What is Roll Handling? Roll handling is the process of moving rolls of paper, tissue, film, or foil in a manufacturing environment. Roll handling can involve conveying, lifting, or changing the orientation of a roll on a production line to support a receiving, manufacturing, or shipping process. Because roll handling can occur before or after […]
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Automation Spotlight Our Automation Spotlight series allows us to reflect and share some of our project successes. For almost 50 years, Automatic Handling has provided the service of automating manufacturing processes throughout North and South America. Articles featured in this series will highlight the customer need, the solution provided, and the results the customer achieved.
The Challenge – Protecting Pulp Rolls The design of the package to protect pulp rolls at a reasonable cost is one of the most challenging issues that a paper mill can tackle. The problem did not have a consistent root cause across paper mills. Whether issues stemmed from the transport or storage, delivering product without
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Automation Spotlight This month we are spotlighting a Kraft Wrapping and Packaging system that Automatic Handling built to support the operations of a pulp & paper mill in the Midwest. The Challenge When a Midwestern pulp & paper manufacturer needed a solution that would automate the wrapping of kraft paper rolls they turned to Automatic
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Automatic Handling International, Inc. (AHI) has partnered with the James Brinkley Company to modernize the Recycled Bale Dewiring unit that has been in the marketplace for over 15 years. AHI has put its experience and capabilities to work to update the system with the latest controls and safety technologies. This system fully automates the removal
Innovation Spotlight: Recycled Bale Dewiring Read More »
The stories of people’s careers inspire all of us to grow. We value all of our employees, and this month, in honor of Women’s History Month, our internal communications team highlighted seven individuals. These women share their background, the work they do in a variety of fields within the manufacturing industry and explore how
The future of pulp bale handling is safer than ever, because of automatic broke pulp bale dewiring automation. Because pulp is the main raw material for papermaking, pulp handling happens every day. These bales of broke fiber are tied together with steel wires. The wires are great for holding the bales together but dangerous for people
Safer Tissue Manufacturing thanks to broke pulp bale dewiring automation Read More »
