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Welcome to learn more about Valmet's technology and services offering! This section includes articles that highlight customer cases and success stories around the world, stories about Valmet's innovations and products, as well as give food for thought.
For those interested in helpful tips and practical methods for maintaining and finetuning your processes and equipment, we offer Up & Running articles that are intended to help you keep your paper, board, tissue and pulp machines up and running.
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Articles
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Valmet selected to replace automation systems at Oji Group’s mills in Japan
Valmet is selected to replace automation systems to Oji Group’s subsidiaries in Japan. The order includes Valmet IQ Quality Control System to Oji Paper Yonago mill and Valmet DNA Automation System to Oji Nepia Nagoya mill. The new systems will replace the old systems from other suppliers and enable the mills to improve the machine reliability and efficiency.
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Field Report - Understanding coater blade angle vs. loading tube pressure
For a given blade tip bevel, when load tube pressure is increased, the blade angle will decrease, resulting in the blade running on its heel for a while. This, along with the additional bending pressure at the blade tip, will reduce coat weight. It is important to understand the interaction between blade angle, blade tip angle and loading tube pressure.
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Field Report - Coater blade angle measurement and interpretation
Measuring and interpreting coater blade wear angle can avoid problems such as scratching, poor coat weight appearance, wet bleeding and weeping at the blade tip. Correct positioning of the blade on its bevel will optimize sheet smoothness.
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Northernmost biogas plant has run 5 years with Valmet automation
The world’s northernmost biogas plant has been running for five years with Valmet's automation Valmet DNA.
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Valmet China has successfully extended capacity in Services Centers
With the extensions and new capacity investment, as well as company’s other current locations in China, Valmet will further strengthen its commitment to Chinese market.
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Valmet´s seasonal donation to Médecins Sans Frontières - Doctors Without Borders
Valmet continues its holiday season tradition to support selected global humanitarian organizations and projects. Every year Valmet's employees globally vote for the donation target, and this year the support goes to Médecins Sans Frontières - Doctors Without Borders.
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Field Report - Size press roll wear, a case study
A P&W paper machine suffered from excess wear on the back edge of the bottom size press roll. The problem was traced to the size press synchronization shaft. When the shaft was replaced, the roll wear problem went away.
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Varaka Kagıt entrusted its quality to Valmet Paper Lab
The SEKA Balıkesir plant has started to run again. The name of the factory has been changed to Varaka Kagıt, and the optimization works have been going on since April 2019. The first Valmet Paper Lab in Turkey started to run along with the first machine with 1000 tons per day capacity commissioned in the first stage of the investment planned in two stages.
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Predicting the future using data
Instead of typical production planning and control, data-driven applications incorporating artificial intelligence (AI) help us take a more holistic view of the entire chain of production by utilizing data from several sources. While Industrial Internet applications can be used to instantly optimize processes, they also allow us to predict what’s around the corner.
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Valmet Pulper Feed System
Valmet’s modularized pulper feed system is flexible and offers a suitable solution for any paper, board or tissue mill. It increases safety, availability and productivity while reducing lifecycle costs.