Board and paper articles
Board and paper articles
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Saica Paper Partington renews Performance Agreement with Valmet: Looking for continuous development in paper machine performance
The Spanish paper and cardboard manufacturer SAICA, launched its U.K. operations in 2012 with the startup of PM11 in Partington. As of day one, Valmet’s expertise has been utilized on site. Due to a recent renewal of the Performance Agreement, the co-operation will continue until at least 2020.
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Valmet Paper Lab takes off after its renewal
The first commercial project for the updated Valmet Paper Lab was successfully finalized at Mondi Bupak site in Czech Republic during the summer of 2018. Mondi Bupak specializes in the production of high quality corrugated boxes, where the paper quality testing for the incoming paper for corrugating was changed from manual laboratory testing to automated with Valmet Paper Lab.
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3 Benefits of benchmarking your paper machine performance
Benchmarking is a continuous improvement tool for comparing the effectiveness of product lines within your company or the effectiveness of your product lines against competitors near and far. Valmet Production Survey provides the widest paper and board machine production and energy efficiency data available.
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Valmet MAP puts Jujo Thermal on the right track to improved refiner control
Jujo Thermal is one of the world’s leading suppliers of durable direct thermal papers for labels, tickets & tags. As part of its continuous improvement efforts the mill recently installed a Valmet Pulp Analyzer (Valmet MAP) to gain a better understanding of refiner operation and improve pulp quality.
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Increased winder capacity through optimized set change and gluing
When Steinbeis Papier in Glückstadt, Germany, started to develop papers for high-performance inkjet printing, they needed to make sure their winder was up to the challenge. They turned to Valmet to improve the winder set change time.
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Arkhangelsk BM 2: Aiming higher in recycled packaging
Arkhangelsk Pulp and Paper Mill decided to invest in recycled packaging, while seeking a capacity increase of 30 percent. After an extensive rebuild from Valmet, the BM 2 kraftliner production line will start up during the first half of 2019. Improved kraftliner quality and production flexibility are two of the project’s targets.
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Joining forces for innovation with SAICA El Burgo's new off-line coating machine
SAICA was aiming for improved quality, reduced costs, and responsible fiber use, but it found itself with innovative coated white top liner grades with better properties than they bargained for. This was a result of three partners – SAICA, Valmet and pigment supplier Omya – joining forces.
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The human and the paper machine
From the first sketch to the final product, how something works should be discussed every step of the way. When Valmet develops future paper machine solutions, the focus is on how people feel about using the system as much as it is on performance.
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Vijay Anand Kraft Papers: Excellent ROI with Valmet Press Roll Cover PP
The Indian board-maker Vijay Anand has overcome the challenge of traditional rubber covers by upgrading with a Valmet roll cover. Press Roll Cover PP premium polyurethane covers have provided remarkable benefits with an outstanding payback from the investment.
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Web Monitoring System guides further board machine improvement
To improve runnability on its PM3 board machine, AB Grigeo Klaipėda installed a Valmet IQ Web Monitoring System (WMS) to discover more about the origins and causes of web breaks.