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Up & Running articles
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Improve profitability and efficiency with a Performance Agreement
Valmet’s Performance Agreement is a mill-wide development program to improve and maintain your competitiveness and profitability throughout the mill lifecycle.
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Securing mill efficiency and continuous reliability improvement
Most equipment failures are random. For high value, critical equipment this program proactively does the right work at the right time and maximizes reliability.
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Improve recovery boiler safety with fixed annual price agreement
A fixed price agreement improves personnel safety and boiler performance. Valmet supplies new liquor sprayer stations and maintains them in new condition.
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Optimize operations with a Roll Cover and Maintenance Agreement
Sending rolls to multiple suppliers can be expensive, cause a loss in continuity and create extra burdens for roll management. A roll agreement will help.
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Optimize paper machine drying energy with Valmet XT Control
Drying accounts for 80% of thermal energy costs. Optimization of the paper machine hood and air systems with the XT Control system can significantly reduce these costs.
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Optimize doctoring performance and lower total cost of ownership
Every doctoring process can be improved. The usual investments required are minimal. Optimizing your doctoring processes results in better runnability, improved quality, optimal production efficiency, reduced maintenance costs and improved safety and environmental effect.
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Improved drying - Reduce thermal resistance with spoiler bars
Spoiler bars increase drying capacity up to 30%, with improved drying uniformity and CD moisture profile control. A kraft bag case study demonstrates.
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Avoid the wrinkles and web breaks that result from poor splicing
Splicing offers little reward for a job well done, but big penalties to the bottom line for poor quality workmanship such as when customers return shipments.
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Solving wound roll interleaving on an older winder, a case study
Winder sets with a high number of rolls would interleave and wrinkle on the drive side. Calling in an OEM field service expert was a cost-effective solution.
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Avoiding roll defects at the winder - causes and solutions
Most roll structural defects are caused by poor nip or tension. These tips will help operators avoid starring, soft starts, corrugations and crepe wrinkles.