The Swing Motion high-performance truck from National Castings Inc controls high-speed hunting and harmonic car roll. Using a suspension system similar to a passenger car, the truck isolates the wheelsets from the body of a rail car. Roll control features can reduce the potential of derailment by over 50%. A combined reduction in vertical and lateral forces also minimizes any shocks to the lading.

National Castings Inc.

The ABB Smart Advisor is an automatic health advisory system for the paper machine and process. It is an online system that monitors and diagnoses various process and machine component conditions, while providing automatic advice for correcting existing or impending conditions. It utilizes a Microsoft Windows NT 32-bit platform. ABB

Valmet's Fuzzy Logic Control solution is at its best in processes that include several measurements and the need for conclusions. It is well-suited for recovery boiler furnace controls, causticizing degree control, lime kiln burning control, bleaching, and active sludge quality control. Predicting changes is also easy. User interface is consistent at all control levels. Instructions and calculations are readily accessible, and results are presented in graphic form. Valmet

The JetScan from Dantec Measurement Technology is a new system for automatic online control of jet-speed profile in papermaking. It uses a non-contact laser technique to measure directly on the jet and provide instant, real-time jet-speed profiles. This facilitates automatic or manual on-line control of headbox settings, ensuring consistent paper quality throughout production. Dantec

BrainWave from Universal Dynamics Technologies Inc. is a new Windows NT software that maintains process control. It delivers both improved control and quick, easy installation. By observing the normal operation of the existing control system, BrainWave builds its own model of the process. It automatically tracks and adapts to process changes, giving more stable control and eliminating loop turning. Universal Dynamics Technologies Inc.

The Kværner Pressure Diffuser offers chemical pulp mills improved washing results, easy installation, and maintenance, as well as long service life. It is a small but highly efficient pulp washer. Its compact size allows complete workshop fabrication and facilitates pre-erection, transportation, and installation. The Kværner Pressure Diffuser is a good choice for either brown stock washing or post oxygen washing. Kværner

The EV Cleaner system developed by the EV Group Oy of Karhula, Finland, maintains the correct permeability and moisture profile of dryer fabrics important with high-speed paper machines. Based on the "shock impulse principle," a small quantity of low-pressure water is sprayed into the nip between the rotating roll and the underside of the fabric. Cleaning time is 10 to 20 sec, web breaks are rarer, and paper quality is improved. EIBIS International

Wrapmation's TRAQ Manager-the first roll tracking system to run on industry standard PCs-now runs on the Microsoft NT platform. The system offers complete tracking of production from receipt of customer orders to the shipment of the paper itself. It is field proven to be ultra-reliable and easy to use because of the standard Windows interface. Wrapmation Inc.

A new 12-page, four-color bulletin featuring Spraying Systems Co.'s expanded line of spray nozzles and showers is now available. The bulletin highlights products suitable for a wide range of mill sections including: pulp and stock preparation, pulp washing, papermaking, remoisturizing/coating, and finishing and converting. The bulletin reviews four models of stainless steel showers and provides information on a variety of pulp and paper mill spray solutions. Spraying Systems Co.

Atlas Hurley Moate (AHM) has developed a new, fully automatic unwind lap splicer, suitable for installation in applications where paper, film, and non-woven products are processed. The LS1000 is for low-speed use at 50 mpm, but splicing speeds of up to 500 mpm are achievable. The design of the splicing head of the LS1000 helps reduce the size of the vertical free-standing festoon, maximizing production minimizing space requirements. Atlas Hurley Moate

Neilsen & Heibert Systems has introduced a larger size ragger and tail cutter. The larger size will accommodate knots in the ragger rope up to 30 in. in diameter. It will exert a pull of 4200 lb on the ragger rope at 45 fpm. A matching 30 in. tail cutter has been added to complement the larger ragger. This new 30 in. size, along with the standard 24 in. size, can be retrofit into most existing installations. Neilsen & Heibert Systems, Inc.

The PBM ANSI Clean-In-Place valve has purge ports and either one or three specially milled flats on the ball that prevent coating and plugging. This allows cleaning in place to prevent pulp stock or liquor from hardening the valve and leaving it inoperable. PBM Inc.

At 35 lb, the Catamaran from ABB AMDATA is a lightweight scanner that includes two 4-ft. sections of track. It is ruggedly built for in-field use and is easy to carry, set-up, and dismantle by one person. The modularly-designed Catamaran can scan irregular shapes because no magnets are needed for attachment. It is also application friendly with sensitive electronic components. ABB

The new Endura Series maintenance-free product line is a select line of surface aerators, mixers, and spray coolers from Aqua-Aerobic Systems Inc. that offers a five-year no-maintenance warranty. Each product is vibration tested and hydraulically designed for optimum performance. Long-term field performance is documented proving the Endura's reliability and longevity in stringent applications. Aqua-Aerobic Systems Inc.

Press Wizard for Windows 95/NT from Single Stroke Inc. can troubleshoot wet pressing related problems, optimize press-section performance, rebuild any press-nip, and perform financial analysis for any grade being produced. It can determine sheet dryness without grab samples, detect sheet rewetting, detect mis-calibrated press load pressure gauges, and optimize press-section performance. Single Keystroke Inc.

The Biostyr process from Krüger Inc. provides tertiary treatment in less than 15% of the space required by conventional processes. This process provides solids removal to 15mg/l without clarifiers. Biostyr combines a biological reactor to degrade pollution and a phase separator to remove the matter transformed by the purification, providing a highly compact process capable of eliminating biodegradable pollutants. Krüger