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Fuel conversion for power boilers: Vaskiluodon Voima Oy, Vaasa, Finland

Valmet Gasifier for Vaskiluodon Voima Oy was built in response to the critical need to reduce the environmental load of traditional coal-fired power plant.

Material efficiency: Use less, get more

Material efficiency means producing the same end result with reduced amounts or lower grades of raw materials. This applies particularly to paper and board manufacturing, but also to certain aspects of machinery construction.

Efficient energy conversion of a wide range of biomass in Nagocdoches, USA

Valmet-supplied boiler island with the world’s largest BFB Boiler features efficient energy conversion of a wide range of biomass in Nagocdoches, USA.

OptiCalender Metal Belt & R&D: Valmet’s Mika Viljanmaa receives Marcus Wallenberg Prize 2012

During a ceremony in Stockholm on October 1, 2012, the Swedish King, His Majesty Carl XVI Gustaf awarded the Marcus Wallenberg Prize 2012 to Mika Viljanmaa, Valmet, for his ground-breaking development of metal belt calendering technology.

Value-added roll maintenance

“New roll modernization designs help to save not only downtime but also energy costs", says Ed Vandeveire, Head of Agreements for North America.

Optimized water management saves natural resources and money

Paper cannot be made without water. By reducing their consumption of fresh water and raw materials, papermakers can promote sustainable production while also saving energy and money without compromising product quality.

Propapier - 2,300 tonnes per day through one single OptiWin Pro winder

“We have honestly never looked back or wished we had installed two winders instead of one. The advantages of a single winder, including lower capital investment, simplified material flow, handling of parent rolls and spools, and manpower savings, give us very clear benefits. We have been able to run over 2,300 tonnes per day on the OptiWin Pro without any problem.

Innovations add safety and usability

The safer a machine is to operate, the fewer accidents there will be. The more usable it is, the more it will produce. Safety and usability play an increasingly important role in Valmet’s innovative paper and board manufacturing line engineering today.

Valmet Doctor Blade Dual: Low-cost doctoring in challenging soft cover positions

Interested in reducing your doctoring costs for soft-covered suction or grooved rolls to one tenth of your present costs? Valmet Doctor Blade Dual does just that and delivers optimal doctoring results even in the most challenging positions.

Air drying plusses: Higher sheet quality and 50% lower energy costs

With energy prices continuously rising, it pays to get rid of the worst energy gluttons in the process. One of them hides in coating drying.