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Remote support for timely start-ups despite the COVID-19 outbreak

Thanks to remote connections and digital tools, Valmet has helped papermakers all over the world with their recent machinery start-ups, despite travel restrictions.

Securing investments through pilot trials for the paper and board industry

Valmet’s pilot facilities cover the entire range of paper and board production processes – from stock preparation to coatings. They offer customers end-to-end service and reliable results to secure their investment decisions.

Pratt Industries PM 17: Expert training delivers a flawless start-up

Pratt Industries started up their new PM 17 board machine in 2019 at Wapakoneta, Ohio. The start-up was a great success thanks to both extensive training and the unique opportunity to train their personnel on exactly the same type of OptiConcept M line at Pratt’s PM 16 machine in Valparaiso, Indiana.

Sappi Maastricht: Extremely good quality with new 3-layer headbox and metal belt calender

Valmet’s unique three-layer headbox and metal belt calender have helped Sappi Maastricht to produce outstandingly white and bulky board, with excellent printability and surface properties.

Stora Enso Skoghall BM8 reduces grade change times by 25%

Replacing old quality control system (QCS) on Stora Enso Skoghall board machine KM 8 with a modern Valmet IQ system with three scanners, has cut the time of grade changes by 25%. KM 8 is the biggest liquid packaging board machine in the world, with a production capacity of 465,000 tonnes of five-ply board coated three times on the top side with a starch application on the wire side.

What’s in the recovered paper?

Recovered paper is a valuable raw material for Smurfit Kappa Hoya Mill, which uses recovered paper for container board production. With Valmet Bale Tester, the mill gets an objective and fair view on the raw material content and quality.

New QCS in Mänttä performs from day one

With the introduction of a new QCS (Quality Control System) platform just months away, Valmet chose a challenging location for the first pilot system at Metsä Tissue in Mänttä. The machine was PM7, producing cooking and baking paper and there were just two days to remove the old QCS scanner and install the new Valmet IQ before the machine went back to full production.

Innovative moisturizer application provides immediate benefits

The Iggesund Workington board mill in the UK has successfully applied a Valmet IQ Moisturizer in board production to achieve higher production rates especially with higher grammage products.

Sun Paper PM 38 on the move

In March 2018, PM 38 started producing fine paper a month ahead of schedule at the Yanzhou paper mill in Shandong province, China. PM 38 was a Valmet relocation project for Shandong Sun Paper Industry of a papermaking line Valmet had originally supplied to Stora Enso’s Suzhou mill in 1996.

Valmet DNA extends lifetime of paper machine controls at Stora Enso Nymölla

In May 2015, Stora Enso Nymolla successfully started up its PM2 with up-to-date control technology. In Nymölla mill there are two paper machines and a pulp mill. All processes have been controlled with Valmet DNA for years. In this project the PM2 Siemens S5 machine control system was replaced with Valmet DNA and connected to the existing Valmet DNA automation system.