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Valmet WEM prevents chemical overdoses at Drewsen

When faced with a challenge of high number of web breaks, Drewsen Spezialpapiere GmbH & Co decided to install a Valmet Wet End Analyzer (Valmet WEM) with savings of approximately €100,000.

Automatic control stabilizes retention and charge at Julius Schulte Trebsen

Julius Schulte is a family owned paper producer since 1983, one of the leading German producers of corrugating medium roll paper and specialty papers with a production capacity 200 000 tonnes annually. When they were not able to get sufficient information of the white water consistencies or charge status, they decided to invest in Valmet Wet End Analyzer.

Safety is an integral part of Valmet’s paper machine design

The requirements set for the safety of papermaking and paper finishing machines have been constantly increasing. At Valmet, safety is integrated in machine design just like efficiency, reliability and excellent usability.

Factory Acceptance Tests go remote

The Covid-19 pandemic has turned businesses upside down everywhere. For example, with the virtual Factory Acceptance Test (FAT), new ways of working are providing previously unseen benefits through the extended use of digital tools.

Valmet RF refiners provide high fiber quality, low energy consumption and easy maintenance for Sun Paper

RF refiners improve fiber quality, decrease energy consumption and are easy to maintain. Over the past 15 years, Sun Paper has ordered a total of 118 conical RF refiners from Valmet.

Remote support for timely start-ups despite the COVID-19 outbreak

Thanks to remote connections and digital tools, Valmet has helped papermakers all over the world with their recent machinery start-ups, despite travel restrictions.

Securing investments through pilot trials for the paper and board industry

Valmet’s pilot facilities cover the entire range of paper and board production processes – from stock preparation to coatings. They offer customers end-to-end service and reliable results to secure their investment decisions.

Pratt Industries PM 17: Expert training delivers a flawless start-up

Pratt Industries started up their new PM 17 board machine in 2019 at Wapakoneta, Ohio. The start-up was a great success thanks to both extensive training and the unique opportunity to train their personnel on exactly the same type of OptiConcept M line at Pratt’s PM 16 machine in Valparaiso, Indiana.

Sappi Maastricht: Extremely good quality with new 3-layer headbox and metal belt calender

Valmet’s unique three-layer headbox and metal belt calender have helped Sappi Maastricht to produce outstandingly white and bulky board, with excellent printability and surface properties.

Stora Enso Skoghall BM8 reduces grade change times by 25%

Replacing old quality control system (QCS) on Stora Enso Skoghall board machine KM 8 with a modern Valmet IQ system with three scanners, has cut the time of grade changes by 25%. KM 8 is the biggest liquid packaging board machine in the world, with a production capacity of 465,000 tonnes of five-ply board coated three times on the top side with a starch application on the wire side.