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Good progress in the Beyond Circularity program in 2023
More than 220 partners have joined our ecosystem, and fifteen ecosystem projects started in 2023, increasing the total number of ongoing projects to 22. Internally we have 91 R&D projects ongoing.
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Laura Bassi and Valmet: exploring better data management
Valmet supplied its Industrial Internet to the scientific vessel Laura Bassi to collect data into cloud reliably and with the highest level of cybersecurity.
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Beyond Circularity: Manufacturing industrial-scale biocomposites
Valmet collaborated with nine other Finnish companies and the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland in the co-innovation project called “High Performance Cellulose-based Composites” (HiPer) to study the use of biocomposites on an industrial scale.
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From unknowns to benefits
Stock preparation and wet end processes are typically full of unknowns for board and paper makers. Ville Piikkilä, Business Manager for Valmet Board and Paper Automation Solutions, explains how to turn these unknowns into new benefits.
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Valmet and Sunpaper relocated PM3 in 5 months record time
In 2022, Sunpaper signed a contract with Valmet to relocate its paper machine PM3 from Yanzhou, Shandong Province to Beihai, Guangxi Province, about 2000 kilometers. The relocation aims to increase Sunpaper’s competitiveness and align with the company’s green production strategy.
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Integrated automation helps Asia Symbol to significantly improve paper machine efficiency
Asia Symbol’s paper machine PM13 was successfully started up on March 27, 2022, with a machine speed of 1500 m/min. The production line is equipped with an extensive scope of automation systems and flow control solutions. After 4 months of operation, the speed has reached 1610 m/min – a new record.
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4-steps to resource efficiency: Quantify and discover the improvement potential for optimizing your production process
In our previous article about energy efficiency, we determined four steps with which, with our customers, we can improve their production line’s energy use. After completing benchmarking, the first of the four steps (see Figure 1 below), we have determined with the customer where their mill currently sits in terms of resource efficiency compared to the customer’s other mills or competitors. Let’s broaden those 4-steps to cover other resources besides just energy, as savings in water and raw materials or improvements in time and material all lead to better resource efficiency.
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Rethinking steam and combustion at Parenco
Since 2012, when the ownership of Parenco transferred to H2 Equity Partners, the company has been investing regularly in its paper production. One of the latest investments has been to enhance the steam distribution in the power plant with Valmet’s solutions.
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Valmet promotes social inclusion of disabled and homeless people in South America
Valmet’s social responsibility program supports selected local projects around the world for the wellbeing of society and the environment. In South America, the support is channeled to two organizations, Gerando Falcões in Brazil and Gente de la Calle in Chile, under the theme “Equal opportunities for wellbeing”.
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