Production Plan for Hand Papermaking
1.0 INTRODUCTION
Paper is used for writing and printing, for wrapping and packaging, and for a variety of other applications ranging from kitchen towels to the manufacture of building materials. In modern times, paper has become a basic material, commonly found in almost all parts of the world. The basic process of making paper involves two stages: the breaking up of raw material (which contains cellulose fibre) in water to form a pulp (a suspension of fibres), and the formation of sheet paper by spreading this suspension on a porous surface, and drying, often under pressure. Hand papermaking has enjoyed a major revival over the past 30 years, using new and innovative approaches. Handmade paper has a unique texture and an individual quality that makes it not only a surface to write, paint, or print on, but an object of beauty in its own right. In addition, the versatility of paper in its wet form has led artists to experiment with paper-making as an art medium, creating two and three-dimensional images of textural richness and diversity, some on a vast scale. This production plan aims to cover only the area of hand papermaking technologies by Papertech private limited company for application in developing countries.
2.0 description of production process
Papertech focuses on hand papermaking at a small scale which suggests that Less than 30 tonnes of paper will be produced each day. Papermaking is more flexible in small papermaking plants, with the ability to cater for a variety of demands, albeit, sometimes, with a slightly lower quality than that of the larger dedicated plants. Hand papermaking is an ideal example of how small industries can be developed to make of use of local resources, both in terms raw materials and energy, while cutting transport costs and catering for a slowly growing local market. The initial capital investment requirement for the proposed small-scale papermaking plant is lower and therefore more attractive to prospective small
Paper is used for writing and printing, for wrapping and packaging, and for a variety of other applications ranging from kitchen towels to the manufacture of building materials. In modern times, paper has become a basic material, commonly found in almost all parts of the world. The basic process of making paper involves two stages: the breaking up of raw material (which contains cellulose fibre) in water to form a pulp (a suspension of fibres), and the formation of sheet paper by spreading this suspension on a porous surface, and drying, often under pressure. Hand papermaking has enjoyed a major revival over the past 30 years, using new and innovative approaches. Handmade paper has a unique texture and an individual quality that makes it not only a surface to write, paint, or print on, but an object of beauty in its own right. In addition, the versatility of paper in its wet form has led artists to experiment with paper-making as an art medium, creating two and three-dimensional images of textural richness and diversity, some on a vast scale. This production plan aims to cover only the area of hand papermaking technologies by Papertech private limited company for application in developing countries.
2.0 description of production process
Papertech focuses on hand papermaking at a small scale which suggests that Less than 30 tonnes of paper will be produced each day. Papermaking is more flexible in small papermaking plants, with the ability to cater for a variety of demands, albeit, sometimes, with a slightly lower quality than that of the larger dedicated plants. Hand papermaking is an ideal example of how small industries can be developed to make of use of local resources, both in terms raw materials and energy, while cutting transport costs and catering for a slowly growing local market. The initial capital investment requirement for the proposed small-scale papermaking plant is lower and therefore more attractive to prospective small
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