Maintenance operations audits for pulp and paper mills

Benchmarking increases availability, profitability and improve safety

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Audits of maintenance operations provides global benchmarking and prioritized development plan for pulp and paper mills. The audit includes global benchmarking of maintenance practices, production efficiency and maintenance costs with focus areas and rough estimation of time and resources needed.

New prioritized development proposals and actions

Realistic and efficient target setting for maintenance

Good basis for maintenance planning for the future

Improved maintenance planning process saves your own resources and ensures cost-efficient maintenance work

The maintenance audit at your mill or plant can lead to improved maintenance planning process resulting to better utilization of own resources and more cost-efficient maintenance works. It can also help to increase in the share of planned shuts in comparison of unplanned shuts which leads to reduction of maintenance costs and increase in uptime.

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It takes five steps to create a benchmark and a development plan

How do you reach the production targets without making any major investments? How can you optimize the maintenance work and reduce maintenance and labor cost? Do you want to improve plant reliability? Or do you want to ensure safe and sustainable maintenance operations? With our well-established audit process, we can create a benchmark and a development plan for you!

  1. Questionnarie to the mill/plant
  2. Audit at the mill/plant
  3. Analysis of the collected information 
  4. Reporting of the results and recommendations
  5. Maintenance development co-operations

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Valmet Maintenance Audit in a nutshell

The Valmet Maintenance Audit is a comprehensive service designed to enhance the availability, profitability, and safety of your mill operations. By conducting a thorough audit, Valmet provides a holistic view of your maintenance practices, identifying opportunities for improvement and offering a prioritized development plan tailored to your needs.

Key benefits of the Valmet Maintenance Audit include:

  • Increased Availability and Profitability: Reliable maintenance operations ensure that your assets perform optimally throughout their lifecycle, reducing downtime and increasing productivity.
  • Improved Safety: A well-functioning maintenance process not only boosts plant uptime but also enhances safety for personnel and the environment.
  • Global Benchmarking: The audit offers a comparison of your maintenance costs and practices against global standards, helping you identify areas for improvement.
  • Efficient Maintenance Planning: The audit includes a realistic and efficient target setting for maintenance, providing a solid basis for future planning.
  • Continuous Support: Valmet offers ongoing support for the implementation of the development plan, ensuring continuous improvement and success.

The audit process involves five phases:

  1. Questionnaire: Assess current cooperation between production and maintenance.
  2. On-site Audit: Interviews with management to evaluate maintenance operations.
  3. Analysis and Reporting: Detailed analysis and benchmarking.
  4. Development Plan: Creation of a prioritized plan with realistic targets.
  5. Implementation Support: Continuous support from Valmet's experts.

Optimize your maintenance work, reduce costs, and ensure safe and sustainable operations with Valmet Maintenance Audit.