Burrows Paper Commissions ABB QC System at Mohawk Valley Mill

 

ABB, Westerville, Ohio, USA, has successfully commissioned a new Quality Control System (QCS) at Burrows Paper Corp.’s Mohawk Valley Paper Mill in Little Falls, N.Y. The system is a replacement of the original ABB QCS that had been in place for the past 25 years. 

 

Installed on the mill’s PM 12, the new QCS system will help maintain improved product quality by providing better sensing and control of the paper machine, and automated grade change capability that will improve efficiency when making short runs of specialty products. It will also enhance operator effectiveness by increasing their visibility and control of the process. Long-term maintenance efficiencies include improved diagnostics for troubleshooting, and a modular design for quick component replacement.

 

Burrows Paper operates four paper mills and five packaging converting facilities in the U.S., the Netherlands, and China. The Mohawk Valley mill produces 12,000 tpy of specialty paper used for coffee filters and moist towelettes, as well as paper for other food and consumer uses.

 

Burrows incorporates nearly 100 years of papermaking experience into its food packaging line of products and is one of only a few companies capable of producing lightweight printable tissue paper from 7.5 to 30 lb. (12.2 to 48.9 gsm). The company offers machine glaze and machine finish paper grades for a variety of uses such as medical and food packaging.