Feb 12, 2019
PM35 Yankee was close to derating, and to keep up the thickness of the Yankee shell and the steam pressure, Metsä Tissue Katrinefors decided to thermal spray it. As Infinikote-1 on PM36 had run successfully, it was natural to choose Valmet as a supplier again.
Summary
Location | Katrinefors, Sweden |
Targets |
- Even moisture profile - Better runnability - Less web breaks - Less chatter marks - To keep up with the steam pressure - To keep up the thickness of the Yankee shell - Less maintenance |
Solution | Infinikote-2 Yankee Metallizing was applied in 2017 |
Results |
- Chatter marks disappeared - Creping efficiency improved - More production - Very uniform paper quality |
Keywords | Tissue, Infinikote, yankee metallizing, thermal spraying, Europe, Sweden |