ANDRITZ SPECTRUM Podcast

Often described as the “beating heart” of a pulp mill, the recovery boiler has come a long way since it was first invented nearly 100 years ago. Although recovery boilers carry out a virtually irreplaceable function at pulp mills, including the recovering inorganic chemicals, burning organic chemicals and recovering heat for generating energy, there is still work to be done when it comes to emissi...

The pulp and paper industry has come a long way when it comes to the digitalization of technology and processes. Now the use of IIoT solutions and data management in production has become virtually the norm. However, with the benefits also come the risks, in this case, the real-world risk of cyber attacks. Fortunately, there are solutions to this growing challenge. ANDRITZ has been working hard on...

There is no halfway when it comes to circularity at paper mills, you have to go the whole way to complete the circle. This is why ANDRITZ has been closely working with the Montanuniversität Leoben on deep research into making paper machine clothing circular. Paper machine clothing is mainly made of PET, which has been generally burned after use to generate energy in power plants or used for other...

ANDRITZ is stepping up its activities to not only reduce CO2 emissions, but also capture existing emissions for either storage or for further use in added value applications. The latest solutions developed feature highly efficient and well integrated energy cycles, especially for industrial customers, including pulp and paper mills. As well as capturing the emissions, the technology also delivers...

Klabin’s Puma Mill in southern Brazil has recently completed its Puma II project. With Puma I and Puma II projects now fully in operation, the mill has some of the latest environmental technologies for pulp production that make it a showcase for the pulp and paper industry. With the Puma I pulp mill starting up in 2016 and Puma II phase I and phase II starting up in 2021 and mid- 2023 respectively...

The very best way to avoid health and safety issues at industrial plants is to make sure they don’t happen in the first place. Before a project even begins there is a necessity to have an effective and proactive safety culture and infrastructure embedded across all areas of the industrial platforms involved. In this podcast episode we have obtained two views from ANDRITZ H&S experts; one from a st...

There has been a constant increase and improvement in the performance of tissue machines and processes over recent times. Of utmost importance, safety measures have also had to keep up with these advancements in production. In this podcast episode we take a deep dive into the world of tissue production safety from a manufacturers angle. We find out more about the importance CE marking in a world o...

It is said that “necessity is the mother of invention” and in these challenging times of rising energy costs and volitility, we need new inventions! Fortunately, ANDRITZ has been hard at work, innovating and inventing new technologies, systems, and services to make a real difference when it comes to energy savings on tissue machines. In this podcast we talk to two ANDRITZ experts, Marco Cattani, P...

There is no doubt that when embarking on pioneering activities in recycling textiles, as discussed in the first part of our podcast, the cooperation between technology supplier and producer is essential. ANDRITZ has partnered with two highly ambitious new companies in the business of textile recycling, the Infinited Fiber Company in Finland, and Circ in the US. In the second part of our podcast se...

As consumers become more and more aware of the damage fossil-derived textiles do to the environment, as well as the unsustainable implications of cotton growing, recycling of all types of textiles is gaining momentum. Now we are seeing a sea change in the approach to new, more environmentally friendly textiles recycled from the mass of existing ones. In the first part of our two-part podcast, we h...

Digitalization, when applied to refiners at pulp and paper mills, can go a long way to increasing sustainability by dramatically increasing the lifetime of equipment at the same time as maximizing efficiencies. Listen to Georg Hadl, Director Automation & Digitalization, Engineered Services, and Lisa Schwinghammer, Product Manager of Instrumentation and Sensors Technology, both from ANDRITZ as they...

Health & Safety management is at new levels across industries in Europe, and rightfully so. In this podcast we discuss how health & safety aspects in the pulp and paper industry in Europe could benefit from a more harmonized approach. Giuseppe d’Amelj, HSE Manager for Pulp & Paper Capital Systems at ANDRITZ explains the advantages of a harmonized health & safety standards at pulp and paper mills a...

Pulp mills are getting bigger, faster, and more efficient. Today a full-size drying line can handle a web width of over 10 meters. ANDRITZ drying lines have come a long way in a short space of time to keep up with the fast evolution taking place in pulp mills. Fredrik Fors, Product Manager, Pulp Drying at ANDRITZ says, “In our development work we thought we were aiming at the sky targeting a capac...

They say that “it's only when they go wrong that machines remind you of how powerful they are.” And when it comes to pulp and paper manufacturing you really don’t want those machines going wrong! The introduction of Smart Services from ANDRITZ delivers ingenious and innovative ways to add value to operations using the latest digital technology. In this podcast Christina Matejka, Head of Smart Serv...

ANDRITZ has already carried out a lot of work in reducing emissions, closing loops, and developing new technology for replacing products made using fossil fuels, but now it is reinforcing its ambition with the launch of the CircleToZero initiative, which is encouraging all pulp and paper industry players to really push the boundaries in this area of reducing the impact on the planet, and most impo...

The recovery boiler is often considered to be the heart of a pulp mill, and it is undoubtedly vital for environmental and economically sustainable production. Through ANDRITZ Autonomous Recovery Boiler Systems, pulp producers can increase stability, availability, productivity, safety, and chemical recovery all at a very high autonomy level. Listen to this episode for more insights! Guests in this...

The newly developed A-ConApex continuous cooking technology from ANDRITZ does just this. Fines, rejects and non-wood materials can now be included in the pulping process. The technology is the first of its kind in the world and can process and utilize almost any type of cellulosic raw material from chip screening and screen room rejects. Listen to this episode for more insights! Guests in this epi...

They say you can’t re-invent the wheel, but it seems that ANDRITZ has done that just that with its PrimeDry Steel Yankee. The Yankee is even the shape of a wheel … Safety is of major importance when it comes to the steel Yankee. ANDRITZ has carried out a lot of work on this front in eliminating the chance of explosions. But there is more; the steel Yankee also makes a major contribution to the cir...

In this podcast episode, we interview Joachim Schönbeck, incoming CEO of ANDRITZ, who took over the helm from Wolfgang Leitner just recently. With a background in mechanical engineering and a career that has always been ‘close to the machinery business’, Mr. Schönbeck takes over at a critical time of global challenges as well as a new era of exciting opportunities. Find out about how ANDRITZ will...