Empowering Sustainable Innovation: Where Expertise Meets Recyclability Validation at Kadant

At Kadant, we take pride in being a proactive partner for our customers, particularly within new product and R&D groups, extending our support to the corporate level. Our commitment goes beyond mere testing; we offer a collaborative approach, aiding in the validation of the recyclability of new products.

Anticipating Challenges for Sustainable Success

As your dedicated partner, we proactively anticipate not only the potential limits of products but also those of manufacturing means. By doing so, we ensure a comprehensive understanding of the challenges, facilitating a smoother integration of sustainable practices into your product development process.

Revolutionizing Recyclability Testing with Autolab Pulper

The Autolab Pulper stands as a pioneering solution in recyclability testing for complex fibre-based materials, presenting a multitude of compelling benefits:

Integrated Functionality: Combines pulping and coarse screening into a singular, integrated system, streamlining the testing workflow and enhancing operational efficiency.
Tailored for Complexity: Designed for modern packaging papers and complex fibre-based materials, addressing advanced testing challenges.
Fully Automated Operations: Reduces manual intervention by lab technicians, expediting the process and ensuring consistency and precision.
Reproducibility and Reliability: Automation contributes to reproducibility, fostering confidence in the accuracy of recyclability assessments.
Flexibility in Settings: Adjustable parameters (pulper turbine speed, plate configurations) for customization to meet unique requirements.

Promoting Sustainability

Beyond technical prowess, the Autolab Pulper enhances sustainability initiatives. Accurate recyclability testing fuels sustainable product development and reinforces the circular economy.

Efficiency in R&D

An essential tool for research and development groups, the Autolab Pulper supports efficient innovation, enabling swift and reliable assessments for informed decisions in recyclable product solutions.

Improving Recyclability Outcomes with 4evergreen

Kadant, collaborating with the 4evergreen alliance, has helped create an innovative, harmonized Recyclability Evaluation Protocol for fibre-based packaging. This protocol empowers assessment of recyclability in standard recycling mills, exceeding industry benchmarks and advancing sustainable practices.

4evergreen is a cross-industry alliance of over 110 members across the fibre-based packaging life cycle, from pulp, paper, and board manufacturers to packaging producers, converters, brand owners, and waste management companies. Their collective expertise develops tools and guidelines to help the sector reach a 90% recycling rate for fiber-based packaging by 2030.

Journeying Through Sustainable Innovation to Pilot Trials

Our expertise helps customers validate recyclability for new innovations. Through rigorous laboratory testing, we evaluate product recyclability and water impact, providing valuable recyclability certificates.

If test scores fall short, we collaborate under NDA to strategize how to modify product designs and achieve better outcomes. Our capabilities span small to large-scale repulpability testing; sample sizes from 20g to 1000kg and in-depth studies across repulping, detrashing, screening, and thickening.