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Lifecycle services at BCTMP mill ensure automation system reliability

Since its establishment in 2001, the Metsä Board’s Joutseno mill's Valmet DNA automation system has been systematically updated through a lifecycle plan. A recent automation service project included upgrading the I/O system in four phases.

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.

Good things come in threes

In March 2021, VPK Paper's Oudegem mill in Belgium successfully started up a new Valmet IQ quality control system on PM7. With this installation to replace an aging system that was at end-of-life, Valmet has now replaced the quality control systems (QCS) on all three machines in Oudegem.

SSAB: A unified automation concept strengthens blast furnace and power plant operations

Pohjolan Voima and Valmet challenge each other in developing operations

Pohjolan Voima’s solution-oriented operating model applies positive pressure on Valmet as a network partner.

Heat storage requires high system availability

When Vaasan Voima chose automation to control its new rock cavern heat storage – the largest of its kind in Finland – high system availability was the top priority.

Be prepared for cyber threats with Valmet cybersecurity services

Connected production environments and critical infrastructures are increasingly experiencing cyberattacks. That is why it is of utmost importance to maintain the security level of automation systems and keep them up to date. Valmet offers its automation customers cybersecurity services that help them to secure their business continuity and, in the worst case, to quickly recover from a cyberattack.

Bringing efficiency to sustainable nonwoven production with Valmet’s new Transmission Spectrum Measurement at SharpCell

As SharpCell expands its fossil-free and biodegradable product portfolio, the company collaborated closely with Valmet to pilot the new Valmet IQ Transmission Spectrum Measurement (TSM), aiming to gain deeper, real-time insights into raw material performance.

Board and paper references

A collection of our customers' success stories from board and papermakers where Valmet technologies, solutions and services have helped them reach and go beyond their investment targets.

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