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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 hear from leading textile industry analyst Andreas Engelhardt, Founder and President of the Fiber Year, on the scale and size of the global textile industry as well as challenges and opportunities presented by the...

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 explore how digitalization is key to explore bottlenecks and increase efficiency of the refining process.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Mr. Georg Hadl via email: Georg.hadl@andritz.com

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 across Europe.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Giuseppe d’Amelj directly: Giuseppe.DAmelj@andritz.com

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 capacity of at least 5,000 tons per day, that´s almost 50% more than we had ever built before. Today, we see that customers are already challenging us with...

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 Service at ANDRITZ explains how Smart Services bring that value, at the same time as employing the most stringent and secure technology when it comes to cybersecurity.

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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 importantly creating new innovative bioproducts.

Find out more about the CircleToZero initiative in this in-depth discussion with ANDRITZ experts and a case study of a customer in Finland.

Guests in this episode:
Jukka Kantola, Founder...

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 episode:
Li Liao, Vice President, Automation and Digitalization – SMART Products, ANDRITZ
Brandao Hamilton, Director, Technology for Recovery Boiler, ANDRITZ

Want to find out more? Visit our website: https://www.andritz.com/products-en/group/pulp-and-paper/autonomous-recovery-and-power/autonomous-recovery-boiler?utm_source=podigee&utm_medium=cta&utm_campaign=spectrum-podcast

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.

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Guests in this episode:
Sampsa Laakso, Technology Manager, Cooking technology, ANDRITZ
Mika Pärssinen, Project Manager, Fiberline, ANDRITZ
Paulo Cardoso, Project Manager, Altri Celbi
Carlos Lapo, Project Engineer, Altri Celbi

Want to find out more? Visit our website: https://www.andritz.com/products-en/group/pulp-and-paper/pulp-production/a-conapex-technology?utm_source=podigee&utm_medium=cta-episode-03&utm_campaign=spectrum-podcast

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 circular bioeconomy and the reduction of carbon footprint at tissue and paper mills.

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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 have full customer focus, particularly in the areas of decarbonization, circular economy, and digitalization.

Listen in and find out what the future holds!

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