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Sappi Kirkniemi relies on Valmet

The pulp and paper industry faces major challenges in improving the economics of their operations. Papermakers are seeking new ways to concentrate on core business of making paper. Kirkniemi mill has taken advantage of Valmet’s skills and expertise to maintain critical machinery and secure production line availability.

Augmented Reality Re-defines Predictive Maintenance

Visualizing mill repairs through wireless measurements, smart phones, smart glasses and cloud computing will revolutionize maintenance prediction and lower costs.

In the spotlight: Fernando Carroquino of SAICA Paper

Fernando Carroquino, Industrial Director of SAICA Paper, shares his thoughts about the challenges containerboard makers are facing, especially from energy efficiency, lightweight and sustainability points of view.

High dewatering capacity boosts biopellet plant efficiency

“With FeedMax, solids content in is now 50%, and out it’s at 40%, and that contributes a lot to our strong belief that bioenergy will play an important role in Swedish energy production,” says Henrik Palmlöf, Project Leader, Hedensbyn Bioenergikombinat.

New Valmet is ready to serve!

For a couple of weeks' time now the customers of Metso’s former Pulp, Paper and Power businesses have been dealing with a new, independent company, bearing the renowned, time-honored name of Valmet. The new company was born on December 31, 2013.

Steinbeis PM 4 increases its production capacity

"We are very pleased with the fact that the OptiDry Vertical dryer achieved the guaranteed drying capacity so fast and that the start-up was so easy."

OptiCleaner Pro maximizes fabric lifetime atPalm Wörth in Germany

Jürgen Kosse, Mill Manager for Palm Wörth: “We are very satisfied with the OptiCleaner Pro dryer fabric cleaner. It has operated well and given very good cleaning results".

Stora Enso expands its cooperation with Valmet's service centers in Sweden

Stora Enso's mills in Skoghall, Kvarnsveden, Fors and Skutskär are covered by Valmet's roll grinding agreement.

QCS Maintenance: Uptime plus extra value by On-site Expert

A European mill has found that Valmet’s in mill expert service can improve papermaking performance.

Determining the control valve pressure drop for control valve sizing purposes

Our guest writer Jon F. Monsen discusses the correct method for determining the control valve sizing pressure drop when the system already exists or has been designed.