NEW OPTIMIZING TOOL CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR PAPER AND BOARD MAKERS.

The article reports on new optimizing tools that can make a difference for paper and board makers. New optimization tools allow changes in three or four parameters at the same time. With this approach it is possible to discover interactions between different parameters. The Expert system from Albany International Corp. is an example of the multiple-parameter approach. expert is based on design of experiment. With the Expert method, techniques make purposeful changes to input factors of the wet end process, and track the effects on the output.