We spoke a couple of weeks ago about the tragedy at DeRidder, Louisiana, where three workers were killed by apparently an over-pressure in an atmospheric tank caused by steam. We simplistically offered a solution consisting of opening the top of such tanks to never allow such pressure to build in the first place. Now comes a report of a mill person being burned by hot stock when he manually opened a steam valve in an open top stock tank.  Apparently a steam bubble developed, rose to the top and…See More

We would like to build a directory of the installations of steel dryers and steel Yankees around the world.  This will help us promote this technology.For more, click here!See More

Faithful reader Brian Creagan responded to the email we shared with you last week.  We liked his insights and thought we would share them...For more, click here.See More

Our industry is known for its poor track record in innovation, particularly in recent decades. This is innovation and strategy month at Paperitalo Publications.  We will be exploring why we are not innovating and what we can do about it. For more....See More

Of course, I cannot come out of the Annual Light Green Machine Institute Conference without my head buzzing with ideas.For more, click here!See More

Just a brief thank you to all of you who made the 7th Annual Light Green Machine Conference a success!  North Carolina State University was a fantastic partner for this Conference.  Thank you Jennifer Piercy, for your outstanding leadership.Read more hereSee More