TAPPIcon 2026

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Location: Columbus, Ohio, United States of America

Welcome to TAPPIcon 2026 to meet your Valmet contacts and hear the latest in pulp, board and paper.

Come and meet us at stand #325 during the exhibit hall open hours. 

 

We will also host an invitation only Valmet Experience event during TAPPIcon.

Please join us for the 2026 Valmet Experience at TAPPICon! 

When: Tuesday, April 28 | 5:30–7:30 p.m. ET
Where: Rooms B131 & B132, Greater Columbus Convention Center

Join us for this exclusive Valmet customer event during TAPPICon! The Valmet Experience offers a immersive look into our latest innovations and solutions as well as to customer success stories from pulp, board and paper where Valmet technologies, solutions and services have helped them reach and go beyond their investment targets.

Customer success stories:

  • Virtual reference visit to MM Količevo BM 3: Rebuilding with state-of-the-art technology including three main updates: the dryer section rebuild; new sizing technology; and a new winder.

  • Virtual reference visit to Arauco Sucuriu pulp mill project: See the site status video and animation of the future mill.

  • Virtual reference visit to Cascades Bear Island: Successful market expansion through grade conversion rebuild: old newsprint machine was converted to produce lightweight, high-quality, 100% recycled linerboard and corrugating medium 

 

Latest Innovations:

  • Valmet 3D Fiber – Disruptive innovation in molded fiber packaging

  • Transforming lignin to value

  • New value from textile recycling

 

This is your opportunity to see Valmet’s full capabilities in action and speak directly with the experts who are shaping the future of our industry and at the same time enjoy refreshments and hors d’oeuvres.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Register to Valmet Experience

 

In addition you can hear from our experts in the technical seminar:

  • Monday, April 27

    • 3:00 - 4:00 PM New technology showcase: Electrifying coating air dryers for safer operation and lower emissions / Jim Czenczek, Valmet

    • 4:00 – 4:30 PM Circular Strategies for Sustainability: 4-Step Approach to Improved Resource Efficiency in Board and Papermaking / Paavo Hirvonen, Valmet 

    • 4:00 – 5:30 PM Open Innovation to Remove Risk in Mills –panel discussion / Heli Kangas, Valmet

    • 4:30 – 5:00 PM Mill Automation – Dewatering and Moisture Management: Adaptive Vacuum Control for Optimized Felt Dewatering / Petteri Halme, Valmet 

  • Tuesday, April 28

    • 9:00 – 9:30 AM Tissue Process Optimization, Safety & Innovation: Increasing Post Press Solids Using Available Waste Heat for Productivity Gain and Energy Savings / Alfredo Sarli, Valmet

    • 2:00 – 2:30 PM Deciding What's Best: The Metrics You Should Strive For: Day-to-Day Optimization Using TAPPI TIPS / Daniel Boren, Valmet

    • 2:30 – 3:00 PM Paper Machine Measurement and Control: Paper Color Control: Adaptive Modeling and Predictive Strategies for Optimality and Robustness / Calvin Fu, Valmet; Seyhan Nuyan, Retired (formerly Valmet)

    • 4:40 – 5:10 PM Unstick the Process: Advances in Stickies Control: Stickies Mitigation by Laminar Design Screen Wire / Joni Miettinen, Valmet

 

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