Arne Asplund

Dr. Arne Asplund (1903 – 1993) was a Swedish inventor. He invented the Defibrator pulping refiner and the defibrator-method (also called Asplund-method) for pulping wooden chips in 1930s. His invention resulted in the company AB Defibrator in Stockholm which was merged with Sunds AB to form Sunds Defibrator in 1979.[1][2]

Arne Asplund
Born1903
Died1993 (aged 89–90)
NationalitySwedish
OccupationInventor
Known forInvention of the Defibrator

Asplund was rewarded the Gold medal (Guldmedaljen) of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA) in 1947 for the invention and his further development of the defibrator-method for pulping wood and other fibre rich materials. He was later rewarded the Great gold medal (Stora guldmedaljen) from IVA in 1969 for his efforts on defibration technology.[3] In 2014 Asplund was inducted to the Paper Industry International Hall of Fame.[4]

Arne Asplund Mechanical Pulping Award

The annual Arne Asplund Mechanical Pulping Award, was established in 1985 to commemorate Asplund’s contributions to the pulp and paper industry.[5]

References
  1. Anders Johnson: De lyfte landet – en berättelse om svenska entreprenörer Archived September 28, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, p. 25 (in Swedish)
  2. "SCA: Acquisitions and divestments". Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget. Archived from the original on 24 June 2011. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
  3. Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences: Utmärkelser och minnestecken 1919–2001 Archived 2010-08-31 at the Wayback Machine ("Awards 1919-2001") (in Swedish)
  4. "Arne J.A. Asplund". Paper Industry International Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 3 April 2016. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  5. "Arne Asplund Mechanical Pulping Award 2011". Metso Corporation. Archived from the original on 6 September 2011. Retrieved 20 July 2011.


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