Four new icebreakers, Arctech Helsinki Shipyard
Arctech Helsinki Shipyard has built four icebreaking vessels for Sovcomflot, the largest shipping company in Russia. One is a supply vessel, and three of them are stand-by vessels. All four benefit from the advanced Valmet DNA automation system.
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Valmet TS reduces polymer usage by 20% in wastewater treatment
In order to improve effectiveness, the Mitchells Plain Wastewater Treatment Works operated by the City of Cape Town, South Africa, installed two Valmet Total Solids Measurements (Valmet TS) in the sludge cake pipelines to provide immediate inline feedback on the dry solids percentage of the sludge cake.
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Europa 2, Luxury Cruise Ship
MS Europa 2 is the flagship of Hapag-Lloyd Cruises. Europa 2 is the first ship to have a catalytic converter, reducing nitricoxide emissions by 95%.The Valmet DNA automation system for Europa 2 is a ship wide automation system which design fulfills the Safe Return to Port (SRtP) requirements.
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Optimum water content derives benefits
One of the largest sludge plants in Kanto area Japan, 400,000 ton/day. Valmet TS measures water content of dry cake and it is used for feed-back control of polymer amount to belt-press dewatering machine.
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Visy Tumut exceeds targets by optimizing causticization
Visy’s kraft mill in Tumut wanted to optimize its process performance and ensure process competitiveness with the latest technology. With causticizing optimization, their expectations and return on investment (ROI) targets have been exceeded.
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Valmet Kappa QC analyzer adds HexA measurement capability for eucalyptus pulp producers
The accurate online measurement of Kappa number, indicating residual lignin content, is essential for the optimization of cooking and bleaching in the production of eucalyptus kraft pulp.
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University of Oulu replaces old technology with a new Valmet FS5
University of Oulu's Fibre and Particle Engineering research unit in Finland replaced their old Kajaani FiberLab analyzer with a new Valmet Fiber Image Analyzer to measure particles and fibers made from field, wool, pulp, synthetic and many other materials.
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Oji Paper utilizes the latest fiber optics technology
Oji Paper is a Japanese printing, writing, and packaging paper producer who bought a new Valmet FS5 for research laboratory testing.
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Cameras enable continuous monthly savings in fuel in lime kiln
North American pulp mill uses two Valmet cameras to better monitor the grate where lime is discharged so that operations can shut the access door eliminating the ambient temperature being pulled in at that location.
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SCA Munksund paper mill - fossil-free lime kiln
By replacing the mill's old, fossil fuel-fired kiln, SCA was able to reduce its carbon footprint by 75%
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