PIMA's North American Papermaker articles from November 1990

PIMA's North American Papermaker archives from November 1990

Does big business equal big pollution? (environmental policy and government control of industry) (editorial)
November 1, 1990... Does big business equal big pollution? Every story has a good guy and a bad guy. In the unfolding environmental drama, most people see environmentalists as the good guys and "big business" as the bad guys. Corporations are the tree killers,...

Participative management in a hostile environment. (paper mills)
November 1, 1990... Participative management in a hostile environment "How can we achieve participative management in our mill when an adversarial relationship exist with the union?" A paper industry professional recently asked me this question at a meeting on...

Flexible benefit plans: worth looking into. (employee benefits)
November 1, 1990... Flexible benefit plans: Worth looking into How can companies combat the high cost of benefits and still keep employees happy? The key is flexibility. A growing number of companies are discovering that flexible benefit plans over the dilemma...

New system helps JR navigate information. (James River Corp.'s Parchment, MI mill order/production management system)
November 1, 1990... New system helps JR navigate information To assure consistently high quality, printers and converters need accurate information on availability, price and delivery. They look to the paper mill to provide this flood of information. A steady...

Caledonian Paper puts the QC lab on the production floor. (quality control)
November 1, 1990... Caledonian Paper puts the QC lab on the production floor When Scotland's Caledonian Paper was preparing to break into the tough European LWC market, the company decided to attract customers with quality. "We had to capture business with a...

Power for the paper industry: a PIMA Magazine roundtable. (energy sources for paper mills) (panel discussion)
November 1, 1990... Power for the paper industry: A PIMA Magazine roundtable PIMA Magazine: What are the trends in pulp and paper mill energy usage, purchase and production? Is the percentage of self-generated energy increasing? BARSIN: Let's look at 1972...

A second look at caustic and alternate alkalies. (paper mill production)
November 1, 1990... A second look at caustic and alternate alkalies Caustic soda: supplies are tight and prices are up. What alternatives do papermakers have? In July 1988, we addressed the issue in a column titled "Soda ash--the papermaker's alternative to...

Ergonomics: linking people and technology. (user-friendly video display-based process control systems for paper mills)
November 1, 1990... Ergonomics: Linking people and technology Erginomically designed. Human-engineered. User-friendly. for ten years, these promises have echoed throughout the paperindustry relating to the design of video display-based process control systems....

Paper machine suppliers are "at your service."
November 1, 1990... Paper machine suppliers are "at your service" Your mill's paper machine doesn't make just paper; it makes profits. Without proper maintenance and improvements, this highly sophisticated piece of machinery can cost millions of dollars each year...

Valmet's sensor systems: a new paper industry team. (Valmet Automation)
November 1, 1990... Valmet's Sensor Systems: A new paper industry team A ballplayer trains hard to make it to the majors; then he enjoys the benefits of playing on a big-legue team. The same theory held true when Sentrol Systems joined the Valmet Automation...