Fabrics
Fabrics
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Perlen Papier AG runs a successful trial with 100% Valmet paper machine clothing
At best, long-term collaboration leads to mutual understanding and trust – as has happened between Perlen Papier and Valmet. As a result, Valmet was able supply Perlen Papier’s PM4 a full line of paper machine clothing for a trial run.
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You cannot copy know-how and experience - Valmet’s filter fabrics for various processes since 1965
Valmet supplies filter fabrics for the mining, chemical, pulp and paper industries, for sewage treatment plants, energy production, food manufacturing industry, and for the building materials industry. An increasing percentage of our solutions go to filtration applications which use or serve environmental technology and contribute to reach sustainability targets. This article focuses on filter fabrics for mining.
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The shoe press belt family is growing
Valmet has been producing shoe press belts for the global market since the mid-1990s. Today, Valmet Black Belts are known for their excellent material mix, long lifetime and good dewatering capability. To meet the demands of today’s paper production, Valmet has recently developed yet another belt type: Valmet Black Belt H.
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Valmet, a reference in the Biodryer belt market
A few years ago, Valmet decided to combine its expertise in biodryer manufacturing with its industrial fabric experience and started producing biodryer belts. Today, Valmet has a solid installed base of biodryer belts in a continuously growing customer network.
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Valmet Dryer Fabrics are optimized for durable and reliable performance
Durable and reliable dryer fabrics make the paper-making process predictable and minimize the need for unplanned fabric changes. Valmet has developed new products to ensure that dryer fabrics remain durable and reliable, even under challenging conditions. Valmet offers optimized, economical solutions that match customers’ exact needs.
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Quality never goes out of fashion: Stable performance with Valmet Press Felts
Press felts are key in successfully removing water in the papermaking process. Overall, they play a very important role in the machine’s performance, especially in terms of runnability. In press felts, small things make the difference. Valmet’s press felts are known by their edge profiling and special treatments.
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Seeking excellence with polarized forming fabrics
In 2016, Valmet introduced a new generation of forming fabrics with a polarized structure. Customer experiences have shown that these polarized forming fabrics have the potential to revolutionize water removal in the papermaking process.
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Stora Enso's rebuild in Varkaus started up with Valmet clothing
Valmet supplied paper machine rebuild for Stora Enso's PM3 in Varkaus started up successfully with Valmet paper machine clothing. The mill feels that having a single point of responsibility is beneficial and makes their lives easier, as there are fewer players and thus fewer overlaps in the start-ups. They are also happy with the clothing performance.
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Recausticizing filter fabrics on top of the game -
Innovative recausticizing filter fabrics are the result of demand in the pulp industry.
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Improved efficiency for paper and board making with dryer fabric for single felted groups
The demands placed on paper and board machine clothing are high, as the fabrics have to support the smooth operation of the entire production line. Dryer fabrics also need to withstand high temperatures, high fabric wear risk caused by mechanical seals and rolls, as well as high-pressure cleaning up to 600 bars.