Papermaking session
Session Chair: Justin Charron, Irving Paper
- 10:00 “Wet-End Ventilation in the Packaging and Board Industry”, Lawrence Yane, Enerquin Air
- 10:30 “Methods of Controlling Dryer Drainage”, Mike Soucy, Kadant Johnson Systems
- 11:00 “Better Understanding Water Removal Dynamics Using Advanced Microwave Technologies”, Bernard Bigras-Denis, Cristini
Management session
Session Chair: TBA
- 10:00 “Problem Solving or Improvement Kata – Which approach should be used for which types of problems?”, Martin Carignan, Différence GCS
- 10:30 “Reinvent your Digital DNA and Shape the Future of Pulp & Paper”, Gaurav Helaiya, IBM
- 11:00 “Quality on Demand in a Board Mill”, Johannes Kamstra, Siemens
11:30 – 12:00
Tradeshow Opening
12:00 – 13:30
Energy session
Session Chair: Bahador Bakhtiari, Natural Resources Canada
- 12:00 “Alternative Gaseous Fuels for the Lime Kiln “, Allan Runstedtler, NRCan-CanmetENERGY
- 12:30 “A review of site-wide energy analysis methodologies used in the pulp and
paper industry: 2020 is not 1980 “, Alireza Moussavi, Polytechnique Montréal - 13:00 “Energy optimization Best Practices in Pulp and Paper Mills “, François-Johan Chassaing, Contrôles Laurentide
Bleaching session
Session Chairs: Rohan Bandekar, Noram Engineering & Michael Doucet, BTG
- 12:00 “Impact of Ozone Bleaching on Effluent Discharge”, Alexis Métais, Xylem Inc.
- 12:30 “Statistical Process Control to Identify and Rectify Process Variability”, Hazel Babu, Domtar Dryden
- 13:00 “ISOFLOT White & Black Liquor Oxydation System”, Rohan Bandekar, Noram-Eng & Constructors Ltd
Jean-François Tremblay, Deputy Minister, Natural Resources Canada
13:30 – 14:00
PAPERWEEK OPENING KEYNOTE
“Canada’s Forestry Industry – Impacts of COVID-19 and Recovery Strategies”
MODERATOR:
Véronique Proulx, CEO/PDG, Manufacturiers et exportateurs du Québec (MEQ) and
Senior VP – Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters (CEM)
Kevin Anderson, VP Pulp Operations, Canfor Pulp
14:00 – 15:30
Tissue Making - Creping & Converting Efficiency
Session Chair: Daniel Ricard – FPInnovations
- 14:00 “Importance of Selecting and Using Crepe Blades”, Denis Martin, Kadant Canada
- 14:30 “New Insights into Tissue Creping Mechanics”, Srikantha Phani, UBC
- 15:00 “Using Simulation to Increase a Tissue Converting Line OEE”, Vincent Béchard, Différence GCS
Reliability session - Pulp and Paper Reliability Best Practices Case Studies
Session Chair: Alain Pellegrino, Laurentide Controls
- 14:00 “Online Monitoring of Pulp & Paper Mill Equipment Health and Performance”, Mattieu Berlinguette, LaurentideControls, co presented with Irving
- 14:30 “Mill Reliability Case Study”, Elsa Cantu, John Crane
15:30 – 17:00
Networking and Tradeshow
* Please note all schedule is set on Eastern Time
** BIOFOR program will run in parallel with the Technical Sessions
