Abstract: A roll assembly (10) for a fiber-web machine has at least at one end thereof, with a bearing assembly (20) with a bearing housing, which bearing housing (18) has a flexible and attenuating attachment arrangement by means of which the roll can be attached in a flexible and attenuating manner on the frame or foundation (22) of the fiber-web machine. A mass absorber (24) is arranged in conjunction with the bearing housing, whereby the damping of the vibration of the roll assembly is arranged by the cooperation of the bearing housing that is attached in a flexible and attenuating manner and the mass absorber (24) in conjunction therewith. The invention also relates to a method of attenuating the vibration of a roll of a fiber-web machine.

Abstract: Apparatus for washing and dewatering pulp comprising rotatable press rolls including permeable outer surfaces and a casing comprising a vat in which the rolls are installed are disclosed. A feed for feeding the pulp through the gap between the vat and the outer surfaces of the press rolls is provided and the vat includes a vat segment providing at least one compartment between the vat segment and the casing, the at least one compartment extending along the longitudinal extension of one of the first and second rotatable press rolls and a pressure device to maintain the pressure in the at least one compartment corresponding to the pressure in the gap.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods for unreeling wire from a wire coil are disclosed including a wire stand around which the wire coil is arranged, a wire admission point to which the wire is fed from the wire coil and a bar flexibly mounted with respect to the wire stand so that the bar can be tilted with respect to the wire admission point so that loose wire drawn from the wire coil without having entered the wire admission point is prevented from becoming entangled by tilting of the bar.

Abstract: A device (30) for applying adhesive is used in fiber web machine slitter-winder. The slitter-winder has an unwinder for a machine roll, slitter blades for slitting the unwound web into partial webs, and a winder forming them into rolls. The device (30) applies adhesive on ends of partial webs attaching the ends of the partial webs onto the web rolls. The device (30) has a support structure (31), a moving element (32) on the support structure and two adhesive nozzles (33, 34) on the moving element. The adhesive nozzles (33, 34) are attached to the moving element (32) such that the nozzles (33, 34) are spaced apart in the direction of travel of the moving element (32) so that a trailing nozzle can be accelerated to operating speed before traversing the partial webs, and a leading nozzle can extend further in the direction of travel than the moving element.

Abstract: A rotating machine is disclosed including a rotor, a stator, a radial bearing arranged for supporting radial forces between the rotor and the stator by mechanical contacts and a bearing housing. The bearing housing is provided in the stator or the rotor in direct mechanical contact with the radial bearing and the rotating machine further comprises a thermal energy exchanger, arranged in the bearing housing, and a thermal controller. The thermal energy exchanger is capable of providing both heat and cold, and the thermal controller is arranged to control the thermal energy exchange during operation of the rotating machine. The rotating machine is typically a large machine, such as a refiner. A method for vibration control of a rotating machine is also disclosed comprising measuring properties related to vibrational properties.

Abstract: Washing apparatus as well as methods for washing and dewatering a cellulose pulp are disclosed comprising a rotary drum with outer compartments for pulp washing, and a stationary casing surrounding the drum to define an annular space between the casing and the drum which is divided into zones by longitudinal seals. The function of the seals is optimized by a force measurement device for measuring forces acting on the longitudinal seal for measuring a biasing force of a spring package in the measurement device and for measurement of a force acting on a load transmission shaft of the device as well as an extractor for extracting a force acting against the seal in a direction away from the drum.

Abstract: A washer for washing and dewatering cellulose pulp is disclosed including a rotatable drum with a plurality of axial compartment walls defining a plurality of outer compartments, a stationary cylindrical casing enclosing the drum, and at least one axially disposed seal dividing the annular space between the stationary casing and the drum into a number of zones for treating the pulp. The function of the seals is optimized by units for seal adjustment which include a load cell for registering a pulse signal indicating the force acting on the seals, an extractor for deriving a pulse height parameter from the registered pulse signal and a motor for moving the seal radially with respect to the drum based on the pulse height parameter.

Abstract: Apparatus for screening cellulose pulp streams is disclosed including first and second screens contained in a housing, and a primary inlet for directing the cellulose pulp stream into the housing, an accept outlet for withdrawing an accept portion from the housing, a reject outlet for withdrawing a reject portion from the housing, a first accept chamber for receiving the accept portion which has passed through the first screen, a second screen chamber for directing the first accept portion to the second screen, and a secondary pulp inlet for receiving a second cellulose pulp feed stream comprising a screened cellulose pulp accept fraction and directing it to the second screen whereby the second accept fraction is delivered to the accept outlet. Methods and systems for screening cellulose pulp systems are also disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a winding section (10) and to an apparatus (20) in a slitter winder for bringing a fastening means onto the surface of each partial web (w?). The apparatus (20) has an applicator head (22, 22?), which is arranged to apply the fastening means onto the web surface. The apparatus (20) has support members (24) by means of which the apparatus can be mounted into the slitter winder and by means of which the apparatus (20) can be arranged movably substantially in a cross-direction with respect to the slitter winder.

Abstract: Invention relates to a roll cover and a covered roll for paper, board, finishing and tissue machines. More specifically it relates to a roll particularly used in calendar which roll comprises a metal roll body and a cover of a composite material on it. The cover has at least three layers which comprise polymer matrix and fiber reinforcement the material of the being different at least in successive layers.

Abstract: A load measuring device for measuring a load acting on an elastically deformable member, has a distance sensor for measuring a length change in response to a deformation of the deformable member under a load. The sensor has a sensing element and a reference element arranged such that a portion of the elastically deformable member is interposed between the sensing element and the reference element. For paper manufacturing or finishing, two members between which the load is measured are cooperating rolls, at least one of which is provided with an elastic cover. One of the rolls includes the sensing element and the other roll includes the reference element. Alternatively, the two members are a roll and a cooperating belt, one having an elastic cover. Also, the sensing element and the reference element may be formed in one and the same member.

Abstract: An apparatus (24) for inserting an endless, flexible clothing (15) in or removing such a clothing from an industrial machine in which the clothing is arranged to run in an endless loop, comprising first and second units (25, 26) between which the clothing is to be fed in an advancement direction (F) essentially transversal to the run direction of the clothing in the machine.

Abstract: A sound attenuator for low frequencies in an air-conditioning duct of paper mills includes a sound attenuator frame insertable in the air-conditioning duct. At least one attenuator member operating according to the plate resonator principle has a first resonator plate, a framework, whereto the first resonator plate is attached by its inner surface, and a second plate, which is essentially parallel to the first resonator plate. The second plate is attached to the framework by its inner surface, whereby the second plate, the framework and the first resonator plate delimit at least one attenuator unit. The first resonator plate, attached to the framework, is a steel plate and is attached to the framework by laser welding and the framework comprises a pressure balancing opening.

Abstract: A set changing device of a slitter-winder has a pusher device for pushing completed wound fiber web rolls (10) of partial webs cut with a slitter-winder and carried by carrier means (11, 18?) forward from the winding-up section (1). The pusher device has at least two press rolls. The position of at least one of the press rolls (2, 3) with respect to the body (17) of the pusher device (6) is arranged to change during pushing.

Abstract: A fiber mass suspension is produced by mixing together a fiber material (FM) and water (W) in a pulper (1). The formed fiber mass suspension is divided into an accept fraction and a reject fraction. The reject fraction is supplied continuously to a first secondary pulper (2) for further screening and defibring. The accept fraction formed in the first secondary pulper (2) is supplied continuously for further processing and the reject fraction formed in the first secondary pulper (2) is supplied continuously to a second secondary pulper (3) for further processing. The accept fraction formed in the second secondary pulper (3) is supplied continuously for further processing.

Abstract: An improved method for treating lignocellulosic material, including a prehydrolysis-mass transfer process, which produces a concentrated hydrolysate volume during the time required for the hydrolysis itself. The improved process comprises the heating of the digester and chip content by direct steam to the required hydrolysis temperature, starting a flow of hot, stored hydrolysate to the top of the chip bed in order to create a trickle-bed type down-flow of hydrolysate, collecting a first fraction of the trickled-down hydrolysate as a product fraction, adding extraction liquid and continuing the trickle flow to collect a second hydrolysate fraction, which will be discharged from the digester to a hot hydrolysate storage tank to be used as the first trickle flow liquid in the next batch.

Abstract: Methods for bleaching oxygen delignified and washed pumps having a consistency of between 8 and 20% are disclosed including a first chlorine dioxide bleaching step, washing the bleached pulp, subjecting the washed pulp to an alkaline extraction step to obtain an alkali-containing pulp, adding chlorine dioxide and adjusting the pH in a second chlorine dioxide bleaching step performed directly after the alkaline extraction step without an intermediate washing step, and subjecting the bleached alkali-containing pulp to a peroxide treatment step directly after the second chlorine dioxide bleaching step or with an intermediate washing step prior to the peroxide treatment step.

Abstract: A refiner (1) comprising a stator (2) and a rotor (4). The stator (2) and the rotor (4) comprise a flat portion (7, 9) and a conical portion (8, 10). The conical portion has a first end (17) of smaller diameter (D1) and a second end (18) of greater diameter (D2) such that the first end is directed towards the flat portion and the second end is directed away from the flat portion. The refining surface (12) of the conical portion of the stator comprises at least an outer zone (23) arranged at the second end of the conical portion and an inner zone (22) arranged relative to the outer zone on the side of the first end of the conical portion. A portion of the length of the blade bars (20) in the outer zone are arranged relative to the rotation direction (RD) of the rotor such that they have a retentive effect on the material to be refined. Also a blade segment (19) for a conical portion of a stator of a refiner.

Abstract: Washing apparatus is disclosed comprising one or possibly two co-operating cylindrical press rolls, each having a perforated outer surface. A guide surface is provided at a distance from the perforated outer surface and encloses the respective press roll in the circumferential direction over at least 225° of the roll's circumference, wherein a pulp passage is provided between the perforated outer surface and the guide surface. During operation, pulp that is fed into the pulp passage is guided in a direction of rotation of the respective press roll and is pressed in a pinch between the press rolls. The radial distance between the outer surface of the press roll and the guide surface is substantially the same throughout a portion of the pulp passage in the circumferential direction.

Abstract: A method and a system for controlling the manufacturing or finishing process of a fiber web at a transition stage of the process. In the method a corrected error profile (PD?k) is formed using an error profile (PD). Using the corrected error profile (PD?k) at least one control signal (CAk) is determined for the actuators (6) of the manufacturing or finishing process of a fiber web.