PRESS SECTION ECONOMIC EVALUATION

• Because of the importance of wet pressing to the overall economics of the papermaking process, the Water Removal Committee of TAPPI saw a need for some guidelines in this area.
• The purpose of this effort was to provide a uniform method of evaluating the performance of a paper machine press section in terms of economic factors.
• The following items were to be included in the final result:
  • A list of factors which are of economic importance to the operation of a press or a press section.
  • Explanation of the importance of each factor.
  • Suggested methods for evaluating or estimating each factor.
  • A uniform method for reporting the results.
• It is hoped that these guidelines may prove helpful in putting economic studies of wet pressing on a common footing in order that mill-to-mill comparisons might be more meaningful.

It Provides information on:

• Primary paper related variables.
• Operating costs.
• Energy costs.
• Potential savings

It Benefits:

• Manufacturer.
• Accountant.
• Operations Manager.
• Financer.
• Auditor.