Papermakers benefit from Voith’s new OnQuality fiber orientation measurement and control

With the newly launched fiber orientation measurement and control of Voith’s OnQuality product family, paper manufacturers can reliably control the fiber orientation angle. The new solution consists of the OnQ Fiber Orientation Sensor, which continuously measures fiber orientation in real time; the OnQ Profilmatic fiber orientation control system; and the OnQ ModuleStep and OnQ ModuleJet actuators. “The benefits of the new fiber orientation measurement and control are numerous,” says Marc Stampfer, Global Product Manager QCS Scanners & Sensors at Voith Paper. “With the new solution from Voith’s quality control system portfolio, papermakers can control the required fiber orientation angle and thus influence and improve the tear length ratio. Due to the homogeneous orientation of the fibers, B quality can therefore be avoided, especially in the edge areas of the paper web.” “In addition, curl can be reduced and the runnability of the machine and the grade change process improved,” adds Andreas Haux, Global Product Manager QCS Actuator Systems at Voith Paper. “The cost savings achieved with this range up to several million euros per year for a modern packaging paper machine.” Due to the precise control possibilities, major international packaging paper producers already rely on the application to ensure their product quality. After a short rebuild and commissioning phase, the investment pays for itself in most cases in less than a year. The integration of the quality control system is applicable for existing plants worldwide and independent of the manufacturer with little effort