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Shandong Huatai PM 8 maintains perfect performance with Valmet coater blades

No coating process can be optimized without the right coater blades. Shandong Huatai PM 8 provides an excellent example of this fact.

Saica’s PM 11 breaking records from the kick-off

Valmet’s OptiConcept containerboard machine in UK is breaking world speed records from the beginning and production started 15 days earlier than originally planned.

Instant success in fine paper market for Shandong Huatai mill

“Quality is one of the reasons why our customers trust us. Evenness is vital in art paper production. With the help from Valmet, we started producing the best quality after just three months after the start-up.” explains Wei Li Jun from Shandong Huatai mill.

Stora Enso's Kvarnsveden mill first in Sweden to install Valmet Doctor Blade Dual

“Daring to take the plunge and test the new Valmet Doctor Blade Dual wasn’t exactly a difficult choice,” comments Lennart Johansson, Assistant Superintendent for Stora Enso Kvarnsveden’s PM 12.

OptiConcept M –Setting new standards

Economy of total investment, personnel safety, easy machine usability and reduction of environmental load were the key targets guiding the development work of a group of experts responsible for new paper and board making concept, OptiConcept M.

A vote of confidence in performance-based mill maintenance

Saica has contracted Metso Mill Service (MMS)* to be the sole provider of maintenance services, from the recovered paper conveyors to the new reel warehouse, at its new 400,000 tpy Partington, UK mill, near Manchester. The concept focuses on a machine performance and productivity model which has been partially tested in Spain. *Valmet as of January 1, 2014

Unique cooperation agreement with the Hallsta mill

A unique roll service agreement was signed at Holmen Paper’s Hallsta mill in Sweden on June 22, 2011. “We have exceptionally high expectations for this agreement – and I’m not just talking about the quality of roll grinding and improved maintenance,", says Daniel Peltonen, Technical Manager at Holmen Paper Hallsta.

Substantial savings through efficient waste heat utilization at SCA Packaging Obbola

In a modern paper or board machine, the effect of heat reclaimed from dryer section exhaust air can translate to over 40 MW of energy saved during periods of peak heating. But the benefits of effective heat recovery are by no means restricted only to such cases, since, in practice, notable savings can be reached at all times. A recent heat recovery system rebuild at SCA Packaging’s Obbola PM 1 kraftliner machine in Sweden yielded energy savings of over 11 MW.

Sizer roll cover lasted for 55 weeks

“The roll replacement cycle was far too short, so we needed covers that would better withstand wear and deformation. The potential performance offered by Valmet Sizer Roll Cover SH convinced us,” says Mill Service Manager Harri Siitonen.

Save costs by optimizing water removal

Water removal at the forming or press section is significantly cheaper than at the dryer section. Since removing one liter of water from the sheet at the dryer section costs five times more than at the press section, it pays to optimize dewatering at an early stage.