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Valmet to upgrade Aranda marine research vessel's control and machinery monitoring system

Valmet receives orders for three Valmet IQ quality control systems from E.I.L

Valmet delivers operator training to the Naantali Power Plant in Finland

Valmet provides Turun Seudun Energiantuotanto Oy with operator training tools for the customer's Naantali 4 boiler plant

Valmet to invest in a new Service Center in Concepcion, Chile

Customer needs drive innovation

Customer needs and global megatrends have been the driving force of Valmet’s product development throughout the company’s 220 years of industrial history. Resource efficiency and open innovation connect Valmet’s product development and customers. New leaps in development are aimed at the Industrial Internet and digitalization. Read more on how Valmet's R&D helps customers to move their performance forward.

Towards new AI-based business models

High-quality data will be a key source of business value in the future. While machines and equipment are one part of a wider production system that creates value, software will have an increasing role in transforming data into digital services and solutions.

Valmet’s fire fighting system, IR scanner detection system, and blade change TIPs prevent fires, promote safety

Each year, industrial fires are responsible for thousands of worker injuries or deaths, and millions of dollars in property damage and product loss. Given the fiber-based nature of its products, the pulp and paper industry is particularly susceptible to fire risk. Highly flammable short-fiber cellulose, combustible dust, and potential sources of ignition (e.g., static electricity, frictional heating, hot equipment surfaces, etc.) can easily combine to invite danger and, often, total devastation. With a projected global market value of $368 billion (USD) and a workforce of thousands, the pulp and paper industry certainly has a lot to lose. It is also one wherein tissue converters and other paper makers are commonly protected by outmoded fire detection equipment.

For loop tuning, do you need a bump test?

The short answer to the original question is: Yes, you do need a bump test. However, the bump test does not need to be a traditional one.

Geopolitics, sustainability, and technology: key insights from Tissue World Düsseldorf 2023

More than 1,500 tissue professionals from 80 countries gathered at Tissue World Düsseldorf 2023 (TWD) to network with global colleagues and explore the future of the tissue industry. During the nearly four dozen educational sessions, presenters focused on key concepts driving global tissue markets and how they influence change — and success — in all aspects of the tissue business. Geopolitics, sustainability, and technology were recurring themes in both casual conversations among attendees and in TWD presentations. The three topics aren’t new in the tissue industry, but the related challenges and opportunities amplified at TWD provided a lot to consider.

The new Valmet Zephyrus: A breakthrough packaging solution that supports e-commerce and sustainability initiatives

Toilet tissue was one of the panic buys at the onset of the global pandemic. Product shortages at the onset of COVID-19 led to stockpiling by consumers, which led to heavier demand that manufacturers couldn’t meet for a number of reasons. In the United States, the surge saw toilet paper sales spike to $10.435 million by October 2020, a nearly 20% increase over the previous year’s sales.1