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A 15-year collaboration has made Valmet an all-round developer for Liansheng Paper

During the past 15 years, Liansheng Paper has been deepening its cooperation with Valmet through several equipment deliveries to its sites in Changtai, Longhai and Zhangpu.

Energy savings with refiner rebuild at Mitsubishi Paper’s Hachinohe Mill in Japan

Quality never stands alone – it’s more like the sum of factors resulting in better products and processes. And this was the case with Mitsubishi Paper’s Hachinohe Mill, which resulted in the optimization of both operation and quality.

Papelera Ecker now has eyes into the machine

Papelera Ecker is a small integrated paper mill producing 100% recycled paper. Production concentrates on packaging papers including white and brown liner, and fluting medium, from recycled paper pulped onsite. The mill, originally built in 1967, has seen many improvements since the Garcia family took it over in 1993. One of these was the Valmet IQ quality control system (QCS) supplied by Valmet in August 2013. Valmet IQ replaced a competitor’s QCS which, although only a few years old, was not providing the measurement accuracy that the mill needed for the production of quality packaging paper.

Sustainable and innovative board products from Kotkamills

Kotkamills in Finland converted its paper machine into a unique board machine. The new machine was designed for a wide variety of products. “It is the most elegant board machine ever - it is just beautiful".

Neenah Coldenhove QCS replacement

When faced with end-of-life issues of quality control systems (QCS) on its two paper machines, Neenah Coldenhove in the Netherlands turned to Valmet for a new solution.

Finding a better way forward with aqua layering technology

The new innovatiove OptiFlo layering headbox at Dongil Wolsan PM1 enables feeding starch between the layers. This increases ignificantly the strenght properties of the end product while providing cost savings as 30% less starch is needed.

Alfeld PM 2: A special star is born

Sappi Alfeld Mill in Germany completed an ambitious project to convert its one remaining graphic paper machine - PM 2 - into what is probably the largest, most innovative, automated and versatile speciality paper machine on the planet.

Valmet IQ Web Monitoring System guides further board machine improvement at AB Grigeo Klaipėda in Lithuania

In order improve runnability on its PM3 board machine, AB Grigeo Klaipėda in Lithuania recently installed a Valmet IQ Web Monitoring System (WMS) to discover more about the origins and causes of web breaks.

Accurate retention measurement of specialty paper

SWMINTL St Girons specialty paper mill in France utilizes Valmet Optical Consistency Measurement (Valmet OC2W) to measure retention and ash of long fibers such as flax and hemp.

The world’s best paper machine: UWF speed record of 1,808 m/min

On September 1, 2011, the world's largest and fastest woodfree-producing paper machine was started-up at the Zhanjiang Chenming mill in China. During its first operational year, it achieved on several occasions a new world speed record. In November 2012, the recorded speed was 1,808 m/min. During a 24-hour run, the 11.15-meter-wide PM 1 produced high quality printing paper at a basis weight of 70 g/m2.