Our Principal Partners
The companies behind our recommendations.
Paper Trade Associates represents a carefully selected group of manufacturers and service providers across the pulp, paper, and tissue industry. Every principal on this list is one we know well — we’ve seen their products run in mills, we understand their capabilities, and we’re confident recommending them to our customers.
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Spreader and bowed roll manufacturer and rebuilder. ART supplies new spreader rolls and performs repairs and full rebuilds on existing rolls for paper mills. Their work covers a wide range of roll designs, widths, and operating conditions.
Screw-press rebuild specialists with precision machining capabilities. BEST H2O performs in-place and shop rebuilds of screw presses across a wide range of OEM designs, with a focus on maximizing dewatering performance and extending press service life.
Supplier of Paper Machines, Paper Machine components, hot stock dispersion systems and pulpers for recycled fiber processing and stock prep. All equipment is built to high manufacturing standards and is designed for reliable, continuous-operation performance.
Supplier of showers, Uhle boxes, vacuum pumps, and separators for paper machine applications. CVN/Vooner products are used throughout the forming and press sections of paper and tissue machines.
Specialist in rope and air threading equipment and services for paper machines. Custom Threading supplies rope sheaves, stretchers, mounting hardware, and threading system components, and provides design and troubleshooting support for new and existing systems.
Manufacturer of coater blades, creping blades, and doctor blades for paper and tissue mills. Du-Mor’s ceramic creping blades have delivered documented performance improvements at multiple Northeast mills — including one specialty tissue operation that saw daily production increase from 42 to 57 tons per day after switching to Du-Mor ceramic creping blades.
Camera and lighting systems for paper machine monitoring, break detection, and defect analysis. ECS systems have been installed across multiple Northeast mills with measurable runnability improvements — one mill reduced sheet breaks from 5–8 per day to 5–8 per month on a single machine after installing ECS cameras.
Warminster, PA-based manufacturer of customized converting machinery for paper, board, specialty, and security paper applications. Pasaban-A&F designs and builds sheeters, rewinders, and cutting lines to order, with strong capabilities in non-standard formats and high-precision applications.
Dutch specialist in high-pressure water jet technology for the paper industry. ProJet systems are used for shower cleaning of forming fabrics and press felts, roll surface showering, and precision sheet trimming. High-pressure water jet cleaning delivers more effective clothing conditioning with lower water consumption than conventional shower systems.
Supplier of shower nozzles for paper machine applications in all styles — jet, fan, ruby insert, and sapphire insert nozzles. Spray Tech nozzles are used throughout the paper machine for fabric cleaning, roll lubrication, trimming, and process showers.
Specialist in shower oscillator rebuilds and reconditioning for paper mills. SOS rebuilds oscillators in the style of Kadant and Albany Engineered Systems (AES) EMOIII & ArcLine designs (this service is not affiliated with Kadant or AES), returning units to like-new performance at a fraction of new-unit replacement cost.
Air system design, audit, and repair specialists for paper mills and industrial facilities. SEI/TSG covers dryer hoods, pocket ventilation systems, building air makeup systems, dust control, baghouses, and material handling — across new design, retrofit, and emergency repair projects.