PaperCon 2011

2011 TAPPI PaperCon is quickly approaching. The theme for this year's conference is "Re-Think Paper - Lean and Green". This event will focus on lean manufacturing, operational excellence and environmental performance throughout three program tracks.

This year, in a change from our past presence at the show, Panther is joining with Mahlo America, Inc., USA headquartered in Spartanburg, SC and Advanced Service Providers (ASP) out of Green Bay, WI. We will be on the tradeshow floor to greet you in a newly-designed booth showing our united efforts to improve production in the Paper industry.

Panther-Mahlo-ASP have developed exciting ways to bring together Control System software solutions with state-of-the-art scanners and sensors, along with highly-skilled maintenance on your Control Systems. We want to share our success stories with all those who attend this year's PaperCon, so please stop by and say Hello.

Looking forward to seeing you May 1-4 in Cincinnati!

PaperCon 2010

Panther Exhibits at PaperCon 2010 - Atlanta, GA was a wonderful choice for this year’s TAPPI PaperCon Conference and Trade Fair. From the unique boutiques of the Virginia-Highlands to the remarkable Atlanta Aquarium, Atlanta was polished for our visit. Panther was delighted to be a part of the festivities that come with being a participant/exhibitor at this event. As an active member of the TAPPI organization, we readily stepped up to sponsor the Annual Runnability Fun Run. Numerous discussions and sessions were in full swing showing many signs to support the fact that the paper industry is turning around with renewed enthusiasm. Namely, turnout was up by close to 60% which represents attendees from 40 states and 25 countries. What an encouraging sign! Once again Panther folks met up with old friends in the industry and gathered several new associates along the way. For us, that was the highlight of the TAPPI event. As we all know, companies cannot survive in any industry without diligent connection to their clients and listening to their needs and concerns. At Panther we strive to do just that – stay in tune with the needs of the ever-changing paper industry. We hear you and we want to help keep your operations successful. As the TAPPI event was winding down, it became clear to this observer, how great the paper industry individuals truly are when it comes to banding together to resolve troubling production and quality issues. Cheers to renewed optimism! Hope to see you all in Cincinnati for PaperCon 2011!

Panther staff and guest discusses production strategy Craig provides an in-depth demonstration on the use of ‘Dashboards’ in the mill environment

PaperCon 2009

Bill Henry, currently retired from Smurfit-Stone as Manufacturing Manager for Coated Boxboard Mills, spoke at PaperCon ’09 which was held in St Louis, MO. Bill presented a paper on feed forward control, a critical yet often overlooked strategy for monitoring and maintaining paper quality while improving a mill’s profitability.

Over the past 17 years Panther has successfully implemented and proven the value of this unique approach. Bill addressed the basics involved with feed forward control, its challenges and the impact it can have on paper quality and financial return.

The session was titled Control Performance Indices and Their Applications. It took place Monday, June 1.

Panther would like to thank Bill for his willingness to share his time, talents and knowledge at PaperCon ‘09.