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When small things make a big difference

UIPSA’s Winder Reliability Agreement with Valmet has been effective for two decades – and that is continuing. Over the years, the cooperation has led to numerous small improvements, resulting in significant development in the winder’s capacity, reliability and safety.

World’s fastest coated board machine

The Ji’an Group's PM 3 enabled the company to optimize its raw material costs and to become a major producer of coated board. The novel curtain coating technology provides the mill with more furnish options to choose from.

Increased efficiency and less production breaks through paper machine upgrade by Valmet

Stora Enso Veitsiluoto mill in Finland decided to invest in improving the PM 5’s runnability and production efficiency. Valmet carried out a complete tail threading upgrade project from the press section to the reel during eight days shutdown.

Sun Paper PM 38 on the move

In March 2018, PM 38 started producing fine paper a month ahead of schedule at the Yanzhou paper mill in Shandong province, China. PM 38 was a Valmet relocation project for Shandong Sun Paper Industry of a papermaking line Valmet had originally supplied to Stora Enso’s Suzhou mill in 1996.

Shandong Bohui Paper’s expansion plan becomes reality with new BM2

Shandong Bohui Paper has the ambitious goal of becoming the largest coated board producer in China. The new board machine (BM2) supplied by Valmet is an important step towards the big target. The modern technology has gained market acceptance by ensuring high end-product quality with superior smoothness.

Energy savings through vacuum system improvement

The Burgo Verzuolo mill in Italy was able to radically improve the energy efficiency and controllability of the vacuum system in a rebuild of its PM 9.

Rethinking energy sustainability in tissue production

When it comes to sustainability in tissue production, simply presenting a “green corporate image” is no longer good enough to stay competitive. Authorities around the world have set greater environmental legislative requirements for tissue manufacturing, and consumers everywhere want certified environmentally-friendly products. That means tissue mills need to take concrete steps for more sustainable production processes.

Navigating the challenge: Operating in a water-scarce landscape

Located in an area where saving water is an ever-present concern tissue producer Faderco is examining strategies, technologies, and innovative approaches to lower and optimize their water consumption.

Steel or Casted Yankee – that’s the question

Selecting the right Yankee merits careful consideration. After all we are dealing with the heart of your tissue machine here. Steel and casted Yankee dryers both have their benefits, in different areas, depending on your type of production. This is a guide to what is important to consider.

All you need for tissue machine clothing

It’s all moved rapidly since Valmet took the strategic decision to boost its tissue machine clothing development. The focus has been on the best possible raw materials, structure and runnability features of fabrics for tissue machines.