Papiertechnische Stiftung services

Consultancy

Product Development

We use the results obtained from publicly funded research projects to create new fibre-based solutions and improve the properties of existing products - together with the companies concerned. From brainstorming, to laboratory testing up to our pilot plants.

Product Simulation

PTS develops numerical simulation models to compute the behaviour of natural fibre materials under specific mechanical and climate loads. Joint research with universities and other institutes leads to the development of anisotropic viscoelastic-plastic constitutive laws on various scales (fibre network, semifinished product or product). The models are validated and verified by means of analytical methods from the field of material testing. Simulation results based on Finite Element Method (FEM) are used to optimize the mechanical properties of paper and fibrous materials and develop innovative fibre products.

Process Development

Optimised processes are sustainable, make efficient use of raw materials and guarantee a constantly high product quality. Those are the objectives we adhere to when optimising your processes.

Innovation Consulting

New materials may open up new markets and offer additional possibilities to develop new products based on the knowledge accumulated in the paper industry. A strategic analysis of the company’s potential is essential to establish such new market positions. That implicates the structured analysis of its own strengths and weaknesses, the assets, analysis of the market environment regarding competitors and customers as well as the identification of constructive approaches for developing new products.