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A CASE HISTORY: HAYAT AND TUL KAGIT to the business because approaches
‘All companies are looking for ways to improve production and save energy and the Steel Dryer is the easiest way to achieve both.’ Hergen’s Marcelo Santos
Shinji Goda: “It is very difficult to generalise the technical developments in emerging countries where such variety of needs exists. We believe it is important to offer a machine which suits and satisfies market needs respectively. Our expertise in total engineering and wide product range will satisfy each client’s specific needs, such as initial investment cost, running cost, payout time and utility consumptions.” Ingmar Andersson: “Emerging markets are mostly looking for proven technology at reasonable cost. However, energy and water conservation are also becoming important.” Davide Mainardi: “If we are looking to
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of a variety of factors such as energy availability, raw materials, market requirements and country habits. The factors in machinery design are different; mostly the areas of focus are the usage of different types of raw materials, from bagasse to slush pulp, from waste paper to virgin pulp, energy and sustainability factors and the quality of the final products. Africa is also becoming a good opportunity. In this case the technology gap if compared with western Europe still exists even if there are already some good examples of advanced technology application especially in the waste paper process.” Marco Ginesi: “Emerging economies are looking for reliable and easy to operate machines, low energy consumption plants and good technical support from the supplier. Since its origin, Recard has focused on satisfying over and above customer needs.” Ivo Olibano: “In emerging countries, qualified machines are needed. These are areas that do not require very high production rates (30-40tpd) but they still require attention to technology (efficiency, reliability, quality). The tissue industry follows the converting field as far as developments/ innovations are concerned because it’s a more innovative field per se than papermaking. The A. Celli companies are working on the need to propose crescent former type machines that are also appropriate for smaller production.”
TW/5. IN TERMS OF TECHNOLOGY, HOW WILL THE TISSUE INDUSTRY HAVE CHANGED IN FIVE YEARS TIME? Rogério Berardi: “The progress of the tissue industry will substantially depend on global economic stability
‘Special attention is focused on the Steel Yankee and heads insulation. The A. Celli patent for this product is innovative and leads to big energy savings.’ A. Celli’s Ivo Olibano
and growth and therefore will provide a better and more stable standard of living in emerging countries and developed countries and regions such as the USA and western Europe. Rising energy costs will play an important role in major markets and the developments for oil/gas supply in the US can change the tissue industry footprint in that important market. “Having said that, all new developments will continue to target less energy consumption, higher paper quality and less environment impact in both emerging and developed countries.” Marcelo Santos: “We believe that within five years Steel Yankee dryers will outnumber standard cast iron