KAWANOE Total Engineering for Household Paper Production Equipment

Abstract

Kawanoe Zoki Co., Ltd. was founded in November 1944 and has been manufacturing various types of paper and pulp production equipment for over 80 years, while also developing related machinery and equipment and undertaking modifications to existing equipment. The COVID-19 pandemic brought about significant changes in living environments, and the rapid depreciation of the Japanese yen due to global economic uncertainly has led to sharp increases in raw material prices and logistics issues, resulting in unprecedented changes in the market for household paper products. To reduce transportation costs and packing materials, and to save space, long-length toilet rolls, which were previously in high demand for commercial use, are now being adopted for general use toilet rolls. As a result, toilet products with more than three times the length of conventional products are now widely available on store shelves, and various types of long-length toilet products are becoming mainstream.

In response to these market changes, we are working “together with our customers” to develop new high-value-added products utilizing the pilot converting machine installed in 2020. We are committed to enhancing customer satisfaction through our “KAWANOE Total Engineering” approach, which covers from new product development to maintenance, and we would like to introduce our efforts in this regard.