Reel improvements for board and paper making

Customized solutions to ensure better operational reliability and provide a good return on your investment

Reel improvement solutions help you to ensure that your reeling is performing at the highest possible level. With the customized solutions you will improve paper quality, solve runnability problems and ensure better operational reliability. You can also expect measurable results, a good return on your investment and cost-effectiveness.

Improve paper quality

Solve runnability issues

Better operational reliability

Unwanted unwinding of parent roll with surface binding

A surface binding device prevents unwanted loosening/unwinding of the parent roll after turn-up and during transportation for further processing. TailGrip glue, developed for this specific application, is sprayed onto the sheet edges right before turn-up. The sheet tail is then attached to the parent roll surface. TailGrip 1 and 2 are ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA) based glues.

This process enhances operator safety by reducing roll slabbing and paper clean-up, keeping paper layers tight, and preventing loosening as the roll decelerates. This results in improved machine efficiency and less waste.”

Upgrade reel loading to hydraulic

Experiencing reeling defects with your pneumatic pope reel? Consider upgrading to hydraulic for improved efficiency and reliability. This method offers controlled parameters and adjustable loading curves for optimal roll structure. Updated safety features lead to better roll quality, less waste, fewer defects, and a payback time typically under a year.

Change of parent roll quickly and cleanly

Valmet Water Jet Turn-up Device comes as a complete package including controls, user support and preventive maintenance program. This device ensures consistent, fast, and clean parent roll changes. An exceptional parent roll start leads to reduced bottom waste, which again leads to increased productivity. It consists of water jet nozzle beam, servo drive cabinet, pick-up device, and high-pressure pump unit. The equipment arrives tested and installs quickly and easily. It is suitable for lightweight coated paper, super calendared magazine paper, newsprint, coated and uncoated wood free paper, containerboard, and carton board.

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Reel Safety Upgrades

If you have pre-2006 reels and unwinds and aim to enhance mill safety, we can help. We offer upgrades to meet current European directives (EC-Declaration of Conformity provided, no CE marking). This not only eliminates workplace hazards but can also lower insurance costs. Upgrades typically include safety fences/gates, mats, safety dimension modifications, and the replacement of manual operations with automatic, interlocked ones.

Read our customers' success stories

Reel backlash due to worn parts causes sheet breaks, case study

Sheet breaks on PM1 are costing thousands of dollars. Valmet emergency service discovers backlash and further analysis provides temporary and long-term fixes.

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.

The intelligent giant - Bohui Zibo BM6

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