Beca AMEC engineers are often called on to provide and present technical papers to various industry bodies and conferences, where we share research as well as how we’ve implemented new technologies or used existing processes in innovative ways.
Listed below is a selection of technical papers presented at past industry events.
Modern Fibrelines for Minimum Environmental Impact.Tony Johnson and Barbara Johnson Pressures to maximise energy efficiency, improve product quality, reduce environmental impact, and optimise capital and operating costs have significantly shaped the design of recent mills. This paper will review new and developing technologies and practices adopted by bleached kraft mills today, with reference to both continuous and SuperBatch-K® pulping. Read more... |
Bioethanol - Status report on bioethanol production from wood and other lignocellulosic feedstocks. Tony Johnson and Barbara Johnson Lignocellulosic biomass is seen as an attractive feedstock for future supplies of renewable fuels, reducing the dependence on imported petroleum. However, there are technical and economic impediments to the development of commercial processes that utilise biomass feedstocks for the production of liquid fuels such as ethanol. Read more... |
Strategic Planning made easy by the use of AIM Tony Johnson Strategic planning is not always a well-understood area of business planning and often the concepts presented to the workforce seem vague. AIM stands for Asset Investment Management and is a software tool developed to assist in the decision making process. This paper will show how business drivers can be evaluated in a logical way, how options can be compared and the operation of an industrial entity can be optimised for maximum cashflow. Read more... |
The Consulting Engineer in the 21st Century David Russell Value engineering techniques and 'best for project' decision making principles were used throughout the project to achieve optimised rail gradients, rail infrastructure, station location and structural concept and construction methodology, enabling the programme and budget expectations to be exceeded. Read more... |
Mill Optimisation ProgramsTony Johnson Mill Optimisation Programs (MOP) are a structured approach, which can assist mills to improve the returns from any existing physical assets. This paper describes; the methodology, the benefits, and concludes with several case studies that illustrate the technique. Read more... |