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Safety, operation and maintenance of water jet tail cutter

Beloit's original Water Jet Tail Clip was a hardworking tail cutter and its operation, maintenance and safety considerations are reviewed in this article.

Reducing coater variability with a coater beam replacement

Many existing coating station blade beams experience MD and CD coat weight variability due to a variety of factors. Replacing the blade beam with a Valmet OptiCoat beam reduces variability and improves end product quality.

Achieving boiler MACT (Maximum Achievable Control Technology)

The primary goal of a boiler tune-up is to improve efficiency with respect to combustion operations by re-establishing the air-fuel mixture for the operating range of the boiler and balance oxygen and unburned fuel.

Niploading of SymSizers - problems, corrections and maintenance

Nip loading varies based on the type of size / coating applied, the roll crowns and the incoming sheet. Wrinkles, skewing and e-nip profiles are important.

Coater backing roll showers - purpose, layout and setup

Showers on the coater backing roll lubricate, cool and prevent coating buildup. This extends roll lifetime and can reduce coater-related sheet breaks.

The mechanism, need for and effect of reel drum grooving

As machine speed increases and sheet porosity decreases grooving of the reel drum becomes necessary in order to avoid sheet wrinkles, sheet breaks and quality defects.

Dryer can warm-up / cooldown guidelines and typical procedure

The purpose of dryer can warm-up/cooldown procedures is to permit uniform expansion or contraction of all components of the dryer system in order to minimize thermal stresses in the equipment.

Maximize baling line efficiency and minimize cost with an audit

A professional baling line audit from Valmet will ensure optimal use of the installed equipment and maximize efficiency while minimizing service costs.

Valmet Performance Center - process support agreement case study

The Valmet Performance Center is described, including how it works and actual results we have achieved with a customer while operating under a Performance Agreement.

Yankee creping problems and too many regrinds, a case study

In this case study, creping problems on a Yankee correlated with frequent regrinds. Analysis by the OEM specialist discovered misalignment, and made procedural recommendations to resolve the problems.