A method for creping paper includes applying an adhesive composition to an outer surface of a creping cylinder (Yankee cylinder) to form an adhesive coating, contacting paper with the adhesive coating, removing the paper and adhesive coating from the creping cylinder, and determining a quality of the adhesive coating. Determining the quality of the adhesive coating may include measuring a degree of cross-linking of the adhesive polymer, a concentration of the adhesive polymer in the adhesive coating, a water content of the adhesive coating, an ash content of the adhesive coating, or combinations thereof. Determining the quality of the adhesive coating may also include determining a thickness of the adhesive coating by measuring light absorbed by the coating and calculating the thickness using Beer's Law. Systems and apparatuses for determining the quality of the adhesive coating and for creping paper are also disclosed.

A method for creping paper includes applying an adhesive composition to an outer surface of a creping cylinder (Yankee cylinder) to form an adhesive coating, contacting paper with the adhesive coating, removing the paper and adhesive coating from the creping cylinder, and determining a quality of the adhesive coating. Determining the quality of the adhesive coating may include measuring a degree of cross-linking of the adhesive polymer, a concentration of the adhesive polymer in the adhesive coating, a water content of the adhesive coating, an ash content of the adhesive coating, or combinations thereof. Determining the quality of the adhesive coating may also include determining a thickness of the adhesive coating by measuring light absorbed by the coating and calculating the thickness using Beer's Law. Systems and apparatuses for determining the quality of the adhesive coating and for creping paper are also disclosed.

The doctor blade holder (7) comprises: a plurality of fingers (35) mounted on a beam (9), hinged around a rotation axis (37A) and configured to cumulatively form a housing seat (41) for the doctor blade (43); wherein the fingers (35) are pivotable independently from one another around said rotation axis (37A); at least one actuator (51) comprising at least one chamber (53) that can be inflated with pressurized fluid, configured and arranged so as to generate a thrust (f53) on the fingers (35) to make them pivot around said rotation axis (37A). Each finger (35) can be mounted and removed independently from the others on said beam (9).

A process having the steps of producing the web material with the papermaking machine; measuring a molar amount of a monovalent inorganic ionizable cation species (MIICS) in the web material; measuring a molar amount of a divalent inorganic ionizable cation species (DIICS) in the web material; calculating a molar ratio of the measured molar amount of the MIICS to the measured molar amount of the DIICS in the web material; determining if the molar ratio of MIICS to DIICS is about less than or equal to 10; and, if the molar ratio of MIICS to DIICS is greater than about 10, adding an amount of DIICS to the papermaking machine to adjust the molar ratio of MIICS to DIICS so the web material adhering to the Yankee drum drying system has a molar ratio of MIICS to DIICS of about less than or equal to 10, is disclosed.

A process for manufacturing a web material is disclosed. The process generally comprises the steps of providing a papermaking machine with a monovalent inorganic ionizable cation species (MIICS) and a divalent inorganic ionizable cation species (DIICS) measuring devices, measuring molar concentrations of MIICS and DIICS in the web material with the MIICS and DIICS measuring devices and calculating a molar ratio of the measured molar concentration of the MIICS to the measured molar concentration of the DIICS, and subsequently determining if the calculated molar ratio is about less than or equal to 10. If the molar ratio is greater than 10, adding an amount of DIICS to the papermaking machine and manufacturing the web material with the papermaking machine with the added amount of DIICS.

The present invention relates to a release aid that includes at least one succinic anhydride derivative for use in a papermaking process. For example, the release aid of the present invention is particularly useful for use in a paperweb creping process. The present invention also relates to a paperweb creping method that includes a release aid comprising at least one succinic anhydride.

The present invention relates to a release aid that includes at least one succinic anhydride derivative for use in a papermaking process. For example, the release aid of the present invention is particularly useful for use in a paperweb creping process. The present invention also relates to a paperweb creping method that includes a release aid comprising at least one succinic anhydride.

The invention below relates to a doctor blade device with an elongated doctor blade intended to operate continuously against a roll surface (2) and/or a cylinder surface (20) during scraping or wiping off material (IB) on the surface (20), which doctor blade device (5) comprises a carrier beam (10) adapted to the length of the roll surface or cylinder surface, which carrier beam has a clamping arrangement (4) for the positioning of a carrier part (3), arranged, in a groove in the longitudinal direction, to slidably carry the doctor blade (6), wherein the carrier part (3) comprises a carrier blade (30), a lip means (14) arranged at the carrier blade (30) and a spacer element (12) arranged between the lip means (14) and the carrier blade, wherein the carrier blade (30), the lip means (14), and the spacer element (12) are arranged, along a first long side edge of the carrier blade (30) between them, to form said groove (15) for slidable positioning in the longitudinal direction of the doctor blade (6) by support of the carrier blade (30), the lip (14), and the spacer element (12).

The invention below relates to a doctor blade device with an elongated doctor blade intended to operate continuously against a roll surface (2) and/or a cylinder surface (20) during scraping or wiping off material (IB) on the surface (20), which doctor blade device (5) comprises a carrier beam (10) adapted to the length of the roll surface or cylinder surface, which carrier beam has a clamping arrangement (4) for the positioning of a carrier part (3), arranged, in a groove in the longitudinal direction, to slidably carry the doctor blade (6), wherein the carrier part (3) comprises a carrier blade (30), a lip means (14) arranged at the carrier blade (30) and a spacer element (12) arranged between the lip means (14) and the carrier blade, wherein the carrier blade (30), the lip means (14), and the spacer element (12) are arranged, along a first long side edge of the carrier blade (30) between them, to form said groove (15) for slidable positioning in the longitudinal direction of the doctor blade (6) by support of the carrier blade (30), the lip (14), and the spacer element (12).

A doctor blade holder (7) for a doctor blade (43) adapted to coact with a cylindrical surface (1S) of a rotating cylinder (1). A plurality of fingers (35) are mounted on a beam (9), hinged around a rotation axis (37A) and configured to cumulatively form a housing seat (41) for the doctor blade (43). The fingers (35) are pivotable independently from one another around the rotation axis (37A). At least one elastic thrust member (51) is configured and arranged to generate a thrust on the fingers (35) to make them pivot around the rotation axis (37A). Each finger (35) has a locking element (67), to rigidly lock the finger to the beam (9).