Welcome, ambitious papermaker
You want to maximize paper production for the least cost. But your machine just won’t cooperate. Expensive, unforeseen stops lead to countless production meetings - and long hours in the mill. Maybe you feel like the machine controls your life. Or maybe you feel too dependent on your Paper Machine Clothing suppliers.
Sounds familiar?
This is how Frank felt.
Until he discovered the Feltest’s simple 3-step plan:
The Plan
Measuring your machine clothing daily leads to higher production and fewer machine problems. This is how you do it:
Step 1: Get your first measuring instrument
Feltest instruments are designed to measure different characteristics of machine clothing: the more instruments you combine, the faster you will identify the cause of the problem in your felts and fabrics.
Feltest has a distributor in Japan. To place your order, please contact Mr. Hashimoto Toshimichi from IGT Testing Systems K.K.
You can also place your order directly in our online shop.
Step 2: Measure at least once a day
Get to know your machine's clothing better by measuring at least once a day. Feltest equipment is designed to measure on running machines. By measuring daily, you will create trend lines. Trend lines give you greater insight and increase the predictability of your machine's clothing.
Step 3: Share your data with providers
Machine clothing suppliers need all the data they can get to develop the best possible machine clothing for you. So, share your details with your current supplier, and together we'll create the best felts and fabrics your machine has ever seen.
Frank did it - now it's your turn to take control.
What papermakers say about working with Feltest
Meet Frank.
See how Frank got better felts from his suppliers
Frank used to deal with unpredictable felts, constant firefighting, and no good way to measure performance.
Now he uses the Feltest Method to stay ahead of issues, lead better shifts, and get better results from his suppliers.
Watch how he did it — and how you can too.
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Featured Feltest Products
Differentiate felt compaction and contamination
The Feltest Caliper Profiler measures the caliper, or thickness of forming fabrics and press felts on the fly.
Caliper values help to estimate the remaining life of forming fabrics. For poorly dewatering press felts, the caliper helps to differentiate compaction, contamination and wear.
Measure what matters: surface speed
Detect slipping rolls and reduce machine clothing wear, and reduce input errors and hard-to-find runnability problems. The TrueSpeed Sensor makes measuring easy, quick and dependable!
Measure press felt permeability on the fly
Permeability is key to understanding your felt’s condition. The Feltest AirSpeed Sensor helps you better plan your machine downtime, use the right amount of felt cleaning agents, and troubleshoot any performance problems.
You don’t need a cape, just the right tools and insights.
Feltest gives your team the confidence, clarity, and control to stop reacting and start improving. Fewer surprises. Smarter decisions. Better results, no superpowers required.