OpTest Equipment Inc.
OpTest Equipment Inc. manufactures and markets state-of-the-art
instruments and on-line sensors used for measuring the quality
of
pulp, paper and board. Our customers range from pulp and paper
mills to the R & D Centres in the pulp, paper and allied
industries.
The products include systems measuring microscopic ink, visible
dirt, sheet formation, print quality, pulp fibre quality, and
pulp cleanliness.
Company Details
Year Established:
1992
Total Sales ($CDN):
$1,000,000 - $5,000,000
Number of Employees:
20
Company Information
Roland Trepanier
Title:
President
Area of Responsibility:
Management Executive
Telephone:
(613) 632-5169
Fax:
(613) 632-3744
Greg Dabrowski
Title:
Manager
Area of Responsibility:
Manufacturing/Production/Operations
Telephone:
(613) 632-5169
Fax:
(613) 632-3744
Email:
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Sue Cannon
Title:
Manager
Area of Responsibility:
Administrative Services
Telephone:
(613) 632-5169
Fax:
(613) 632-3744
Email:
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Ria Trepanier
Title:
Director
Area of Responsibility:
Finance/Accounting
Telephone:
(613) 632-5169
Fax:
(613) 632-3744
Email:
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Products
Paprican Micro-scanner
Paprican Dynamic Sorption Tester
Absorption testing at realistic (i.e. production) contact
times between the fluid and the sheet. The method is according
to the Bristow technique. (Honours: ASTM Std.)
Ink-scanner
Very high magnification image analyzer that rapidly and
accurately quantifies microscopic (8 um and larger) residual ink
during and after de-inking. Options include a background re-
flectance measurement for flexographic inks (all particles less
than 8 um).
Fiber Quality Analyzer
Optical image analyzer that rapidly and accurately
measures fibre length, curl, %fines, kink and coarseness in
dilute pulps. Incorporates a patented flow cell that never
plugs, automatically orients the fibres for correct shape
analysis and is resistant to fouling (i.e. pulps with extrac-
tives, ink or filler do not contaminate the flow cell optics).
Pulp Brightness Apparatus
Ages pulp according to Tappi Method T260 and C.P.P.A.
Tech. Sect. Std. Method E.4.
Lint Tester
Includes a device for collecting lint from an offset
blanket (lab or production press) and fractionating the lint
to calculate an index of linting propensity.
Paper Perfect
Measures all components of paper formation (mass uniformity) from
0.05 mm to 38 mm. Employs advanced FFT algorithms that are very
fast (< 4s/image) to calculate formantion values, at each
component of formation, relative to a 'perfect' sheet and
relative to a reference sheet.
Paprispec
An ON-LINE system for monitoring the concentration of 'hard'
plastics in pulp.
On-line Fqa
An ON LINE system for measuring the quality of cellulose fibres
in terms of fibre morphology.
Wide Format Image Analyzer
The Wide Format Image Analysis (WFIA) measures dirt in pulp and
paper utilizing the standard TAPPI T563 test method and PAPTAC
Standard D.35. WFIA measures the number, size and equivalent
black area (EBA) of visible dirt specks far more precisely than
the human eye. Operating on either pulp or paper, the WFIA
detects and quantifies dirt contamination within sheets up to
one meter wide in a single scan. The Wide Format Image Analyzer
provides the information you need to assure high quality
product. Best of all, it's the easiest, fastest and most
reliable way to measure dirt.
Services