The Pulp and Paper industry consists of businesses that mainly manufacture wood pulp, paper or paperboard from a variety of inputs including woodchips, clay, lime, dyes, chemical resins and recycled paper. While the introduction of electronic alternatives has driven down total consumption of paper products, particularly newsprint, demand on machinery maintenance has increased with paper and recycling mills are being more pressed than ever to focus on process efficiency, machine reliability.
Market forces and increasing regulatory demands have made it harder than ever for pulping, paper making and converting operations to be profitable. Energy and raw material costs are high and getting higher, as are the costs associated with new health, safety and environmental legislation. mills are more pressed than ever to focus on process efficiency, machine reliability.