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MARSDEN, Inc.
1675 Hylton Road
Pennsauken, NJ
08110-1313
Phone: (856) 663-2227
Fax: (856) 663-2137
Web site:
www.marsdeninc.com
Contact Info
Thomas M. Smith
President/CEO
tsmith@marsdeninc.com
Gerard J. Lucidi
General Manager
glucidi@marsdeninc.com
MARSDEN AWARDED ORDER FROM DALUM PAPER
Pennsauken, NJ -
Dalum Papir, of Odense, Denmark, has awarded an order for a Gas Infrared Drying
System to Marsden, Inc. in cooperation with UMV Drying AB. The system will
replace an existing electric IR system and will be installed following a
double-sided coating station. It is due to be commissioned August 2006.
Pennsauken based, Marsden is a leading manufacturer of gas IR drying
systems for the pulp & paper industry.
For more information, contact Gerry Lucidi at 856-663-2227. at Marsden, Inc.,
1675 Hylton Road, Pennsauken, NJ USA 08110-1313, tel 856-663-2227, fax 856-663-2137, e-mail:
Gerry Lucidi
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MARSDEN NAMES LUCIDI NEW PRESIDENT/CEO
Pennsauken, NJ -
Marsden, Inc., manufacturer of Gas Infrared Drying Systems, announced today that
Gerard J. Lucidi has been named President & CEO of the company. Lucidi previously
served as the firm's General Manager - a position he has held since 1998. The
company's founder, Thomas M. Smith assumes the position of Chairman.
In making this announcement, Smith stated, "Gerry's insight and hard work has
helped take this company to a leadership position within our industry. We
look forward to many more years of Gerry applying his vision towards Marsden's
growth."
Marsden provides gas IR drying solutions for the pulp & paper, flooring &
ceiling tile, glass, paint finishing, and textile & nonwoven industries.
For more information, contact Marsden at 856-663-2227.
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SUCCESSFUL GAS-IR COATING DRYING SYSTEM START-UP AT DRESDEN PAPIER GMBH.
Marsden, Inc. announced today the successful start-up of is gas-fired IR coating drying system at Dresden Papier GmbH in Heidenau, Germany. Marsden was chosen, primarily due to its systems’ ability to modulate in power output to accurately process the substrate.
The
installation expands Marsden's growing presence in Germany and reflects the
company's global commitment.
For more information, contact Holger
Reissmann at Marsden, Inc., 1675 Hylton Road, Pennsauken, NJ USA 08110-1313,
tel 856-663-2227, fax 856-663-2137, e-mail
hreissmann@marsdeninc.com
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MARSDEN RECEIVES ISO 9001:2000 CERTIFICATION
Marsden Inc., one of the nation’s leading manufacturers of gas infrared drying systems, announced today that it’s Quality System was upgraded to ISO 9001:2000 certification. This replaces the ISO 9001 certification which the company received in 1996.
According to Gerry Lucidi, General Manager of the New Jersey based firm, “We are very excited to have our status upgraded in such a manner. It underscores the commitment we have to provide our customers with the highest quality products and excellent service.” The company manufactures gas infrared drying systems for the pulp and paper, aluminum and steel, flooring and ceiling tiles, glass, paint finishing, and textile & non-woven industries.
SO 9001:2000 is the latest international standard for Quality Management Systems set forth by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). It provides guidelines for establishing and maintaining an effective quality program.
For more information, contact Gerry Lucidi at Marsden, Inc., 1675 Hylton
Road, Pennsauken, NJ USA 08110-1313, tel 856-663-2227, fax 856-663-2137, e-mail
glucidi@marsdeninc.com
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Reissmann Elevated to Regional Accounts Manager
Marsden, Inc., the leading supplier of gas
infrared drying systems, announced today that Holger Reissmann has been
promoted to Regional Accounts Manager. In this capacity, Reissmann will manage
Marsden's customer base in key markets as well as develop new relationships
throughout the industries the company serves.
Reissmann has been with
the firm for over seven years as a sales representative. Previous to joining
Marsden, he had held various sales positions in high technology.
Marsden, Inc. develops and manufactures gas infrared drying systems for paper,
converting, paint finishing, textile and other industrial applications.
For more information, contact Melissa Lucidi at Marsden, Inc., 1675 Hylton
Road, Pennsauken, NJ USA 08110-1313, tel 856-663-2227, fax 856-663-2137, e-mail
mlucidi@marsdeninc.com
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DRESDEN PAPIER SELECTS MARSDEN
Marsden, Inc.
announced today that it has been contracted by Dresden Papier GmbH, Heidenau,
Germany to install one of its gas infrared drying systems to enhance Dresden
Papier's wallpaper production operations. Marsden was primarily chosen due to
its systems' ability to modulate in power output to accurately process the
substrate. The system is to be delivered in early Spring 2005.
The
installation expands Marsden's growing presence in Germany and reflects the
company's global commitment.
For more information, contact Holger
Reissmann at Marsden, Inc., 1675 Hylton Road, Pennsauken, NJ USA 08110-1313,
tel 856-663-2227, fax 856-663-2137, e-mail
hreissmann@marsdeninc.com
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SMURFIT CARTON DE VENEZUELA CONVERTS TO
MARSDEN
Marsden, Inc. announced today that it has been
contracted by Smurfit Carton de Venezuela to replace its current gas infrared
drying system. The application to be delivered in mid-August is for drying
following a wet stack and three separate coating stations on 100% recycled
coated paperboard.
According to Mr. Marcello Gil, General Manager at
the Valencia, Venezuela Mill, “After much review, we felt the Marsden
system gave us the best opportunity to improve the quality of our operation and
enhance overall machine efficiency”.
The installation expands
Marsden’s growing presence in South America and reflects the
company’s global commitment.
For more information, contact Gerry
Lucidi at Marsden, Inc., 1675 Hylton Road, Pennsauken, NJ USA 08110-1313, tel
856-663-2227, fax 856-663-2137, e-mail glucidi@marsdeninc.com
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MARSDEN ESTABLISHES INTERNATIONAL SALES REP
NETWORK
Marsden, Inc. announced today its new
international network of sales representatives. These organizations will
represent the New Jersey-based manufacturer of gas infrared drying systems as
it expands its global presence in the pulp and paper, textile, non-woven,
glass, paint finishing and building materials industries.
According to
Gerry Lucidi, General Manager at Marsden, “The establishment of this
network reflects our commitment to offering our unique gas IR emitter
technology to the far reaches of the globe supplied by highly qualified, local
organizations.”
The network covers areas throughout Europe, Asia,
Canada and South America, along with specific territories within the U.S.
For more information, contact Gerry Lucidi at Marsden, Inc., 1675 Hylton
Road, Pennsauken, NJ USA 08110-1313, tel 856-663-2227, fax 856-663-2137, e-mail
glucidi@marsdeninc.com .
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MARSDEN ANNOUNCES CANADIAN ALLIANCE
Marsden, Inc., manufacturers of gas infrared drying systems,
announced today that it has signed an agreement with Ganotec Accessories,
allowing the company to serve as their agent in eastern Canada. Ganotec is a
leader in the manufacturing and distribution of components for the pulp and
paper industry in the Canadian provinces.
For more information,
contact Gerry Lucidi at Marsden, Inc., 1675 Hylton Road, Pennsauken, NJ USA
08110-1313, tel 856-663-2227, fax 856-663-2137, e-mail
glucidi@marsdeninc.com or Luc De
Bellefeuille at Ganotec
Accessories, 6575, Boul. Jean XXIII, Trois-Rivières-Ouest,
Québec, Canada G9A 5C9, tel 819-377-5533, fax 819-377-2598, e-mail
ldebellefeuille@ganotec.com.
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MARSDEN LAUNCHES NEW EMBEDDED COMBUSTION™ IR
EMITTERS
Marsden announced today that it is releasing for
general sale to industrial users and OEM's its new Embedded
Combustion™ gas infrared (IR) emitters. According to Thomas M. Smith,
President of Marsden, "Embedded Combustion™ is a process where
combustion of the gas/air premix initiates 1/8" within the emitter's outer
face, while in the presence of thousands of ± 5-micron diameter
refractory fibers per in2. The Embedded Combustion™ IR
emitters provide up to three times the IR output per unit of fuel gas input
normally found in sintered or knitted metal fiber IR emitters. In addition, the
emitters produce no NOx or CO emissions."
For more information,
availability and pricing, contact Gerry Lucidi at Marsden, Inc., 1675 Hylton
Road, Pennsauken, NJ USA 08110-1313, tel 856-663-2227, fax 856-663-2137, email
Gerry Lucidi
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COATING PILOT PLANT OPENS AT WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY
KALAMAZOO, Mich., Oct. 14, 2002 (paperloop.com) -
A building dedication and open house gave paper industry executives, suppliers,
academia and the media the opportunity to get a first look at one of the most
unique paper industry research facilities in the world.
Western
Michigan University's (WMU) coating pilot plant was formally dedicated Friday
as representatives from the city, industry and university tore through a paper
banner to signify the formal opening.
The coater, the first element
to open in WMU's new engineering campus, is scheduled to undergo trials late
this year and be available for contract research in January
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Independent status is
unique
There are other pilot coater
facilities located around the world, including several in Europe, the U.S. and
Canada. In fact, there has been one in Michigan for some time. However, this is
the only pilot coater in North America that is not affiliated with a supplier
company.
Charles Klass, president of Klass Associates, notes:
"Coating is the one step or unit process in papermaking that adds the highest
value to the sheet. WMU now has a state-of-the-art coating research facility.
It can be utilized by all in the industry to conduct truly unbiased research."
Klass, an industry consultant, is an expert in coating technology,
and a recipient of TAPPI's Distinguished Service Award, the association's
highest honor.
The coater can be used for product development by paper
companies and supplier firms, in addition to supporting academic research and
student education in the Dept. of Paper and Printing Science and Engineering
(PPSE) at WMU.
In addition to its uniqueness as an independent
research facility, it contains one of the most advanced pilot coaters in the
world. It is housed in an architecturally impressive 50,000 ft2 building
located adjacent to the new 343,000 ft2 engineering building. The coater and
building cost about $20 million. It is expected that the facility's customer
base will be split about 50-50 between producers and suppliers.
The
whole coater line was acquired from Boise Cascade's Portland, Ore., facility
and thus is commercial scale. It has been completely refurbished mechanically,
and can run a web ranging from 20-in to 40-in-wide at speeds up to 4,000 fpm.
Substrates with a basis weight ranging from 20-lb to 80-lb/3,000 ft2 can be
coated and calendered on the new line. Omni Associates performed detailed
design and installation work.
The coater uses an Allen Bradley
control system and variable AC drives, in conjunction with Voith Automation
scanners for basis weight, moisture and caliper measurement. The Beloit size
press/coater can run in blade metering, rod metering and two-roll puddle size
press configurations. For coating, it can be set up to run in short dwell and
applicator roll blade modes, and can double coat wet on wet. Marsden infra red
(IR) dryers and Black Clawson flotation dryers process the sheet after coating.
The sheet can be finished using an extensive Kusters soft calender system
located on machine, with four single in line nips that can apply up to 4,000
pli at temperatures up to 400F.
Commitment to the future
"Installation of the new coater really demonstrates the University's
commitment to continue its role as an institution that does pioneering work in
coating," said Dr. Said AbuBakr, PPSE department chair.
"Our industry
needs new products and new product development in order to compete in the
future. This facility will provide those opportunities to the industry, as well
as facilitate the education of the next generation of management and technical
leaders for our industry," noted Klass, who is also a WMU paper tech
graduate.
Structural changes in the industry have also been a driver
behind the project's development. One change is that the wave of consolidation
that has swept all aspects of the paper industry has led paper companies to
push research and development more and more to suppliers.
"As a
result of this trend, there is a real need for long term fundamental research,
rather than just solving short term problems," according to Margaret Joyce,
assistant professor in the PPSE department. WMU's ability to offer both coating
and printing pilot plants to industry, as well as testing labs for each, are a
key advantage to potential customers, according to Joyce. WMU is the only
university in the world with paper, coating and printing pilot plants available
for research purposes.
In addition to its coating capabilities, other
aspects of the facility will be available for use by the industry. Jan Walter,
pilot plant general manager explained that "we also offer our off-machine
calender, our coating make-down and hot-soft calender for use to clients
separate from the coater itself. The hot-soft calender really has potential for
use in developing film coated papers."
Much has been written about
the demise of several paper mills in the Kalamazoo area in the last few years.
However, every cloud has a silver lining, noted Klass. "While it was hard to
lose those mills, it also means that we have the experience and talent in the
local area to run a coater of this kind. In fact, many people would love to get
back into papermaking and coating. This is a great opportunity for them to do
so."
The pilot plant has added some staff and will be hiring more now
that the coater will startup shortly, according to Walter.
For more
information, contact Gerry Lucidi at (856) 663-2227
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MARSDEN INVITED TO ATTEND WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY'S
PILOT COATER TRADE FAIR
Marsden, Inc., has
been invited to attend and will participate in Western Michigan University's
Pilot Plant Trade Fair on October 11, 2002. The fair will highlight the opening
of WMU's state-of-the-art pilot plant, a centerpiece of which will be Marsden's
Gas IR Coating Drying System.
The Marsden System optimizes machine
speed, coating quality and overall drying system efficiency. By quickly
immobilizing applied coatings the system maximizes coating holdout for superior
print surface quality. The patented infrared technology utilizes embedded
combustion™ allowing for the production of pure infrared to preheat and
then gel the applied coating in a quick, precise and repeatable manner.
Independent control of each IR Drying Frame allows for flexible drying
strategies needed for the various coating application methods available.
The Marsden Gas IR Coating Drying System provides the new pilot coater
with all of the following features:
- ° Fastest
Heat-Up: Less than 5 Seconds
- ° Fastest Cool Down: 1
Second
- ° Fastest Output Modulation:
Instantaneous
- ° Highest Conversion to Radiation
Efficiency: Guaranteed 50%-65%+
- ° Most Environmentally Friendly: No
NOx or CO
For more information, contact Gerry Lucidi
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MARSDEN EARNS PATENT ON COMBO AIR/IR DRYING
SYSTEM
Marsden, Inc., manufacturer of gas infrared drying
systems for the pulp and paper industry, announced that it has been awarded a
U.S. patent for its combination Air and IR drying system.
According to
Thomas M. Smith, President of Marsden, "The new system, named AIR by
Marsden, combines variable power density, embedded combustion infrared for
rapid heat transfer with hot air bars for additional heat transfer, mass
transfer and sheet stabilization."
AIR by Marsden contains a
built-in stainless steel heat exchanger which recuperates energy from the IR
exhaust gases to heat low humidity, filtered fresh air for the air bars.
"The combination system improves coated paper quality, increases
production, reduces machine space, saves energy, and satisfies all known
pollution restrictions by emitting zero NOX and zero CO", Smith states.
"Optional cross direction moisture profile correction to 3 inch zones is also
available."
More information can be obtained by contacting
Marsden¹s Paper Industry Sales Department at (856) 663-2227.
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MARSDEN AWARDED SYSTEM FROM ROCK-TENN
COMPANY
Rock-Tenn's Stroudsburg, PA's Mill has selected
Marsden, Inc. to install a new Gas Infrared Coating Drying System. The system
will be installed in Summer, 2002.
For more information, please
contact Gerry Lucidi at 856-663-2227.
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MARSDEN AWARDED 8TH AND 9TH SYSTEMS FROM ROCK-TENN
COMPANY
Rock-Tenn Company has again selected Marsden, Inc.
to provide Gas Infrared Coating Drying Systems in one of its mills. Two new
systems will be installed in the Dallas, Texas Mill following coaters to
preheat and immobilize the coatings. These systems, scheduled for installation
in Summer 2002, represent the 8th and 9th Marsden Systems ordered by the
Rock-Tenn organization.
For more information, please contact Gerry
Lucidi at 856-663-2227.
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WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY PICKS MARSDEN
Western Michigan University awarded Marsden, Inc with the order for a
Gas Infrared Coating Drying System. The system will be installed on the
University¹s prestigious new coating pilot plant due to be commissioned in
Fall 2002.
For more information, please contact Gerry Lucidi at
856-663-2227.
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MARSDEN RECEIVES CT NASSAU TAPE ORDER
PENNSAUKEN, NJ--- Marsden, Inc., manufacturer of gas infrared drying
systems was recently awarded an order from CT Nassau Tape, LLC. The system is
being installed to replace an electric infrared system on a textile line.
For more information, please contact Gerry Lucidi at 856-663-2227.
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MARSDEN LAUNCHES AIR BY MARSDEN™
AT TAPPI
TRADE SHOW
PENNSAUKEN, NJ--- Marsden Inc., manufacturers of
gas infrared drying systems for the pulp and paper industry announced the
launch of its new AIR By MARSDEN™ system at the recent Paper Summit
2002 show in Atlanta. The new system offers a combination Infrared and Air
Flotation drying system which produces no detectable levels of NOx or CO.
According to Gerry Lucidi, General Manager of the Pennsauken-based company,
"the new system combines the best of IR with the best of Air providing
increased drying rates in a compact space."
For more information,
please contact Gerry Lucidi at 856-663-2227.
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MARSDEN AWARDED ORDER FROM FIBERMARK
PENNSAUKEN, NJ--- MARSDEN, Inc., a leading supplier of gas infrared
drying systems was recently awarded an order for one of its systems from
FiberMark for its Quakertown, PA mill. This is the mill's third system ordered
in the past ten months. The system will be installed on one of FiberMark's
converting lines following a saturator to increase line speed.
For
more information, please contact Gerry Lucidi at 856-663-2227.
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MARSDEN ANNOUNCES NEW
CUSTOMERS
PENNSAUKEN, NJ - - - Marsden, Inc., a
supplier of gas infrared drying systems, is pleased to announce some of their
new and returning customers including International Paper, Tamglass Tempering
Systems and FiberMark.
Marsden recently commissioned
another Gas Infrared Coating Drying System at International Paper's Pilot
Coating Line in Tuxedo Park, NY. This is International Paper's second Marsden
IR System at this location.
Marsden was awarded an order for one of
its Gas Infrared Drying Systems from Tamglass Tempering Systems, Inc., a member
of TAMGLASS GROUP, in Cinnaminson, NJ.
Marsden also recently installed one of its Gas Infrared Drying Systems at
FiberMark's Quakertown, PA mill. The system is installed on a converting line
following a saturator to increase line speed.
For more information,
please contact Gerry Lucidi at 856-663-2227.
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LUCIDI NAMED CHAIRMAN OF
DELAWARE VALLEY TAPPI LOCAL SECTION
PENNSAUKEN, NJ
- - - Marsden, Inc., a leader in gas infrared drying systems, is pleased to
announce that its General Manager, Mr. Gerard J. Lucidi, has accepted the
position of Chairman for the Delaware Valley Local Section of the Technical
Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry (TAPPI).
For more
information, please contact Gerry Lucidi at 856-663-2227.
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MARSDEN KNOCKS OUT NOX
Pennsauken, NJ
- - Marsden Inc., a leader in gas infrared drying systems recently had its
patented emitter tested by AirNova, Inc. to determine levels of emissions.
According to the official test data results, the Marsden emitter, while
operating at optimum operating temperatures with an oxygen content of only
2.5%, produced no detectable levels of NOx or CO.
For more
information, please contact Gerry Lucidi at 856-663-2227.
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MARSEN AWARDED AN ORDER FOR TWO MORE DRYING SYSTEMS
PENNSAUKEN, NJ - - - Marsden, Inc. was recently
awarded an order for two of its Gas Infrared Coating Drying Systems from
Interlake Papers Inc., a Company of Consolidated Papers Inc., for installation
on their No. 96 OMC.
For more information, please contact Gerry
Lucidi at 856-663-2227.
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