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Reference 22.10.2024

Transforming Efficiency and Safety Through a Lower Furnace Rebuild

HARMAC partnered with Valmet to rebuild its lower furnace, improving combustion efficiency, reducing emissions, and cutting boiler washing time in half. The upgrade resulted in optimized operations, reduced maintenance, and alignment with sustainability goals.

Recovery boilers Chemical recovery Upgrades and rebuilds Maintenance and operations Collaboration Pulp

Reference 19.03.2024

Cake solids measurement elevates dewatering control

JEA’s Buckman Wastewater Treatment Plant, in Jacksonville, Florida, chose Valmet Dry Solids Measurement (Valmet DS), installed on the dewatering centrifuge, for accurate cake measurement. It’s been implemented for the plant wide mass balance control scheme.

Automation Analyzers, measurement and laboratory Wastewater measurements Valmet Dry Solids Measurement Water and wastewater Waste water plants Automation

Reference 20.02.2024

Greenpac PM 1: remote support solved energy consumption increase in dryer section

As a part of continuous remote monitoring & optimization service Valmet Performance Center supported Greenpac remotely to identify and solve energy consumption increase issue in the dryer section.

Industrial Internet for Board and Paper Remote monitoring and optimization Drying OptiRun cylinder drying Energy efficiency Board and paper Digitalization Industrial Internet Energy efficiency

Reference 19.12.2023

Achieving a Milestone with Installation of Smelt Spout Robot

Discover Valmet's milestone achievement—the first Smelt Spout Robot in North America installed at Pixelle mill, Spring Grove, PA. This collaborative and technically advanced solution enables efficient port cleaning for Pixelle without boiler modifications.

Improvements Safety Performance Energy Pulp Services Upgrades and rebuilds Innovation

Reference 31.10.2023

Paper San Francisco continues to invest in the Valmet Advantage ViscoNip press

The Advantage ViscoNip press is a patented and unique product which has proven to be fundamental to reach various production benefits for tissue makers world-wide.

Tissue Advantage DCT Quality Performance ViscoNip

Reference 18.07.2023

Improving recovery boiler safety

A North American pulp mill was looking to improve the operations and safety of their recovery boiler. They invested in a Valmet Furnace Imaging System, IR (Portable Mid-IR mobile inspection camera) with off-axis lens to safely manage the firing rate of their boiler.

Automation Analyzers, measurement and laboratory Boiler diagnostics systems Valmet Furnace Imaging System, IR Pulp Automation

Reference 19.06.2023

Successful start-up of a grade conversion rebuild at Bear Island in Ashland, Virginia

Cascades announced that it produced its first roll of 100% recycled containerboard at the Bear Island mill in Virginia, United States.

Board and paper Quality control system (QCS) Quality management Grade conversions Container board Agreement Performance Production capacity Productivity Quality

Reference 23.02.2023

Safe and efficient operation control of the recovery boiler

A North American mill looking to monitor bed height and shape, and bed temperatures, installed a Valmet Furnace Imaging System, IR, to better monitor its recovery boiler and control the SO2 levels. A service agreement together with the analyzer helps the mill experience little to no downtime with the servicing of its camera.

Pulp Analyzers, measurement and laboratory Boiler diagnostics systems Valmet Furnace Imaging System, IR Automation

Reference 21.02.2023

A view to better control bed height and shape of the recovery boiler’s smelt bed

A North American mill did not have a working camera for monitoring bed height and shape, which did not allow operators to monitor black liquor conditions. By installing Valmet Furnace Imaging System, IR, the mill is now able to improve burn efficiency with better black liquor monitoring.

Pulp Analyzers, measurement and laboratory Boiler diagnostics systems Valmet Furnace Imaging System, IR Automation