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Condition monitoring drives reliability and process improvement

Condition monitoring is the science and practice of monitoring key information to alarm, predict and prevent problems.

Precise control with high vibration

A corn processing plant in the US was experiencing difficulties with a critical valve used for controlling fiber-laden corn syrup in its ethanol manufacturing process. Two factors in particular were making it tough to achieve consistent control.

Maintain and troubleshoot winder hydraulic parking brakes

Front and rear drum brakes are installed on a winder, typically on the drive side, in order to improve personnel safety. The parking brakes assure the drums are at zero speed while personnel are working in the windup area. This article describes basic operation, maintenance and troubleshooting of the brakes.

Sizer service case study – Size press inspection and repair

A size press in a U.S. mill had a history of not closing evenly, causing wrinkles as the nip closed and potentially causing sheet breaks. Valmet came to help…

Reaching new heights in efficiency and stability

Sun Paper’s Beihai mill reaches new levels of production with the start-up of new bleached chemi-thermomechanical pulp (BCTMP) and bleached hardwood kraft pulp (BHKP) lines, and a Valmet Recovery Boiler.

Wear protection is no-longer skin deep – the beauty of eliminating erosion start from the inside

We know that the smallest of things can result in some of the biggest issues. Issues that can result in considerable unplanned costs.

No two days are ever alike at the Global Service Center

No two days are ever alike at the Global Service Center

Maximizing operational performance of the OCC process with screening and cleaning

Recycled fiber processing is all about taking the most out of the raw material. To ensure best efficiency and yield, we need to understand the optimal solutions for screening and cleaning furnish in the stock preparation process. Read our interviewed with Valmet´s Process Technology Manager, Jim Burns, to learn more about the world-leading fiber recovery technologies in the OCC process.

What sits on top of your valve shapes performance

A valve can be well designed and still fall short in real service if the automation on top is not the optimal solution for the valve, the process, and the project requirements. The same great valve can perform better or worse depending on what is installed on top of it.  

Shared Journey Forward - Case studies demonstrate benefits

These reference cases demonstrate Valmet's unique Shared Journey Forward service offerings in the areas of reliability, performance and process competitiveness.