The wood products industry has been looking for ways to optimize debarking operations for many years. Higher production speeds lead to higher log volumes being processed by each debarker with little opportunity for operator supervision…
Roberta Roberts
A peer-reviewed article entitled “Web lateral instability caused by nonuniform paper properties” and co-authored by FPInnovations was published in the internationally recognized technical publication TAPPI JOURNAL (January 2022, Volume 21 No. 1). The article was…
FPInnovations has launched its latest knowledge transfer tool, the Tutorial on Best practices to ensure the quality of processed logs and data from the on-board computers. This learning tool brings together the wealth of useful…
A peer-reviewed FPInnovations article entitled “Electro-osmotic Actuators from Cellulose Nanocrystals and Nanocomposite Hydrogels” was published in the international multidisciplinary journal ACS Applied Polymer Materials (Volume 3, Issue 12, December 2021). The article was co-authored by…
You missed the webinar on the Role of Canada’s Forest Sector for Economic Development and Climate Change Mitigation? No problem, it is now available online.
With an increased focus and need to reduce Canada’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and the ongoing need to reduce transportation costs — in part as a result of carbon taxes —, identifying and implementing viable options for shifting to zero-emission vehicles (ZEV) and low-emission vehicles (LEV) in the forest industry have been of increasing interest due to their lower fuel use and lower GHG emissions. As other industries and consumer markets move towards electrification at a fast pace, FPInnovations has been investigating the state of ZEV and LEV technologies as well as their readiness level for forest transportation.
From paper linerboard, and tissue to aluminum foil and plastic films, FPInnovations Roll Testing Facility (RTF) can test any flexible web materials and can troubleshoot roll performance and web handling issues. In 2002, FPInnovations opened the doors to its RTF in Montreal, Quebec to investigate and fix issues such as baggy edge and wrinkles that often the producers themselves were unable to identify the root causes. Almost 20 years and 4,000 rolls later, RTF’s goal remains the same: help producers improve product performance and efficiency in converting and printing operations.
Climate change is a growing threat to the world’s population. Discussions at the recent COP26 Conference in Glasgow, Scotland, concluded with a goal of Net Zero by 2050, a statement that reiterates the importance of…
It is well-known that labour shortages in all industries is a world-wide issue. One of the most extreme cases was recently experienced in the United Kingdom, where they were struggling to find commercial truck drivers…
This article was originally published in Canadian Forest Industries Imagine this: a mill connected to an intelligent data tool so powerful that it can predict problems before they are detectable and plan a corrective action….