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May 2008: PaperPlat article in Ny Teknik.

Ny Teknik, weekly magazine of Swedish union for engineers, published an article about PaperPlat and PaperSim. The article highlights the saving potential in employing PaperSim in the paper production process.

» Read full article (in Swedish)

May 2008: Vinnova awarded PaperPlat with kSEK 300 in seed capital

PaperPlat was awarded with kSEK 300 from Vinnova corresponding to VINN NU, a seed capital financing scheme. This fund will be used mostly in improving PaperPlat's network of partners.

Apr 2008: PaperPlat article in Skog & Industri, a branch magazine.

Skog & industri, a branch magazine from Skogsindustrierna, published an article about PaperPlat and PaperSim. The article highlights the potential in saving electricity by employing PaperSim for process optimisation.

» Download page 21 from Skog & Industri from Skogsindustrierna's homepage (in Swedish)

» Download Skog & Industri from Skogsindustrierna's homepage (in Swedish)

Apr 2008: PaperPlat to participate at Innovation and Technology 2008.

PaperPlat was among the 30 companies chosen to participate at Innovation and Technology. Innovaton and Technology is the leading event for technology entrepreneurship in Sweden.

Mar 2008: PaperPlat signed a cooperation agreement with Millmac.

PaperPlat and Millmac has signed a cooperation agreement for making PaperSim's highly advanced blocks available for Millmac's customers. Millmac is a reference in support and integration of IT-solutions regarding process simulation for paper industry in Sweden.

Mar 2008: PaperSim presentation at ABTCP round table on Formation, Retention and Dewatering.

Roberto Arbex, PaperPlat representative in Brazil, made a presentation of PaperSim at ABTCP (Brazilian Technical Association of Pulp and Paper) round table on Formation, Retention and Dewatering.

» Download the presentation (in Portuguese)

Mar 2008: Vinicius Lobosco appointed to represent ABTCP in Sweden.

Vinicius Lobosco, CEO of PaperPlat, was appointed to represent ABTCP in Sweden.

Mar 2008: PaperPlat article in Packmonitor, a news website.

Packmonitor, a news website, published an article about PaperPlat and PaperSim.

» Read full article (in Swedish)

Mar 2008: PaperPlat among the 15 nominated to Metro Tech Challenge.

On the 11th of March, Metro Teknik presented a list of the 15 nominated encubator companies Sweden. Swedish Incubators and Science Parks and Metro Teknik arrange Metro Tech Challenge, a competition to designate Sweden's best incubator company. PaperPlat is very proud to be among them.

» Read full article in Swedish

» Read about Metro Tech Challenge (in Swedish)

Feb 2008: Pöyry commissioned PaperSim Capacity Analysis.

Pöyry Sweden commissioned PaperSim Capacity Analysis. "We have used PaperSim Capacity Analysis in a pre-study and we are satisfied with the results." says Magnus Johansson from Pöyry.

Dec 2007: KTH PhD Position in cooperation with PaperPlat available

PaperPlat and KTH have elaborated a collaborative project within the Center for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (CIAM) at KTH. The project is called "Fast and reliable computational models for paper strength and stiffness". A detailed description of the project is available here

Oct 2007: Innovationsbron awarded PaperPlat with kSEK 100 in seed capital

PaperPlat was awarded with kSEK 100 from Innovationsbron corresponding to FOKUS project phase I. This fund will be used mostly in customer contact and marketing. ABTCP 2007 Exposition in Brazil will be a strategic base for these contacts.

» Description at Innovationsbrons homepage (in Swedish)

» Description at Stockhom University homepage (in Swedish)

Aug 2007: The Swedish technology newspaper Metro Teknik publishes an interview with Vinicius Lobosco about PaperSim.

On the 22nd of August, Metro Teknik brings an interview with Vinicius Lobosco about PaperPlat on how PaperSim can be used in process optimisation for reducing raw-material and energy costs and in machine revamp.

» Read full article in Swedish

» Download pdf of whole Metro Teknik from August 22nd, 2007

Aug 2007: The Brazilian branch magazine O Papel publishes a two-page article about PaperSim.

The July edition of O Papel brings a two-page article about PaperPlat and how PaperSim can readily make available research results to the paper industry.

» Download the article (English and Portuguese)

Aug 2007: Johan Carlsson and Anders Malmgren thesis work presentation at PaperPlat.

Thursday, August 9th, Johan Carlsson and Anders Malmgren will make their final presentation regarding their implementation on PaperSim of 2D and 3D graphics, a very intelligent graphical user interface (GUI), python scripting and many other intetesting issues.

The presentation will be held at PaperPlat's visiting address (see map):

Gröna Paviljonen
Svante Arrhenius väg 19a
Stockholm University, Frescati
Stockholm, Sweden

Welcome!

» Download an abridged version of their presentation (odp, ISO standard)

Jun 2007: The Swedish branch magazine Svensk papperstidning publishes an article about PaperPlat and PaperSim.

The June edition of Svensk papperstidning brings a two-page article about PaperPlat and how PaperSim can readily make available research results to the paper industry. The article also mentions a project recently comissioned by Metso to PaperPlat.

» Download the article (in Swedish)

» Download the article (translated to English)

May 2007: PaperPlat makes a presentation about PaperSim at Karlstad University.

Vinicius Lobosco from PaperPlat was invited to make an introductory presentation about PaperSim at Karlstad University on May 30th. The presentation will be focus on PaperSim's application in courses and research on paper technology.

May 2007: Metso commissions PaperPlat and The Packaging Greenhouse for delivering Advanced Process Simulations.

Metso commissioned PaperPlat and The Packaging Greenhouse (TPG) to perform a detailed simulation of the forming section of a multi-ply board machine using PaperSim. The objective of the project was to perform a bottleneck analysis for a probable future revamp of the board machine. Bottlenecks on the board machine were identified, as well as new optimisation opportunities. For instance, costs related to production process can be further minimised keeping the same characteristics and board structure.

The cooperation between TPG and PaperPlat is a very good example of synergy in which TPG supports PaperPlat with its board production expertise and with data from its multi-ply board pilot machine, Emma. Correspondingly, PaperPlat provides TPG and its customers with detailed process simulation based on the latest research available. This means that it has been possible to directly connect theoretical knowledge from university and research institutes with practical experience from board production and knowledge of customers needs.

Dec 2006: PaperPlat participates on a control project led by Arbex to Jari, a pulp producer.

Arbex - Automação e Controle em Engenharia S/C Ltda invited PaperPlat to participate in a project to Jari Celulose SA, a pulp producer in North Brazil.

Arbex was contracted for improving stability in the approach flow in order to mitigate grammage variation in MD. PaperPlat made detailed estimations of grammage variation, which involved among other things, detailed simulation of headbox outflow.

Nov 2006: PaperPlat is invited to participate at Karlstad University tissue course.

Prof Holger Hollmark from Karlstad University has invited PaperPlat to lecture on the forming section dewatering process.

» See announcement at Karlstad University homepage

» Download course folder from Karlstad University homepage

Oct 2006: PaperPlat and The Packaging Greenhouse make a presentation at Paper Physics.

PaperPlat and The Packaging Greenhouse made a presentation on 6^th Oct 2006, about PaperSim Fourdriner simulator at Paper Physics held in Cincinnati.

» Download the extended abstract. For technical problems it wasn't published in the proceedings.
» Download (a slightly modified version of) the presentation.

Sep 2006: PaperPlat and KTH develop PaperSim as a web application.

PaperPlat is developing, together with students from KTH IT Systems, a PaperSim as a web application. It will make PaperSim available over the internet, which will be of great value for PaperPlat's customers.

Apr 2006: PaperPlat make a presentation at IPRJ.

Vinicius Lobosco made a presentation last April at LABTRAN from IPRJ about the development of the PaperSim former simulator.
» See announcement at IPRJ homepage.

Dec 2005: PaperPlat publishes a new technical article.

PaperPlat publishes a literature review about vacuum dewatering in the December edition of O Papel Magazine published by The Brazilian Pulp and Paper Technical Association, ABTCP

The models and several of the constitutive equations described in the article are being implemented in the PaperSim simulator that is being developed by PaperPlat and is due to be released in July 2006.
» Read full article.

Nov 2005: PaperPlat publishes a new technical article.

PaperPlat publishes a literature review about mechanical dewatering in the November edition of O Papel Magazine published by The Brazilian Pulp and Paper Technical Association, ABTCP.

Most of the constitutive equations described in the article are being implemented in the PaperSim simulator that is being developed by PaperPlat and is due to be released in July 2006.
» Read full article.

For more information, please, contact:

Vinicius Lobosco, PhD, +46 73 925 8476

Klas Samuelsson, PhD, +46 70 668 5515