Valmet coating stations

OptiCoat Layer curtain coating: flexible coating method for excellent printing properties

Nov 29, 2023

OptiCoat Layer multilayer curtain coater is an easy-to-use coating application method for board and paper coating delivering excellent coating quality. There is no need for profiling; profiles are stable within a wide operation window. Due to an even coating thickness, coating layer has a uniform brightness.

New off-line coating machine at SAICA El Burgo

Mar 25, 2019

A beautiful story of partnership to develop completely novel and innovative coated white top liner grades. Valmet supplied a new off-line coating machine at SAICA El Burgo in Zaragoza, Spain, where curtain coating head plays a key role.

Energy-efficient air drying at SAICA, El Burgo

Mar 25, 2019

Safety played a key role when SAICA El Burgo in Zaragoza, Spain, chose air drying technology for their new, Valmet-supplied off-line coating machine. High coating quality proved at pilot trials and energy savings compared to IR dryers were also important.

Liansheng Pulp and Paper: big success with PM 1 carton board and PM 3 high-grade fine paper lines

Feb 27, 2024

Living up to expectations, Liansheng’s PM 1 carton board and PM 3 high-grade fine paper production lines have been recognized as a success not only by Liansheng, but also by their customers.

Low-carbon capacity with Jingui BM2

Oct 19, 2022

In 2021, APP Group successfully started up their new Jingui BM2 machine. The Valmet-supplied technology used in BM2 helps the company to meet its goals for low-carbon operations.

Uncompromised roll cover performance for sizing and coating

Mar 10, 2020

Valmet is the market leader in film coaters and sizers, and has developed a great deal of related process know-how. We have put this expertise to good use in developing new roll cover materials that deliver uncompromised sizing and coating performance with both grooved and smooth rods, as well as with coating blades.

Joining forces for innovation with SAICA El Burgo's new off-line coating machine

Dec 11, 2018

SAICA was aiming for improved quality, reduced costs, and responsible fiber use, but it found itself with innovative coated white top liner grades with better properties than they bargained for. This was a result of three partners – SAICA, Valmet and pigment supplier Omya – joining forces.

Coater bottom waste reduced at Burgo Villorba

Aug 20, 2018

The off-machine coater at Burgo Villorba’s paper machine PM 8 in Italy is making good use of Valmet’s WaterJet turn-up system and Valmet’s knowhow. With over 99% roll change performance efficiency, they have reduced the amount of bottom waste significantly and increased the average speed of the coating machine by 100 m/min, and they are now operating more safely.

Control system migration, one step at a time

Nov 29, 2017

Coating kitchen DCS replacement with Valmet DNA at Iggesund Workington mill.

Hands-on quality at Stora Enso's Beihai Mill

Oct 27, 2017

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

Jul 6, 2017

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.