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add to Double E’s existing line of critical converting products. BTG boosts Industry 4.0 efforts with virtually connected sensors launch BTG has announced that all its sensors are now supplied with the bCONNECTTM module, allowing them to be virtually connected and attaining all the benefits of Industry 4.0. The company said that bCONNECT is an “edge technology, enabling application experts to have cloud-connectivity and remote access to diagnose problems, permitting near-immediate identification of measurement or calibration issues and enhancement of predictive maintenance functionalities”. With these capabilities, BTG is able to further increase the availability and capability of all its sensors. Dan Smith, Global Business Director for Process Solutions, said: “Reliable and available process measurement is vital to building any successful digital programme. “This innovation further supports our customers’ ability to extract value from digitalisation efforts”.
BTG launches Yankee refreshment blade BTG has introduced its PROcleanTM Yankee Dryer refreshment blade into the tissue market. The company said the blade is made of advanced composite material and is designed to quickly and safely clean hard organic coating from the Yankee surface and can be used in any sheet-off condition including at speed and higher temperatures. It said: “Benefits reported include significantly reduced vibration, reduced edge build up, and less web break and
The MTC ITF Change: Körber Business Area Tissue’s latest folding head.
sheet defects. “Used regularly as part of a Yankee surface management programme it is an effective tool against Yankee chatter and will extend regrind intervals, especially when used with the complimentary VigilancePROTM Yankee performance monitoring and PROfileTM blade holder service solutions.”
Industry 4.0 boost: BTG sensors are now all virtually connected
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Körber presents MTC ITF Change folding head Körber Business Area Tissue has introduced its latest folding head capable of changing a product’s cut off. The MTC ITF Change is the company’s latest machine used in the production of interfolded products where it can change the cut-off format of the product simply by replacing the cassette. Körber Business Area Tissue said it is its first folding head capable of modifying the cut off of the product. It said: “By replacing a single cassette it is possible to change the cut format in a simple, fast, and automated way without compromising the quality of the finished product. “MTC ITF Change is the ideal solution for companies that need to develop interfolded sheets of different lengths without losing OEE.”
