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Safety when lifting, operating and servicing felt rolls

When lifting, operating and servicing the rolls, obey the OEM and mill safety instructions regarding lifting points, nips, lifting instruments and guards in order to maximize occupational safety.

Improve profitability and efficiency with a Performance Agreement

Valmet’s Performance Agreement is a mill-wide development program to improve and maintain your competitiveness and profitability throughout the mill lifecycle.

Understanding coater blade angle vs. loading tube pressure

For a given blade tip bevel, when load tube pressure is increased, the blade angle will decrease, resulting in the blade running on its heel for a while. This, along with the additional bending pressure at the blade tip, will reduce coat weight. It is important to understand the interaction between blade angle, blade tip angle and loading tube pressure.

Brief introduction to Lean 6 Sigma - the DMAIC concept

Many mills use this process improvement tool. For those who are not acquainted with it, here's a brief summary of the 5 steps of Lean 6-Sigma (DMAIC for short).

Common fluids valves explained: Pressure reducing valve

Pressure reducing valves are used to create and hold a pressure setpoint in a downstream hydraulic branch. Valmet uses sandwich style valves because they are easy to fit in a stacked hydraulic valve block circuit.

GS Paperboard & Packaging PM3 in Malaysia

GS Paperboard & Packaging is one of the largest integrated paper and packaging manufacturers in Malaysia. In 2021 they successfully started up the latest board machine at their Selangor site. The PM3 is producing testliner from 100% recycled raw material and is equipped with the most modern papermaking technology supplied by Valmet.

Bohui Zibo BM6 grade conversion

A giant was born when Bohui started their new containerboard machine BM 6 – the widest and largest of its kind in Asia. From the initial start-up all the way to the conversion to printing paper production, the onsite processes and machine optimization have been supported by global experts from Valmet’s Performance Center.

Start-up of the innovative kraftliner machine PM 27 in Klabin Puma II, Brazil

In the end of August 2021 we reach a big step forward to a more sustainable future with the start-up of Paper Machine 27 in Klabin’s Puma II project, in Klabin, Ortigueira, state of Paraná, in Brazil. The PM27 arrives to revolutionize the package paper industry by producing kraftliner 100% eucalyptus hardwood pulp.

Nippon Dynawave: sustainable board with less CO2 emissions and fibers

Nippon Dynawave wanted to go towards a more sustainable board production. They succeeded in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and using less fibers for the same amount of board with the Valmet-supplied metal belt calender.

How we live sustainability at Valmet – Taking suppliers’ sustainable business practices forward

Discover how Valmet embraces sustainability in its supply chain. Our colleague Wei Huang shares how Valmet has already made a significant impact on suppliers’ sustainable business practices and climate actions through its Supplier Sustainability Engagement Program. Through close cooperation and shared best practices, we’re committed to mutual development.