Abstract: The invention relates to a device and a method for transferring the tail of a web from a first clothing to a second clothing. It is characterised in that the tail is transferred in a first, short open draw from the first clothing to the second clothing. This enables automatic web transfer requiring significantly less space and with equipment of low complexity.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a device for drying a pulp web, with dewatering of the pulp web by pressing and the pulp web being guided directly on the press belt to a first transfer area for transfer of the pulp web to a transfer clothing and transfer of the pulp web in a second transfer area to a dryer. It is characterized in that the pulp web undergoes thermal drying between the first transfer area and the second transfer area. This enables production of a pulp web with improved quality characteristics and low energy consumption at the same time.

Abstract: A reversible pump-turbine and also a guide vane for a reversible pump-turbine with a guide vane body, a pivot for rotating the guide vane body around an axis of rotation and two end faces. The guide vane body has a turbine leading edge facing the turbine flow and a turbine trailing edge facing away from the turbine flow, where the individual guide vanes come into contact with one another along closing edges when the wicket gate is closed, where the guide vanes each have two flow-guiding surfaces on either side of the axis of rotation and opposite one another that are limited by the two end faces. These two flow-guiding surfaces have different flow profiles.

Abstract: A method for producing a screen body for a screen used in a screw press, which screen body comprises one or more openings on a screen surface. In order to achieve a particularly long service life, it is provided that the screen body is formed by a sintering process and/or an additive manufacturing process, in particular a 31) printing process. Further embodiments include a screen, in particular for a screw press, having a screen body Which has openings on a screen surface.

Abstract: A method for producing a fibrous material from lignocellulose from wood, preferably in the form of wood chips. The lignocellulose material is impregnated with a mixture of sodium sulfite and sodium bisulfite and subsequently undergoes a comminution process in a refiner. Additional chemicals from a mixture of sodium sulfite and sodium bisulfite are directly introduced into the refiner, allowing optimal conditions to be set for both additive flows of chemicals such that the process can be operated in an energetically advantageous manner and corrosion and scale formation in the refiner and subsequent aggregates can be prevented as much as possible.

Abstract: A method for treating a Yankee cylinder, where the Yankee cylinder has a cylinder shell made of steel with a ferritic-pearlitic structure. In the disclosed method, the outer surface of the cylinder shell is heat-treated with a laser beam and hardened as a result.

Abstract: A method for treating a pulp web in a paper or tissue machine with an extended-nip press unit. This extended-nip press unit includes a shoe press roll with a revolving press belt and a backing roll, where the pulp web is dewatered in the extended press nip between the backing roll and the press belt and where the pulp web is carried on the revolving press belt of the press roll after the extended press nip to a transfer fabric that receives the pulp web. The transfer fabric is guided over a stationary transfer device in the transfer area. A corresponding device for treating the pulp web.

Abstract: A plant for the absorption of individual components, such as pollutants or recyclable materials, in gases, in which an absorption solution is brought into contact with the gas in an absorption chamber, where the absorption solution is fed into the absorption chamber through spray nozzles and the gas can be fed into the absorption chamber from below through a vertical inlet duct, where the inlet duct is covered by a roof structure. The roof structure is made up of a large number of lamellae placed one on top of one another and with spaces in between.

Abstract: A screw press for separating off liquid from an article, comprising a screw shaft together with a conveying helix, which is arranged helically on the screw shaft, and a housing enclosure, which surrounds the conveying helix, wherein a transporting passage for the article which is to be conveyed is formed between the screw shaft, the conveying helix and the housing enclosure, wherein a composite comprising hard-material particles which are embedded in a matrix component to form surface roughness is fastened with material bonding to at least one surface portion of the screw shaft, within the transporting passage. A use of a composite comprising hard-material particles which are embedded in a uniformly distributed manner in a matrix component to form surface roughness, for the purpose of providing fastening with material bonding to at least one surface portion of a screw shaft.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for cross-cutting a material web (1), in particular a pulp web or the like, that is moved in a direction of movement (2), wherein the material web (1) is moved through between two axes of rotation oriented approximately perpendicularly to the direction of movement (2), about which axes of rotation cooperating blades (3, 4) are moved with a rotary movement, said blades (3, 4) cutting the material web (1) approximately perpendicularly to the direction of movement (2) as said material web (1) passes through between the axes of rotation. In order to achieve a high-quality cut edge with little noise pollution and high system availability, the invention provides that, after the material web (1) has been cut, a force is applied to a part of the material web (1) that is carried along with a blade (3, 4) and in particular a part of the material web (1) that bears against a blade (3, 4), in order to separate the material web (1) from the rotary movement of the blade (3, 4).

Abstract: A method for coiling a metal strip that is heat-treated in a furnace immediately before coiling and fed to a coiler at an outlet speed, and then coiled at the coiler at an elevated temperature. The future outlet speed of the metal strip and the heat losses from the metal strip between the furnace and the coiler are calculated via a predictive model and the furnace is controlled by the predictive model such that the metal strip is coiled at a pre-defined temperature within a maximum deviation of +/?5° C.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for isolation of hemicelluloses from biomass pulping process waters or spent liquors with removal of suspended solids, concentration of the product and purification of the product by removal of inorganic salts and low molecular weight substances. It is characterized in that the hemicellulose isolation process conditions at several separation/purification stages are adjusted separately by e.g. pH adjustment. The invention further relates to a plant for carrying out the process. With such process and plant it is possible to recover most of the suspended solids, especially xylan and other hemicelluloses.

Abstract: A device for dewatering feedstock that is pourable or free-flowing by compression and segments for use with such a device. A housing has a shell pipe in which a shaft with flights running around its circumference rotates around an axis of rotation. A feedstock is transported through the housing and compressed. The pressate is conveyed out of the device through holes in the shell pipe. An internal pipe is provided within the shell pip. The internal pipe has numerous segments with holes. The outer surface of the segments rests directly on the inner surface of the shell pipe. The holes in the segments overlay the holes in the shell pipe. The segments are made of wear-resistant cast or sintered material.

Abstract: A method for producing a fibrous material web, particularly for producing a tissue or hygienic paper web, in which a fibrous suspension is dewatered in a crescent former to obtain a fibrous material web, and dried on a Yankee. After the crescent former, the fibrous material web is guided along with the forming screen and felt over a suction roller downstream of the forming roller. A device for carrying out the method for producing a fibrous material web.

Abstract: The invention relates to a blade for screens for the treatment of a fibrous suspension, said blade being mountable on a rotor of the screen. According to the invention, the blade has a curved leading edge or curved envelope of the leading edge, the curvature extending in the direction of the trailing edge, and a curved trailing edge or curved envelope of the trailing edge, said curvature extending in the same direction as the other one. The invention also relates to a screen comprising a rotor on which the disclosed blades are mounted.

Abstract: The subject of the present invention is a method for processing electrical and electronic components in order to recover valuable materials, such as the metals contained in printed circuit boards. According to this method, the electrical and electronic components are pre-shredded mechanically and then mixed with a liquid before they undergo wet milling (5).

Abstract: The subject matter of the present invention is a method to extract or recover hydrochloric acid from hydrochloric acid solutions containing metal by means of pyrohydrolytic treatment, followed by absorption and/or condensation of the gaseous hydrogen chloride thus formed in order to form hydrochloric acid. According to the invention, a first partial flow of the hydrochloric acid solution containing metal undergoes pyrohydrolytic treatment and a second partial flow of the metal-containing solution is fed to the absorption column. A device for implementing the process according to the invention is also the subject of the present invention.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the dewatering of sludge on a screen, wherein a flocculant is admixed with sludge, whereafter the sludge is at least partially dewatered, the flow behavior of the sludge on the screen being optically detected and the amount of flocculant to be admixed being set according to the free screen surface in a control region. The invention is primarily characterized in that the control region is arranged at a point of the cleaned screen in the inlet area of the sludge, for example at the edge.

Abstract: The problem of web flutter experienced by webs spanning the draw between a drying area of a fiber web manufacturing machine and winder, wherein the web is assisted by airfoils is mitigated by using at least one airfoil having multiple conduits connected to at least one air supply, at least two areas with openings in form of slots or rows of holes (or elongated openings) are oriented a direction substantially parallel to the direction of web movement, wherein the openings communicate with the multiple conduits, a Coanda surface disposed adjacent to the openings, and wherein the openings are configured to direct air flowing from the air source through the multiple conduits, through the openings over the Coanda surface in a direction substantially perpendicular to the direction of web movement.

Abstract: A method for removing mercury from flue gas in a flue gas desulfurization plant, in which the mercury concentration in the FGD gypsum is reduced without increasing the size of the waste water treatment plant, by increasing the volume-related mercury concentration in the wash wastewater and feeding this more concentrated flow of waste water to the waste water treatment plant.