Customer case:

Better paper quality and lower steam consumption with IntelliJet V headbox and IntelliPress Linear

Jan 15, 2025

South India Paper Mills (SIPM) located in Karnataka state, focuses on the container board segment. They invested in PM 6 to meet the growing demand for high-quality paper required by converters, enabling them to produce boxes that meet global standards.

Manish Patel, owner and Managing Director, South India Paper Mills Ltd.

We had a good support from Valmet...
There’s a huge learning curve for our people, because many of these technologies are the latest, like the shoe presses, the headbox, controlling these and effectively and consistently producing a product with good uptime is what we are targeting right now.

Manish Patel, owner and Managing Director, South India Paper Mills Ltd.

 

Summary

Location Karnataka state, India
Solution
Results
  • Machine capacity increase by 6%
  • Steam consumption decrease by 4%
  • Final dryness after press section 53%
Keywords

Paper & board, Automation system, Small and medium size machinery, Press, Shoe press, India, Asia

 

Technical data

 

Grades Testliner, Fluting, Kraftliner - White lined
Technical information The design speed of the machine is 800 m/min, the reel width is 3,950 mm and the basis weight range is 80-300 g/m2.
Start-up 2020

 

 

Steam consumption decreased by 4%

On a journey to transforming paper quality

On a journey to transforming paper quality

The installation of a new headbox, a new shoe press, and a quality scanner at PM 6 has helped South India Paper Mills Ltd. (SIPM) produce a higher quality corrugated board to meet the needs of paper converters.

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Watch the transformational story of South India Paper Mills, that joins forces with Valmet to improve paper quality.

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