coverage of all aspects of papermaking science and technology. Also, that it should meet the need
for an academic-level textbook and at the same time serve as a handbook for production and
management people working in this field. The result is this series of 19 volumes, which is also
available as a CD-ROM
When the decision was made to publish the series in English, it was natural to seek the assistance
of an international organization in this field. TAPPI was the obvious partner as it is very active in
publishing books and other educational material on pulping and papermaking. TAPPI immediately
understood the significance of the suggested new series, and readily agreed to assist. As most of
the contributors to the series are Finnish, TAPPI provided North American reviewers for each
volume in the series. Mr. Brian Attwood was appointed overall reviewer for the series as a whole.
His input is gratefully acknowledged. We thank TAPPI and its representatives for their valuable
contribution throughout the project. Thanks are also due to all TAPPI-appointed reviewers, whose
work has been invaluable in finalizing the text and in maintaining a high standard throughout the
series.
A project like this could never have succeeded without contributors of the very highest standard.
Their motivation, enthusiasm and the ability to produce the necessary material in a reasonable
time has made our work both easy and enjoyable. We have also learnt a lot in our "own field" by
reading the excellent manuscripts for these books.
We also wish to thank FAPET (Finnish American Paper Engineers' Textbook), which is handling
the entire project. We are especially obliged to Ms. Mari Barck, the project coordinator. Her
devotion, patience and hard work have been instrumental in getting the project completed on
schedule.
Finally, we wish to thank the following companies for their financial support:
A. Ahlstrom Corporation
Enso Oyj
Kemira Oy
Mets?Serla Corporation
Rauma Corporation
Raisio Chemicals Ltd
Tamfelt Corporation
UPM-Kymmene Corporation
We are confident that this series of books will find its way into the hands of numerous students,
paper engineers, production and mill managers and even professors. For those who prefer the use
of electronic media, the CD-ROM form will provide all that is contained in the printed version.
We anticipate they will soon make paper copies of most of the material.
List Of Contributors
Artamo Arvi ? M.Sc. (Eng.), Managing Director, Rinheat Oy, E-mail: arvi.artamo@rinheat.fi ?
main contribution: heat recovery.
Haikkala Pekka ? B.Sc. (Eng.), Product and RTD Manager, Valmet Corp., Stock Preparation, E-
mail: pekka.haikkala@valmet.com ? main contributions: grinders, grinding processes
Hautala Jouko ? B.Sc. (Eng.), Research and Development Manager, Valmet Corp., Stock
Preparation, E-Mail: jouko.hautala@valmet.fi ? main contribution: screening
Heikkurinen Annikki ? Lic. Tech., Senior Research Scientist, KCL, E-Mail:
Annikki.Heikkurinen@kcl.fi ? main contribution: characterization of pulps