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ABB releases second edition of ABB Fiber Guide

ABB recently announced the release of the second edition of the ABB Fiber Guide. The comprehensive reference guide covers extensive information on fibre.

The Fiber Guide was originally published by Lorentzen & Wettre in 2006. The latest edition features the ABB brand and covers new advancements in measurement, such as fibre morphology online measurement tools like its L&W Freeness and Fiber Online.

Lorentzen & Wettre supplied the pulp and paper industry with a number of different products to evaluate the quality of pulp, including wood chips, classifiers, laboratory digesters, among other things. Leveraging its expertise and long history supporting pulp testing, L&W brought out the first Fiber Guide edition.

After acquiring L&W in 2011, ABB decided to carry forward the heritage of supporting the industry with educational materials with the publication of this second edition.

ABB noted in a statement that the purpose of this book is to support and motivate people working in all areas of the pulp and paper industry, by introducing new methods for paper making. It is specifically written for people working with production of pulp and their developers, customers and suppliers.