Experience

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  Feldmühle ag

  Jan 1985 - Dec 1990

  Director chemical technology

  Full responsibility to apply any Chemical and Physical Technology to paper manufacturing and related processes for manufacturing of LWC and MWC, coated woodfree/woodcontaining paper. Application and development projects included the manufacturing of Groundwood, TMP, paper coating, Chemical Pulp and Stock Preparation respecting cost and paper product Quality.Full responsibility for chemicals and environmental clearance on all issues in the mill. This involved fresh water preparation for paper production, process water safety and waste water Treatment as well as the main Speaker and contact to governmental authorities. Show less

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  Omya / pluess-staufer ag

  Jan 1991 - Dec 2002

  Senior vice president konzernforschung

  Full responsibility to apply R & D to Calcium Carbonate in any industrial application and production processes.Full responsibility to develop Business with paper and related industries.Development of novel Minerals and novel application in paper filling and formulas for Filmpress-, stiff-and bent-blade, roll- and curtain coater. Development of high Speed applicable coatings in single- and multiple coating application onto paper and board sufaces. Fundamental R & D on surface-base sheet interaction to reach Maximum mottling free printing surface by coating. Show less

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  Burgo group

  Jan 2003 - Dec 2005

  Direttore centrale ricerca & sviluppo

  Full responsibility to apply R & D to paper manufacturing of the product portfolio, any required technological processes and raw materials for 25 paper manufacturing lines. Multiple development Projects were designed, carried out and the results successfully transferred into manufacturing routines. The Portfolio extended to Newsprint, uncoated and coated woodfree/ woodcontaining graphical paper and Special grades like packaging paper. Process development for single- and multi layer coating as well as for the raw materials DIP, groundwood, PGW and chemical Pulp. Selection and verification of novel chemicals and Performance Minerals through introduction into manufacturing routines to reduce cost while enhancing quality. Show less

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  Voith group

  Feb 2006 - Jan 2017

  Development of application of online-Diagnosis to paper & board manufacturing. Significant & Countable value is added to existing paper, board and DIP manufacturing processes.A novel level of proactive guidance of mechanical, physical and chemical processes interaction. A process Performance management system was developed that introduces smart sensors, actuators and a Software that transfers data into technological controls. The name is OnEfficiency. OnE detects and stabilises unwished and costly process fluctuation in real time towards target by easy to Change set Points. Savings from raw materials, energy and enhanced production time utilisation.Due to a modular design the components can be installed stepwise. Show less

  • Vice President Technology Papermaking 4.0

    Mar 2015 - Jan 2017

  • Vice President Application Development

    Nov 2012 - Feb 2015

  • Vice President Innovation Development

    Feb 2006 - Oct 2012
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  Artechemis ag

  Sept 2020 - Mar 2023

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