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Sofidel virtualizes DCS and QCS in tissue production

Faced with an automation upgrade at its Delipapier plant in Frouard, France, Sofidel took the advanced step of virtualizing the control and quality systems on tissue machine 1.

Valmet’s participation in InnoEvent led to fresh new ideas

Valmet asked student teams to bring in new ideas related to team work, thriving together and boosting inner motivation in an annual five day innovation festival InnoEvent in Tampere Finland.

Raw material savings with refining rebuild - JSC Arkhangelsk PPM

JSC Arkhangelsk PPM, the biggest containerboard manufacturer in Russia, has recently invested significantly as they strive to increase capacity, product quality, cost efficiency and sustainability. OptiFiner Pro refiners helped the Novodvinsk mill to meet its targets with an upgraded stock preparation system.

Industrial design can be decisive in competition

Industrial design plays a large role in improving the user experience, even if many technology companies do not make large investments in it in term of resources.

Towards improved environmental efficiency

In 2015, Valmet took steps towards improved environmental efficiency in all production facilities. Our focus was on rationalizing the production footprint, upgrading existing processes, and applying best available technologies. In this article, Valmet’s Global HSE manager, Victoria Larsson comments a few topical questions.

Irving boosts jumbo set throughput with iRoll

More even tension profiles cut winder wrinkling and reduce breaks and cull. Jumbo roll set count raised from two to four. Irving Paper has managed to improve its customer roll throughput and the hardness uniformity

World-class tissue making in Bajio, Mexico

Kimberly-Clark’s Bajio mill in Mexico houses four tissue machines, a de-inking plant, several converting lines and a staff of just over 1,000 people. Their most recent tissue machine installation, an Advantage DCT 200 line, started up in 2014.

BKK Varme: steam turbine automation retrofit increases reliability

BKK Varme is the largest energy company in western Norway. At its incineration plant in Rådalen, Fana, near Bergen, the company is responsible for waste handling from about 320,000 inhabitants in the local municipalities. To replace the outdated PLC system, Valmet’s steam turbine automation has been taking in use.

Integrated condition monitoring keeps CHP plant online

In 2013, Jyväskylän Energia completed an extensive automation renewal project at its Rauhalahti power plant in Jyväskylä, Finland.

Successful QCS migration leads to second system ahead of schedule

Faced with replacing an aging quality control system on board machine 3, Ningbo Zhonghua Paper selected Valmet* because of its innovative sensor technology, especially the direct coat weight measurement. The results were so good that within a year they replaced a second quality control system on BM2 ahead of schedule and report being very satisfied with both deliveries.