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Improving Process Performance in Pulp and Paper Mills

In pulp and paper manufacturing, performance challenges are rarely caused by one single issue. More often, they result from process variability across the entire line.

In our latest AFT Insight, Process Audit Specialist Régis Masson explains how structured, collaborative process audits help mills move beyond symptoms to identify root causes, reduce variability, and improve long-term performance.

AFT expands its offering with the launch of MaxPulping system for recycled fiber processing

AFT is proud to launcha a new pulping system designed for recycled paper and board processing. With MaxPulping, AFT further strengthens its presence across the papermaking process by offering a complete pulping solution that includes core equipment, wear parts, and related services.

AFT delivers measurable strength and fiber savings at Partex Tissue, Bangladesh

MFC and CNF: From Research Buzzwords to Industrial Reality

In this insight, AFT CTO Timo Koivisto explores how MFC is already delivering real industrial value, while CNF continues to evolve. Discover how mechanical process efficiency is turning nanocellulose potential into cost-effective performance.

Challenge, solution and verification for degassing

Air in the approach flow system is more than a nuisance — it is a hidden efficiency killer. From sheet quality to machine runnability, uncontrolled air can impact the entire process. In this insight, Jukka Heinonen discusses how AFT’s degassing technology removes entrained air, prevents air regeneration, and enables measurable verification for optimized approach flow performance.

AFT delivers a refining solution at Essity Mannheim to boost softness

AFT (Aikawa Fiber Technologies) is proud to announce the successful installation and start-up of a MaxEdge150™ refiner with AFTLinx™ diagnostic service on PM5 at Essity’s Mannheim mill in Germany building on a successful previous delivery.

Bridging the Gap: Leading People to Achieve Collective Goals

At the turn of the year, AFT’s COO, Jeff Hartman, reflects on a familiar leadership challenge: how to bridge the gap between strategy and execution — and, more importantly, how to lead people to achieve collective goals.

Customer-Focused Sustainability: A Higher Level of Success

Sustainability delivers its greatest impact when it creates measurable value for customers. In this blog, Christophe Hayart explains how AFT’s customer-focused approach to process optimization helps mills reduce energy, water, and fiber consumption — delivering sustainability gains that extend far beyond AFT’s own operations.