ANDRITZ SPECTRUM Podcast
Episodes
#39 Can product uniformity be maintained in the production of nonwovens by automating the process?
02 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
One of the toughest challenges in the production of nonwovens is maintaining product uniformity at high speeds. Issues like the 'smile effect,' where...
#38 What advantages does the acquisition of Diamond Power International bring to ANDRITZ customers?
11 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
ANDRITZ recently acquired Diamond Power International, a global company which brings a large range of complimentary cleaning products and services to ...
#37 How can tissue manufactures realize hidden production potential with digitalization?
15 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The tissue industry is driven by high-speed production, fast grade changes, and constant pressure to reduce waste and energy use. However, many mills ...
#36 How to increase revenues by lifting the quality of the wood chip side stream in sawmills?
17 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As demand for quality wood chips increases at pulp mills across the globe and the sourcing of logs in some regions becomes more difficult, the wood ch...
#35 What difference can digitalization and AI really make to pulp mill operational performance?
26 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s pulp mills are operating under intense pressure to be more sustainable, more efficient, and more reliable. One of the biggest challenges is ...
#34 What benefits will ANDRITZ’s acquisition of A.Celli Paper bring to tissue, paper, and board customers?
05 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
ANDRITZ recently acquired A.Celli Paper, an Italian company with extensive experience in tissue, paper and board machinery and services. The company o...
#33 What difference can digital solutions make to the stock preparation process?
23 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
With rising pressures to reduce costs and increase productivity, paper manufacturers are constantly looking for ways to improve all aspects production...
#32 Can existing OCC mills really be transformed into 21Century powerhouses?
02 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Yes they can! With the ANDRITZ OCCasion program, existing mill operators can benefit from customized solutions tailored exactly to their own mills’ ...
#31 How does chip pretreatment improve paper quality and profitability in the mechanical pulping process?
28 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The often used saying “what you put in is what you get out” is very true when it comes to the mechanical pulping process (TMP). Good quality chips...
#30 What is the most simple and effective way to replace fossil fuels in the lime kiln?
18 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
An average lime kiln at a pulp mill will use up to 75 m3 of heavy oil to produce 450 t/d of burnt lime. This adds up to around 25,550 m3 of fossil fue...
#29 What were the challenges and solutions provided for the successful start-up of UPM’s Paso de los Toros pulp mill?
18 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The mill is set to produce up to 2.1 million tons per year of high-quality eucalyptus pulp. It is deeply impressive that such a large production site ...
#28 How did ANDRITZ tackle the challenge of building two world-leading mills, pulp and tissue, side by side for Bracell?
09 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The request from Royal Golden Eagle (RGE) owner of Bracell in Brazil was a tough one; to build the world’s largest and greenest pulp mill in the wor...
#27 Is it possible to transform older, existing thermo mechanical pulp systems into modern showcases?
27 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Due to the use of older technology at existing thermo mechanical (TMP) mills, production can significantly suffer with a lack of efficiency and qualit...
#26 What significant savings can be achieved by optimizing the woodyard production process at a pulp mill?
28 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Out of all the direct costs at a pulp mill, wood raw material represents the highest proportion - as much as half the overall costs. By reducing wood ...
#25 How is ANDRITZ transforming the paper and tissue industry with innovative technology and a passionate team?
23 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we explore the dynamic world of ANDRITZ Paper & Tissue through the eyes of Wojciech Niemczyk, the newly appointed head of sales and a...
#24 Improved efficiency means a lower carbon footprint. How can this be achieved in the white liquor plant?
19 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Improved efficiency leads to less overall energy use which in turn means the lowering of carbon footprint. In the search for improvements in white liq...
#23 What does the future hold for ANDRITZ Pulp & Paper Business Area under new leader Jarno Nymark?
21 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Pulp & Paper business area at ANDRITZ is the largest business area within the company with an order intake of more than EUR 3 billion and roughly ...
Hello to all friends & fans of the Pulp, Paper and Bioproduct industries!
14 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hello to all friends & fans of the Pulp, Paper and Bioproduct industries! Welcome to the ANDRITZ SPECTRUM Podcast – Season 4! We’re back with m...
#22 What challenges are presented when building one of the largest pulp mills in the world?
05 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Suzano’s Cerrado pulp project in Mato Grosso do Sul state in mid-western Brazil is progressing well and on schedule to start-up in June 2024. The mi...
#21 Maintaining excellence: How do you balance old and new at paper mills?
14 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
You can witness the remarkable evolution of servicing and maintenance in the automotive industry when you consider how far it has advanced over the pa...
#20 What is the importance of sound ESG standards when operating in the pulp and paper industry?
24 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance, or ESG, as it is more commonly known, has rapidly become a defining factor for investors as they look ...
#19 What are the possibilities to reduce NOx emissions from recovery boilers?
03 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Often described as the “beating heart” of a pulp mill, the recovery boiler has come a long way since it was first invented nearly 100 years ago. A...
#18 What work is being done to ensure cybersecurity in the pulp and paper industry?
12 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The pulp and paper industry has come a long way when it comes to the digitalization of technology and processes. Now the use of IIoT solutions and dat...
#17 A Circular Economy at Paper Mills: How can circularity be applied to paper machine clothing?
22 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
There is no halfway when it comes to circularity at paper mills, you have to go the whole way to complete the circle. This is why ANDRITZ has been clo...
#16 Carbon Capture: What opportunities are there for capturing and utilizing CO2 at pulp and paper mills?
01 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
ANDRITZ is stepping up its activities to not only reduce CO2 emissions, but also capture existing emissions for either storage or for further use in a...
#15 Klabin’s Puma Mill: Is this the very best showcase of sustainability at an integrated pulp and paper mill?
12 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Klabin’s Puma Mill in southern Brazil has recently completed its Puma II project. With Puma I and Puma II projects now fully in operation, the mill ...
#14 How is an effective and proactive safety culture established during major projects at industrial plants?
06 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The very best way to avoid health and safety issues at industrial plants is to make sure they don’t happen in the first place. Before a project even...
#13 Tissue production - make it safe!
17 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
There has been a constant increase and improvement in the performance of tissue machines and processes over recent times. Of utmost importance, safety...
#12 Energy Crisis: Are there solutions available to reduce energy costs on tissue machines?
25 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It is said that “necessity is the mother of invention” and in these challenging times of rising energy costs and volitility, we need new invention...
#11 Textile Recycling: What is it like on the front line? Two ambitious companies are blazing a trail into this sector
02 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
There is no doubt that when embarking on pioneering activities in recycling textiles, as discussed in the first part of our podcast, the cooperation b...
#10 Textile recycling is becoming all the rage, but what is it exactly? What are the challenges in this exciting sector?
17 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As consumers become more and more aware of the damage fossil-derived textiles do to the environment, as well as the unsustainable implications of cott...
#09 How does digitalization increase sustainability at pulp and paper mills?
03 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Digitalization, when applied to refiners at pulp and paper mills, can go a long way to increasing sustainability by dramatically increasing the lifeti...
#08 Would harmonizing health & safety standards across Europe be a good idea?
19 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Health & Safety management is at new levels across industries in Europe, and rightfully so. In this podcast we discuss how health & safety aspects in ...
#07 What are the latest developments for achieving maximum availability in the drying line?
05 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Pulp mills are getting bigger, faster, and more efficient. Today a full-size drying line can handle a web width of over 10 meters. ANDRITZ drying line...
#06 What benefits can Smart Services bring to pulp and paper companies?
22 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
They say that “it's only when they go wrong that machines remind you of how powerful they are.” And when it comes to pulp and paper manufacturing ...
#05 How is ANDRITZ working towards lessening impact on the planet and helping to mitigate climate change?
08 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
ANDRITZ has already carried out a lot of work in reducing emissions, closing loops, and developing new technology for replacing products made using fo...
#04 How can autonomy implemented in the recovery boiler increase overall productivity and safety?
25 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The recovery boiler is often considered to be the heart of a pulp mill, and it is undoubtedly vital for environmental and economically sustainable pro...
#03 Is it really possible to make high quality pulp from woodyard waste?
11 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The newly developed A-ConApex continuous cooking technology from ANDRITZ does just this. Fines, rejects and non-wood materials can now be included in ...
#02 Steel Yankee – the re-invention of the wheel?
27 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
They say you can’t re-invent the wheel, but it seems that ANDRITZ has done that just that with its PrimeDry Steel Yankee. The Yankee is even the sha...
#01 Looking to the future: what can customers expect as Joachim Schönbeck takes the helm as CEO of ANDRITZ?
13 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast episode, we interview Joachim Schönbeck, incoming CEO of ANDRITZ, who took over the helm from Wolfgang Leitner just recently. With a...