Board and paper articles
Board and paper articles
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Coater bottom waste reduced at Burgo Villorba
The off-machine coater at Burgo Villorba’s paper machine PM 8 in Italy is making good use of Valmet’s WaterJet turn-up system and Valmet’s knowhow. With over 99% roll change performance efficiency, they have reduced the amount of bottom waste significantly and increased the average speed of the coating machine by 100 m/min, and they are now operating more safely.
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High expectations met with Kruger's grade conversion rebuild
The interest in lightweight linerboard is on the rise in North America. In response, Kruger decided to let Valmet convert their newsprint machine to board machine.
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Shanying International and Valmet get closer through shared roadmap
Shanying International and Valmet have agreed to deepen their partnership to move Shanying’s performance and process reliability forward.
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Optimized production at full speed
EcoPaper’s liner and container board machine 1 in Zarnesti, Romania, got all the benefits of the new Valmet Sizer Applicator Beams: availability, runnability, energy savings, and ability for full production.
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Customer needs drive innovation
Customer needs and global megatrends have been the driving force of Valmet’s product development throughout the company’s 220 years of industrial history. Resource efficiency and open innovation connect Valmet’s product development and customers. New leaps in development are aimed at the Industrial Internet and digitalization. Read more on how Valmet's R&D helps customers to move their performance forward.
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Valmet investing in the future by upgrading its pilot machines
Valmet upgrades its pilot machines in 2018 to support paper, board and tissue customers in moving their performance forward. The upgrades increase the flexibility of the pilot trial possibilities even more.
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Greenpac turns data to value
Greenpac Mill turned their paper machine data into a valuable asset and use it to prevent production losses with Valmet’s Industrial Internet applications. With the help of Performance Center experts, they predict machinery failures and avoid unplanned shutdowns.
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Differentiation through premium fine paper quality
Indonesia is a growing market for papermakers. APRIL has tapped this potential by investing in a new OptiConcept M uncoated fine paper line at the company’s Kerinci mill in Riau province.
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Greif’s on-time and under-budget rebuild project
A new OptiPress press section, with Valmet clothing included, boosts productivity, improves quality of the corrugating medium and reduces energy consumption at Greif Riverville Mill in USA.
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Hands-on quality in Stora Enso’s Beihai Mill
Stora Enso’s packaging board is truly a team effort: the result of focused production practices, reliable technologies, a passion for quality control and full supply chain traceability, and the quest for perfect printability and convertability. It all comes together at the Beihai mill site in China.