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Valmet DNAe now operational in Schoellershammer PM5
German board producer Schoellershammer GmbH has achieved a significant milestone in the migration of its PM5 board machine to Valmet DNAe Distributed Control System (DCS). The first phase of the project, which involved replacing the stock preparation automation, has been completed with a successful process startup.
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Valmet secures everyday operations and increases BFB power plant production by 4%
Valmet takes care of Uni Viridas' operation and maintenance for another ten years.
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Metsä Fibre's Kemi bioproduct mill
Metsä Fibre's new bioproduct mill in Kemi, Finland will have an annual pulp production capacity of 1.5 million tonnes and in addition produce various other bioproducts. The new totally fossil fuel free mill is scheduled to start-up in the third quarter 2023.
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Kotkamills: Agile product development with Valmet
The printing paper machine of Kotkamills was converted to produce FBB. After the start-up, Kotkamills has introduced unseen innovative products to the market.
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Efficient wet strength broke pulping at Essity Collodi TM2
Essity’s Collodi Mill in Italy solved their stock preparation challenges by rebuilding the existing system. TM2 produces colored tissue grades and that places high requirements on stock preparation – and on pulping, especially in terms of capacity, energy consumption and safety.
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Yinan Paper's new OptiConcept M
Yinan Paper´s new containerboard machine PM 22 started up in China in November 2019. It took only 1.5 hours to get paper from stock on wire to the reel. The technology is optimized for producing high-quality recycled fluting grades.
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Mule-Hide Manufacturing Co. saves substantial amount of time with Suction Roll Upgrade Edge Light
Running two different sheet weights on 1PM, the mill noticed that when changing weights, the sheet tracked to the far edge of one side of the suction drum roll. After taking hours to adjust the end deckle seals, the mill was looking for a time-saving solution that will increase production.
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Ahlström Munksjö Dettingen PM34: improved paper strength and decreased grammage deviation
"Just plug and play, start the systems, and get extraordinary good quality out of the PM34." , said Thomas Gehring, Mill manager at Ahlstrom-Munksjö Dettingen Mill after successfull wet end rebuild of their PM34.
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Improved runnability and faster tail threading at Lee & Man
By converting double-felted cylinders in the fourth and fifth dryer groups to single-felted cylinders, Lee & Man Dongguan Hongmei mill was able to improve the runnability and shorten the threading time of its PM 15.
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Sappi Alfeld PM2 - Versatile specialty paper machine after successful grade conversion
The Sappi Alfeld Mill in Germany expanded into the market of specialty papers by rebuilding its one remaining graphic paper machine into specialty grades.
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