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Follow hydraulic hose best practices to improve runnability

Hydraulic hose best practices include documentation, marking connections and hose routing. This is especially critical during roll removal and installation.

Proper storage of ENP modules will prevent costly damage

Care must be taken while ENP modules are out of the machine to prevent damage from corrosion to the polished and machined carbon steel surfaces. Learn more about proper care and storage of ENP modules.

Shared Journey Forward - Case studies demonstrate benefits

These reference cases demonstrate Valmet's unique Shared Journey Forward service offerings in the areas of reliability, performance and process competitiveness.

Better leadership, higher engagement

South America launched a leadership development program built around a series of face-to-face modules, each focusing on a different theme.

How to perform static balancing of dryers, and the benefits

Static balancing prevents sheet breaks, poor sheet quality, bearing wear, vibration, noise and other problems and should only be used on dryer cans running at less than 3000 fpm.

Coater pivot frame hysteresis analysis can solve binding problems

Most blade coater beams are fastened to pivot frames which move the head into position when the coater is loaded. In the case of rigid support profile bar coaters, if the pivot frame binds, coat weight control suffers. A hysteresis test may be needed.

Keep oil clean, cool, and dry to avoid costly oil leaks

No matter what their size, oil leaks are a plaguing problem in pulp, paper, board and tissue mills. Calculating their cost can be challenging. Temperature spikes may be one fault.

Valmet Field Services strive to earn your trust every day

Valmet's Field Service professionals are on a mission to earn your trust. Assisting you in moving your performance and reliability forward on a shared journey requires expertise, safety consciousness and trust.

Measuring winder capacity - calculation and interpretation

There are many reasons to increase winder capacity. Speed up / quality are easy to predict, however operational / maintenance related issues are more difficult.

Press section case study - Inspection of premature felt failures

A mill had premature felt failures possibly due to CC roll failures. Valmet performed an inspection of the 3rd press felt run to see if this was the case.