Thursday, May 21, 2015
Monday, May 18, 2015
Monday May 18 - Glatfelter and Xerium
Greetings readership!
Our group is currently wrapping up a busy Monday at the Hotel Fortuna in downtown Reutlingen, Germany. We've kicked off the week with two tours: Glatfelter in Gernsbach and Xerium in Reutlingen.
Our day started at 6AM with a bus ride from Stuttgart to Gernsbach. After arriving at the mill, we were given a brief presentation about Glatfelter and the products they make at the mill. The Gernsbach facility is known for producing extremely lightweight paper for tea bags and coffee filters, among other products. Their thinnest product has a basis weight of 8 GSM! The mill also has a metallizing machine, which applies a thin coat of evaporated aluminum to one side of the sheet - the type of paper that eventually becomes a beer bottle label.
The PPE was quite extensive, because it's a food grade facility.
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Our second tour of the day was Xerium's fabric facility in Reutlingen. We visited their Gloggnitz facility on Friday, where press and dryer felts are produced. Today we saw their wire production. It was interesting to compare the two. Friday's felts were bulkier and more focused on dewatering through absorption, whereas today was all about drainage. We saw many wires in the various stages of production - from the loom where they are first stitched together, to their heat treatment, and finally the joining process that seamlessly joins the two ends to create one endless fabric.
Finally, Xerium brought us to dinner at the very trendy Barfußer. This was a fine opportunity to sample some fine beverages brewed in house as well as traditional German cuisine.
Many more photos and videos of the day to follow! Our tour of Schaeffler Rolls begins in 7 hours. A huge thanks to Glatfelter and Xerium for hosting us, and to Xerium for sponsoring our hotel rooms.
Over and out,
Steve Goulet
Our group is currently wrapping up a busy Monday at the Hotel Fortuna in downtown Reutlingen, Germany. We've kicked off the week with two tours: Glatfelter in Gernsbach and Xerium in Reutlingen.
Our day started at 6AM with a bus ride from Stuttgart to Gernsbach. After arriving at the mill, we were given a brief presentation about Glatfelter and the products they make at the mill. The Gernsbach facility is known for producing extremely lightweight paper for tea bags and coffee filters, among other products. Their thinnest product has a basis weight of 8 GSM! The mill also has a metallizing machine, which applies a thin coat of evaporated aluminum to one side of the sheet - the type of paper that eventually becomes a beer bottle label.
The PPE was quite extensive, because it's a food grade facility.
.jpg)
Our second tour of the day was Xerium's fabric facility in Reutlingen. We visited their Gloggnitz facility on Friday, where press and dryer felts are produced. Today we saw their wire production. It was interesting to compare the two. Friday's felts were bulkier and more focused on dewatering through absorption, whereas today was all about drainage. We saw many wires in the various stages of production - from the loom where they are first stitched together, to their heat treatment, and finally the joining process that seamlessly joins the two ends to create one endless fabric.
Finally, Xerium brought us to dinner at the very trendy Barfußer. This was a fine opportunity to sample some fine beverages brewed in house as well as traditional German cuisine.
Many more photos and videos of the day to follow! Our tour of Schaeffler Rolls begins in 7 hours. A huge thanks to Glatfelter and Xerium for hosting us, and to Xerium for sponsoring our hotel rooms.
Over and out,
Steve Goulet
Sunday, May 17, 2015
PSA: Streching
Today we arrived in Stuutgart, Germany. It took over 6 hours and two trains to get here plus about a mile of walking through the city. We are sore and tired.
So with all of this traveling, I just wanted to ensure everyone we are taking much care into our personal well being. This exercise is an easy one even you can do at home!
Here is Katrina executing a perfect hip flexor stretch in the middle of downtown Stuutgart.
Until next time,
Cory Schweitzer
So with all of this traveling, I just wanted to ensure everyone we are taking much care into our personal well being. This exercise is an easy one even you can do at home!
Here is Katrina executing a perfect hip flexor stretch in the middle of downtown Stuutgart.
Until next time,
Cory Schweitzer
Saturday, May 16, 2015
DAY OFF IN VIENNA
Hello Everyone!!
This morning we woke up and traveled to Vienna via train. We were able to choose our own adventure in Vienna! Kelsey B. and I used the public transit system to travel to Schonbrunn Palace. It was gorgeous! We took in all the sights, and even found our way through a labyrinth. There were multiple fountains and a huge castle. After our exploration we ended the day with some ice cream on the palace hill overlooking the city. We just got checked into our hotel room, and we're going to dinner with the group soon. See our pictures below.
Since we haven't had the best internet connections, here are some pictures from the past few days
Panoramic view from the clock tower in Graz
A group of us with the clock tower in the background
Thanks for following, we'll keep you updated.
Alexi Deering
Friday, May 15, 2015
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