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Energy savings with OptiDry Coat air dryers at Hansol Daejeon PM 32

Hansol's decision to rebuild their FBB producing board machine at Hansol mill with OptiDry Coat air dryers have resulted in energy savings of up to 45%. They've also seen improvements on their board quality; printability is good and visual appearance has improved. Furthermore, runnability has improved and the “folding” effect reduced.

24% energy savings with new OptiFiner Pro refiner at Mondi Neusiedler

Mondi Neusiedler Mill in Austria had a clear target in energy consumption reduction. They saw the potential for energy savings and promptly commenced on a project to replace existing short fiber refiners with just one OptiFiner Pro refiner.

New press section rejuvenates Greif corrugating medium machine

A new OptiPress press section, with matching Valmet clothing included, boosts productivity, improves quality of the corrugating medium and reduces energy consumption at Greif Packaging mill in Riverville, USA.

Economy meets ecology at Mondi Świecie PM 7 containerboard making line

Świecie PM 7 in Poland, which produced its first reel on 2009, is Mondi’s response to the growing trend towards lightweight corrugated case material. In PM 7 economy has been designed to meet ecology: maximum product quality is achieved with minimum environmental impact.

Real-time detection and advanced image analysis enables continuous quality control at Stora Enso Sunila mill

By monitoring dirt and shives on the mill's pulp drying line 6 with the Valmet IQ Web Inspection System for dirt count at Stora Enso Sunila mill, it optimizes both end-product quality and line efficiency.

Innovative moisturizer application provides immediate benefits

The Iggesund Workington board mill in the UK has successfully applied a Valmet IQ Moisturizer in board production to achieve higher production rates especially with higher grammage products.

Steam profiler generates energy savings at Smurfit Kappa Nettingsdorf

Smurfit Kappa Nettingsdorf is one of the leading producers for Kraftliner in Europe. Their PM6 has a capacity of up to 450,000 ton/year. Energy efficiency is a key element in their management system in order to improve operational costs and reduced environmental impact. An existing steambox was found to work inefficient, and after careful evaluation of the current process parameters and assessment of improvement potential, Nettingsdorf decided to replace this steambox by state of the art Valmet IQ Steam Profiler. Target was to achieve a significant decrease in specific steam consumption for the paper machine.

Optimize process and increase energy efficiency with Valmet’s Lime Kiln Optimizer

Metsä Group's Äänekoski bioproduct mill, located in Central Finland. It produces 1.3 million tonnes of softwood and birch pulp annually. Valmet's Lime Kiln Optimizer has been implemented in 2022, resulting in significant process optimization and increased energy efficiency at the mill.

UHD upgrade offers better fiber optics and comparability

Irving Pulp & Paper in Canada upgraded the optics of their Valmet Fiber Image Analyzer (Valmet FS5) to the latest ultra-high definition (UHD) technology.

Natura Paper investing in safety with Valmet Tail Threading Conveyors

Natura Paper Co. Ltd, in South Korea is a newsprint production company. The mill wanted to improve operators' safety in the tail threading area. With Valmet Tail Threading conveyors no manual interference by operators is needed and the system automatically adjusts to all running situations.