Automation articles
Automation articles
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Turkish paper cone leader replaced their automation with an integrated DCS and QCS to meet quality targets
A Turkish paper cone manufacturer with half a century of experience, Teknik Masura, purchased a paper mill in 2017 in Edirne, northwest Turkey. They target to become a paper product manufacturer in the global market and the company started to produce a core board in the factory where fluting was produced before. To improve the quality of products they commissioned a Valmet DNA Distributed Control System to replace the plant’s aging DCS. The new system is integrated with the Valmet IQ Quality Control System (QCS), already in operation at the plant earlier.
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Valmet to supply IQ Steam Profiler and CD Moisture Control to Ahlstrom-Munksjö
Valmet will supply a Valmet IQ Steam Profiler and associated cross-direction moisture control to the Ahlstrom-Munksjö mill in Billingsfors, Sweden.
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Building success through warm, continuous support
Bringing innovation in automation to customers in Korea takes thorough preparation, in-depth knowledge and solid determination. And most of all, it takes mutual trust and long-term relationships. Valmet’s system partner PoinEx has what it takes to make a true difference for its customers in this market.
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Instant productivity boost with IQ Steam Profiler
Naini Papers, an integrated pulp and paper mill, invested in steam profilers to save steam and deliver better sheet quality.
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Heat storage requires high system availability
When Vaasan Voima chose automation to control its new rock cavern heat storage – the largest of its kind in Finland – high system availability was the top priority.
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Success with the Valmet Acoustic Pyrometer at the Xinyuan Power Plant
Xinyuan power plant in China measures boiler furnace temperatures continuously with a Valmet's acoustic temperature measurement system.
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1,000 MWe installed base for Valmet’s gas turbine automation after a decade – and growing stronger
Valmet is known for automation control system superiority when it comes to efficiently running equipment used in energy, pulp and paper and other industries. But when it comes to turbines, Valmet is a relatively new name.
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UPM Fray Bentos takes advantage of a new Valmet Kappa Analyzer
When UPM Fray Bentos decided to replace its aging Kappa Brite Analyzer after over 10 years of sterling service they again chose Valmet and in 2019 installed the latest online analyzer Valmet Kappa QC.
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Machine vision cuts down web breaks at Torraspapel Leitza
Typically web monitoring systems (WMS), installed to discover more about the origins and causes of web breaks, are intended for whole paper machine lines. For Leitza, monitoring only a coating machine, a smaller system was needed.
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Behind the scenes of the world’s first QCS for corrugators
After many years of successful experiences working together with Valmet's automation solutions for paper production, the Saica Group actively participated in the development of automation technology for corrugated board production to ensure quality as well as improve efficiency.