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High expectations met with Kruger's grade conversion rebuild

The interest in lightweight linerboard is on the rise in North America. In response, Kruger decided to let Valmet convert their newsprint machine to board machine.

Differentiation through premium fine paper quality at APRIL Kerinci PM 3

Indonesia is a growing market for papermakers. APRIL has tapped this potential by investing in a new OptiConcept M uncoated fine paper line at the company’s Kerinci mill in Riau province.

Greif’s on-time and under-budget project

A new OptiPress press section, with Valmet clothing included, boosts productivity, improves quality of the corrugating medium and reduces energy consumption at Greif Riverville Mill in USA.

Hands-on quality at Stora Enso's Beihai Mill

Stora Enso’s packaging board is truly a team effort: the result of focused production practices, reliable technologies, a passion for quality control and full supply chain traceability, and the quest for perfect printability and convertability. It all comes together at the Beihai mill site in China.

Goals achieved with coater section rebuild in Mayr-Melnhof Kolicevo

All the targets for the project were achieved. Runnability is better than before, and the efficiency is better, too,” says Rok Sustar from Mayr-Melnhof Kolicevo in Slovenia. A multilayer curtain coater and a blade coater started up after a very short shutdown period in the summer of 2015. A supply system for the two layers of the curtain coater was also installed.

Aqua cooling calendering turns the board lighter at Stora Enso Ingerois Mill

Lighter board with better strength properties and lower cost with higher quality: this is the reality for board makers. Stora Enso’s Ingerois Mill in Finland has been improving lightness and bulk for decades. Aqua cooling calendering helped the mill with its light-weighing goal.

OptiConcept M gets visual

A paper machine that is an impressive showcase of your company's brand? The design of OptiConcept M is now taking the next step forward towards an even better user experience by exploiting visual elements, like customer branding and lighting.

Energy savings with OptiDry Coat air dryers at Hansol Daejeon PM 32

Removing the old infrared dryers resulted in energy savings of up to 45% as Hansol Daejeon rebuilt its PM 32 board machine with OptiDry Coat air drying technology. Removing the old infrared dryers has also improved safety and reduced the maintenance and cleaning time at the stations.

Energy savings through vacuum system improvement

The Burgo Verzuolo mill in Italy was able to radically improve the energy efficiency and controllability of the vacuum system in a rebuild of its PM 9.

Increased efficiency and less production breaks through paper machine upgrade by Valmet

Stora Enso Veitsiluoto mill in Finland decided to invest in improving the PM 5’s runnability and production efficiency. Valmet carried out a complete tail threading upgrade project from the press section to the reel during eight days shutdown.