PulpEye has now reached the milepost of 50 units sold with an Ahlstrom-Munksjö Aspa Bruk, Sweden, investment in a system for pulp analyses online. Bleached and unbleached kraft pulp is produced at the Aspa mill and the PulpEye it has acquired contains modules for determination and measuring of kappa number, brightness, dots, and pH.

"We are very pleased to have sold PulpEye unit No. 50," said Öjvind Sundvall, MD PulpEye. "During the past few years, we have seen an ever increasing demand for our analysis equipment for continuous monitoring of pulp quality, irrespective of pulp type. As we cooperate with leading research institutes, we have been able to introduce entirely new technique and thus, by and by, satisfy customers’ needs for quick and reliable pulp analyses. That Ahlstrom-Munksjö Aspa Bruk bought PulpEye No. 50 is no coincidence, as they have a well-deserved image of embracing new techniques to be able to be at the forefront."

Jonas Pettersson-Hagel, Production Manager Pulp at Ahlstrom-Munksjö Aspa Bruk , noted that "we evaluated a number of alternatives for analysis of pulp online and chose to acquire PulpEye. PulpEye has, for many years, supported our kappa analyser and as we have that experience, it was logical to choose PulpEye as our future platform. We have high demands on our specialty pulps, which is why our PulpEye contains modules for measuring kappa number, brightness, dots, and pH. We are planning to install the whole package with modules, test points, and pipes for the samples to the analysis modules during our maintenance break in the autumn."

Sundvall added that "the quality demands on different pulp qualities are ever increasing, which means that our customers need to be able to control pulp characteristics through the whole process, from digester to drying, and not only at just a few test points. The mills want complete control of the quality and possibilities to, early in the process, spot and correct deviations in different process steps. Our latest orders thus comprises test points covering the customers’ complete fiber lines, which is evidence of their confidence and trust in our technique." 

Ahlstrom-Munksjö Aspa Bruk produces bleached and unbleached hardwood sulfate pulp. This was the first mill in the world to install oxygen bleaching, in 1974, and in 1989 it was also the first mill to be able to offer 100 % chlorine-free sulfate pulp.

 

In the photo below, Jonas Pettersson-Hagel, Ahlstrom-Munksjö Aspa Bruk (left), and Öjvind Sundvall, PulpEye, confirm the purchase of PulpEye No.50, together with colleagues from Ahlstrom-Munksjö Aspa Bruk and PulpEye.