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The Kadant Blog

Welcome to the Kadant Toolbox, the official blog of Kadant. We know running an efficient operation with a reliable process is what your operational performance relies on, so we put our team to work for you to provide instruction, best practices, and technical know-how. 

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The Case of the Mysterious X-Dimension

All Kadant Johnson PTX® rotary joints have an X-dimension. The X-dimension is the setup dimension used for the initial rotary joint installation and found on the assembly drawing for the specific rotary joint.

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In Case You Missed It

The year is half over and the marketplace is always evolving, so in case you missed it, these are the five most popular blog posts from the past six months.

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What is TAD?

In the tissue industry, TAD is the acronym for Through Air Drying. The TAD process used in tissue manufacturing was developed by P&G, Kimberly-Clark, and Scott. TAD was first used commercially in the 1960’s in the manufacturing of tissue and towel products. Each company had a slightly different process which created an avalanche of patents around the TAD process.

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