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Sappi North America, Valmet Celebrate Successful Start-Up of Rebuilt Paper Machine 2

  • September 3, 2025
  • News

The machine produced its first roll of solid bleached sulphate board, marking a key milestone in Sappi’s strategic transition to packaging grades.

Valmet to Increase Resource Efficiency Through Digitalization at Klingele Weener Mill in Germany

  • August 28, 2025
  • News

The order involves an integrated solution that combines three new automation products with the customer’s existing automation environment.

Valmet Delivers Its First Automation Systems to Papertech Industries in Bangladesh

  • August 27, 2025
  • News

Valmet has received its first order from Papertech Industries Co., Ltd. for a comprehensive automation package.

Valmet to Supply Two Papermaking Lines to a Customer in China

  • August 21, 2025
  • News

Valmet will supply two fine papermaking lines with related automation systems and services to a customer in China.

Eaton’s 'Factories as a Grid' Approach Helps Manufacturing Companies Advance Energy Security

  • August 18, 2025
  • News

Eaton is putting electrification and digitalization to work in new ways with its Factories as a Grid approach.

Wesco Features New entroCIM Platform at Annual Pulp & Paper Industry Committee Technical Conference

  • August 7, 2025
  • News

The platform augments comprehensive suite of services and solutions expressly designed to support all phases of paper production.

Ask the Automation Pros: What Is the Best VFD Design and Installation Plan?

  • by Gregory K. McMillan, Erik Cornelsen, Michael Taube, Matthew Howard, Michel Ruel & Peter Morgan
  • June 30, 2025
  • Feature

ISA automation professionals explain key considerations for using variable frequency drives.

Valmet Celebrates 25 Years of Achievements and Shared Purpose in Beloit, Wisconsin

  • June 2, 2025
  • News

What began as a strategic purchase in 2000 has since evolved into a cornerstone of Valmet’s North American operations and OEM service expertise.

International Paper Celebrates the Groundbreaking of Greenfield Packaging Facility in Waterloo, Iowa

  • May 2, 2025
  • News

International Paper is proud to announce the groundbreaking of its new state-of-the-art sustainable, packaging box plant in Waterloo, Iowa.

Radix to Showcase AI Driven Digital Transformation for the Pulp and Paper Industry at TAPPICON 2025

  • April 28, 2025
  • News

The company will demonstrate strategies of GenAI application and accelerated adoption of new digital tools for Operational excellence and cost savings.

2024 Salary Survey: Engineering Management Retains Highest Average Salary for Automation Professionals

  • by Melissa Landon
  • January 30, 2025
  • Feature

The 2024 Automation Professional Salary Survey results are in!

Case Study: Visualizing the Pathway to Better Papermaking Efficiency and Control

  • January 17, 2025
  • Case Study

A US-based specialist in automation for the papermaking industry is leveraging FLIR infrared thermal cameras to obtain valuable data from paper machines as part of a patented system that boosts machine control and efficiency.

ABB Chosen to Install High-efficiency Drives and Motors for DS Smith’s Recycled Containerboard Line in Italy

  • November 4, 2024
  • News

The new line is significant for Italy’s paper production industry as it will almost double production capacity on site and support lightweighting of packaging solutions.

Women MAKE Awards Recognize Excellence in Manufacturing

  • April 22, 2024
  • News

The Manufacturing Institute announced that Sarah Dale, plant general manager at International Paper, has been recognized as a 2024 Women MAKE Awards.

ABB Wins Full Automation and Drive System Scope of Supply for Gascogne Papier’s Paper Machine Project

  • December 28, 2023
  • News

ABB will supply control systems and drives to support the project with the world’s widest paper machine in its class.

Paper Mill to Improve Cogeneration Efficiency with Digitalization

  • November 28, 2023
  • News

DS Smith asks ABB to deliver its ABB Ability OPTIMAX Steam and Energy Optimization software to its paper mill in the Tuscany region of Italy.

Valmet Extends Reach to Process Industries Throughout North America

  • July 17, 2023
  • News

Valmet adds advanced batch control capabilities with its strategic acquisition of NovaTech Automation Process Solutions.

Brüel & Kjær Vibro Names Ingo Anders as CEO

  • May 24, 2023
  • News

Brüel & Kjær Vibro (B&K Vibro), one of the leading worldwide independent suppliers of condition monitoring solutions for rotating machinery, has named Ingo Anders as its new CEO.  

Case Study: Moore Industries’ Digital and Wireless Technology Reduces Legwork at Pulp and Paper Site

  • April 13, 2023
  • Case Study

By installing a system utilizing technology from Moore Industries, the pulp and paper company implemented a system that is scalable for future installations while reducing employee workload and maintaining state regulatory compliance.

Miracom Announces Software Retrofitting Services for Newspaper Production Equipment

  • November 30, 2022
  • News

Utilizing its NewsWorx software products, company assists newspaper publishers in updating unsupported packaging machines and optimizing operations.