WIST understands that production development is crucial in today’s market. With even small choices in paper and packaging options making a huge difference in the product image and bottom line. Taking your equipment offline to test new formulations is not the best option for your operations; our pilot paper machine offers fully functional paper runs without affecting your company’s profit centers.
WIST can help you with:
- Raw material and/or chemical additive studies
- Equipment evaluation
- Grade development paper production runs
- Grade development
- Raw material/chemical additive studies
- Equipment evaluation
- Paper physical testing services
- Pulping
- Recyclability and repulpability
- Coating and laminating
Novel Materials
Novel materials mean new opportunities, and innovation means success. We can help you analyze fiber properties and test paper attributes in runs from handsheets up to a full pilot paper machine. Novel fibers can be an exciting addition to your papermaking, and WIST allows you to perform trials without risking your production schedules. We’ve worked with agricultural residues, hemp, food processing byproducts, or other non-traditional papermaking materials.
Legacy Papers
WIST’s experience in recreating legacy paper offers you opportunities to explore new uses for timeless papercraft. Novel materials WIST’s experience includes working with a wide range of unique materials.
fourdrinier Pilot Press machine
- 20-inch web
- Runs at speeds up to 200 feet per minute
- Produces a sheet in basis weight from 25 to 400 gsm
- Chemicals can be metered in at seven locations in the approach flow system
- The pre-fan pump port is a co-mix port that can meter in two chemicals
- The wet end includes a dandy roll, single-felted, two-nip press and a smoothing press.
- The dry end features two independent dryer sections, a horizontal size press and calender stack.
- The stock preparation area features a hydropulper, a two-stage cleaner system, slotted pressure screen and automated temperature control.