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Managing ship automation is like art

One of the world’s largest luxury cruise ships “Symphony of the Seas” from Royal Caribbean International is equipped with Valmet’s automation system. The vessel itself offers a lot of enjoyable experiences – among other things, the vessel boasts 13,347 pieces of artwork on board.

Tackling the stock preparation and wet end challenge

Stock preparation and wet end processes are typically full of unknowns for board and paper makers. Ville Piikkilä, Business Manager for Valmet Board and Paper Automation Solutions, explains how to turn these unknowns into new benefits.

Valmet to supply automation system for a 1600Ton Wind Power Service Vessel in China

Valmet signed a contract with China Merchants Heavy Industry (Jiangsu) Co., Ltd. (CMHI) to provide integrated Marine automation systems for a 1,600t wind turbine installation vessel.

Valmet receives a repeat order for Valmet IQ quality control system for corrugator from Thai Containers corrugator plant, a subsidiary of SCGP in Thailand

Valmet will supply a Valmet IQ quality control system for corrugators to SCGP's corrugated board box plant in Navanakorn plant, Thailand. The system will enable the plant to improve corrugated board quality, reduce rejected paper caused by warped board and improve plant productivity. The start-up of the system is scheduled for the third quarter of 2022.

Valmet to supply a Valmet IQ Steam Profiler and CD Moisture Control to Ahlstrom-Munksjö in France

Valmet will supply a Valmet IQ Steam Profiler and associated cross direction moisture control to the Ahlstrom-Munksjö mill in Rottersac, in the South West of France.

Arne Asplund Mechanical Pulping Award 2024

The Arne Asplund Mechanical Pulping Award 2024 has been granted Professor Thomas Granfeldt.

The path to mill-wide optimization: Interview with Valmet experts

Improving mill production in both cost reduction and quality control is often compartmental. Tuning individual subprocesses helps, but taking a mill-wide view of optimization shows the true potential. We interviewed Timo Laurila and Matti Selkälä to learn more.

Strong teamwork brings success to SCA Obbola

SCA’s increased production capacity project at their kraftliner mill in Obbola, Sweden, is nearing completion. Close collaboration and good dialogue between the SCA and Valmet teams have delivered positive results.

Commissioning under the midnight sun

At the same time Kemi, and other places north of the Arctic Circle, were enjoying the midnight sun, hectic work continued at Metsä Fibre’s bioproduct mill project site. The project has reached a commissioning phase, which precedes the start-up.

Valmet-delivered flash drying and baling line and CTMP rebuild started up at SCA Ortviken mill in Sweden

The rebuilt TMP line, now converted to high temperature chemi-thermomechanical pulp, HT-CTMP, production has been taken over and is now operated by SCA Ortviken pulp mill. Tests runs have been executed and the quality of required pulp product mix has been approved.