Ken ButteryKen Buttery combines technical expertise with 20 years of industry knowledge and relationship development to lead the sales and marketing initiatives for ProcessBarron and Southern Field EEC. You know the hard work it takes to run a company that makes products are the source materials to make other products. … Read More
Did you know that you encounter products made from biomass everyday? From fuel to personal care products, even nutritional supplements, biomass is everywhere. Products like these (and many more) are a vital part of our nation’s bioeconomy. Bioeconomy is defined as the addition of domestic, sustainable, abundant biomass to the… Read More
At ProcessBarron, we’re proud to be one of the few companies in the nation specializing in everything from design and manufacturing to maintenance for these products. We are an industry leader of turnkey solutions with a focus on air handling and materials handling equipment. Our services are what sets us… Read More
Over the past year, businesses across the globe had to learn how to adapt, improvise, and innovate like never before. Luckily for the companies in the pulp and paper industry, the business was already innovating itself well before the pandemic. This change and innovation must be capitalized on for the… Read More
Keeping your machines consistently running is crucial to the operation of any mill. Due to the harsh environment pulp and paper machinery is constantly exposed to, keeping them in pristine working condition can be a difficult task to accomplish. Once their condition deteriorates, the machinery loses significant reliability. Broken or… Read More
There’s little doubt that a top concern for a paper mill is its production. More specifically, the concern becomes how to improve production, from both quality and quantity perspectives. The benefits to better production are obvious: enhanced production leads to meeting demand more effectively, which pays in profitability. But how… Read More
With profit margins as they are, some kind of maintenance in pulp and paper is a must. The advances in the industry’s tech and machinery, while invaluable in meeting demand, does not afford foolproof production indefinitely. Equipment can, and does, stop working or even outright breakdown—which can crater productivity and… Read More
Wildfires have claimed large swaths of the U.S. West Coast—and ample time in the news cycle as well. While climate change has been charged as a prime culprit, which has deep support, another factor may also contribute to wildfires’ widespread impact: forest mismanagement. Some are pointing to the biomass industry… Read More
