners, and FPInnovations, a private not-for-profit organization that specializes in the creation…
The updated version of the Technical Guide for the Design and Construction of Tall Wood Buildings in Canada is now available Montreal, Quebec – April 14, 2022 – FPInnovations, a private non-profit specializing in creating…
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As part of the carbon cycle, wood biodegradation releases carbon that was consumed during tree growth back into the atmosphere. Delaying this release is one of the ways wood products help to sequester carbon and…
Industrialized construction (IC) is about better products and processes through increased robotization and automation with off-site manufacturing of components to be transported and assembled on site. FPInnovations initiated a multi-year research program to identify and…