Although this book is mainly about paper machine clothing, it also offers concise information about papermaking, and paper structure and properties. Topics include the sheet formation mechanism, production of forming fabrics, pressing and press fabrics, the theory of water removal, drying and the role of dryer fabrics in paper drying, paper machine auditing, Total Quality Control and Statistical Process Control tools for evaluating quality, the International Organization for Standardization 900 and 14000 quality standards, computer applications, and trends in the field. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
Everyone involved in paper making knows Asten as a world class manufacturer of paper machine clothing. Perhaps less well known is that Asten started in this industry more than 120 years ago. Since then the company has taken advantage of modern manufacturing techniques to produce innovative products needed by the growing paper making industry. That is why Asten commissioned Dr. Sabit Adanur to write this book - to continue spreading sophisticated papermaking knowledge throughout the global paper industry. This book discusses how the latest technological innovations help produce quality paper products. It also covers the use of TQM and computers in the papermaking process as basic paper structure and properties.
