Process upgrades for board and paper machines
Improve the production performance of board and paper machines with process upgrades
How to raise the production efficiency or quality to the new level and at the same time lower the maintenance costs?
Process upgrades are small or mid-size investments that opens up production bottlenecks or extends the original process design limitations. Typical process upgrade building blocks are design engineering, new components, new machine and process controls and efficient commissioning and start-up service
Cost effective way to reach new production targets
Valmet's goal is to maintain the competitiveness of our customers' core processes and to develop them throughout their lifecycles. Valmet provides board and paper mills with a wide range of solutions for upgrading and enhancing processes and machinery. The scope is always based on each customer’s specific needs and tailored solutions to maximize the performance of different processes.
Valmet's expertise and experience is incorporated in all our products, giving us unparalleled insight into all aspects of upgrading processes and machinery. We are committed to continuously researching and developing new technologies, materials and designs to enhance the performance of existing equipment and processes.
Read more about the process improvements opportunities with refining, screening, headboxes, formers, press section, dryer section, winders, roll handling, quality, vacuum systems, tail threading and cleaning.
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CUSTOMER SUCCESS STORIES AND TECHNICAL ARTICLES
Solving problems with a service attitude
Ji’an Group’s coated white-top liner machine PM 3 opted for a Valmet Breast Roll Shaker to improve the formation. "Valmet’s service attitude was superb, and the end result is excellent", says Young Lu, Vice President of Production of Ji’an Group.
Smoothing the way at Skoghall
Skoghall renewed their smoothing press cleaning device and improved roll cover durability by choosing Valmet Smoothing Press Roll Cleaner and Valmet Press Roll Cover PK.
Results through performance agreements
Valmet’s performance agreement is a mill-wide development program targeted at perfecting the customer’s production line. Following this systematic development approach, Valmet improves and maintains the customer’s competitiveness.
Sharing know-how improves winder performance
Today’s winding processes are highly automated with fewer operators and maintenance people involved. To enable even better winder performance, Valmet has developed a new way to systematically work together with the customers.
Lee & Man: Better runnability and faster tail threading
By converting double-felted cylinders in the fourth and fifth dryer groups to single-felted cylinders, Lee & Man was able to improve the runnability and shorten the threading time of its PM 15.
Northern efficiency
PM 5 in Stora Enso's Veitsiluoto mill in Kemi, northern Finland, is able to produce more than 700 tonnes of LWC paper per day. In 2011, the company decided to invest in the line's runnability and efficiency. As a result, the number of production breaks and the amount of broke were significantly decreased.
Sappi Kirkniemi cuts coating machine (CM 3) drying costs
“Working together with Valmet we improved the energy efficiency of coating machine 3,” says Matti Korhonen, Assistant Process and Quality Manager. “We have been very pleased with the results. We are now using close to 20% less gas-generated energy for drying coating than before.”