Automation for Board and Paper

Valmet provides future-proof automation solutions for board and paper production. The industry-leading distributed control system (DCS), quality control system (QCS), analyzers and measurements continuously improve your process performance while achieving savings in fibers, chemicals, and energy. With our stabilizing controls and optimization solutions we ensure your performance from stock preparation and headbox to forming, pressing, drying, sizing, coating, reeling, and winding.

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