If everything goes as planned, the extrusion coating pilot line that customers have been waiting for will be running at KCL’s Otaniemi premises again in September. Three 26-meter-long trucks, two sea containers and numerous vans were required to move the extrusion coating pilot machine from Hervanta, Tampere to the KCL pilot plant in Otaniemi, Espoo. …
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Listen, listen, listen. That is how you learn about others’ needs. But according to Baptiest Mol, the KCL’s new Head of Sales and New Business Development, you cannot learn to become a salesman. You either are one – or not. Mol enjoys working with trustworthy Finns and wants to take KCL to the European market. …
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Effective February 27, 2023, Innomaterials Oy adopted the name Oy Keskuslaboratorio – Centrallaboratorium Ab (shortened KCL). This name change does not affect any administrative functions of KCL. The business ID and VAT number stays the same FI33242364. Moreover, the bank account number, invoicing and postal address will stay the same. The change of name does …
Innomaterials Oy acquired piloting and laboratory operations of Oy Keskuslaboratorio-Centrallaboratorium Ab (KCL) to continue the service for the forest industry and bio industry in the same premises in Otaniemi, Espoo, Finland. KCL personnel will transfer to Innomaterials Oy as old employees in the transaction. Innomaterials Oy aims to continue the business with the traditional name …
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KCL and Tampere University have agreed on the sale of the university’s extrusion coating and lamination pilot line to KCL. Effective January 1, 2023, the equipment will be fully owned and operated by KCL at its current facility. In mid-2023, the acquired pilot line will be transported to KCL’s pilot premises in Otaniemi, Espoo. KCL …
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KCL is now fully able to support your research activities by offering analysis of carbohydrates, lignin and extractives. Our newest analysis equipment for analysis of carbohydrates and polysaccharides, the HPAE-PAD, is installed, calibrated and verified against reference material. Beyond carbohydrates analysis, we can analyze lignin content (Klason and acid-soluble) and extractives content from a large …
Due to the single-use plastic EU directives more and more single-use plastic products are replaced with fiber-based products. These fiber-based products need to be recyclable as the aim in Europe is to raise the overall recycling rate of fiber-based packaging to 90% by 2030. To optimize recycling properties of a material, the development of the …
Recyclability is as important as the other properties of a material Read More »
Risto Hertzberg (MSc. Eng.) has joined KCL as the new Head of Biomaterial Processing. His professional background covers areas in dissolving pulp production, lignin processing and cellulose-based textiles. As Head of Biomaterial Processing, Risto’s objective is to ensure clients achieve their goals through piloting and testing. Moreover, his aim is to guide investments for an …
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KCL has expanded its services with analysis of carbohydrate, lignin and extractive of different sample matrices. In addition, a large variety of titrimetric and gravimetric methods is available. Kaarina Fagerholm, who has a long experience from analytical services for biomaterials, leads the function and implements the services together with a couple of experienced technicians. Kaarina …
Delamination is a typical problem in the printing and converting of carton board. KCL has collected a set of laboratory measurements that, together with a sheet fed offset printing trial, can diagnose the specific problems related to delamination. The printing part of the analysis is done on the KCL Sheet Fed Offset printing machine using …
