Flexible Service Agreement: Easy budgeting with predicable costs
Valmet now offers a fixed price volume purchase agreement to improve mill operations. Regardless of service type, maintenance costs will now be predictable.
Insights ● ArticleFlexible Service Agreement: Easy budgeting with predicable costs
Valmet now offers a fixed price volume purchase agreement to improve mill operations. Regardless of service type, maintenance costs will now be predictable.
Insights ● ArticleVacRoll suction holes and grooves should be cleaned regularly
VacRoll suction holes and the grooves of all rolls should be cleaned regularly, as they may get completely clogged due to web moisture, particularly at the start of the dryer section. Bearing housings also need attention. Proper handling of the rolls is also important.
Insights ● ArticleWet streak caused by corrosion of roll shell, case study
A wet streak leads to combined investigation by mill personnel and Valmet roll specialists. A suction roll cover is removed and analyzed, after which a metallurgist inspects the roll. The mill mechanic provides a key insight...
Insights ● ArticleNever straighten bent reel spool journals - safer to replace them
Reel spools carry more load for their size than any other roll in the paper mill. Bent journals can break, causing the log to fall from the reel or storage reels onto the floor and bump into equipment and personnel.
Insights ● ArticleSymRoll recommended maintenance - End seals & roll overhauls
For trouble-free functioning of SymRolls, the following are recommended maintenance regarding the end roll seals and overhauls (complete or regular operation).
Insights ● ArticleValmet receives the Bronze Class and Industry Mover Sustainability Award 2017 in RobecoSAM’s sustainability assessment
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Overview and troubleshooting of size press threading system
This article presents an example multiple-device threading system, briefly describing each device, and then lists methods to troubleshoot the threading system.
Insights ● ArticleOn-machine grinding - evaluation, scheduling and process
On-machine grinding is cost- and time-efficient compared to dryer cylinder replacement or off-machine grinding, finishing and renewing cylinders for 40-50 percent less total cost and in less than half the time.
Insights ● ArticleSizer service case study – Size press inspection and repair
A size press in a U.S. mill had a history of not closing evenly, causing wrinkles as the nip closed and potentially causing sheet breaks. Valmet came to help…
Insights ● ArticlePower and heating plant training increase profitability
Valmet offers training tools to cover all aspects of the plant, ranging from classroom style to web-based E-learning, with solutions tailor-made for your mill.
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