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Better leadership, higher engagement

South America launched a leadership development program built around a series of face-to-face modules, each focusing on a different theme.

Keep oil clean, cool, and dry to avoid costly oil leaks

No matter what their size, oil leaks are a plaguing problem in pulp, paper, board and tissue mills. Calculating their cost can be challenging. Temperature spikes may be one fault.

Hydraulic basics, troubleshooting, filters & accumulators

This article lists some basic tips about hydraulics, including troubleshooting, filtering, cylinder rod leakage, effects of high air content in hydraulic oil and accumulator function.

Troubleshooting roll defects - causes and corrective actions

Wound roll defects are described and possible causes and associated corrective actions are presented for each defect.

Shared Journey Forward - Case studies demonstrate benefits

These reference cases demonstrate Valmet's unique Shared Journey Forward service offerings in the areas of reliability, performance and process competitiveness.

Valmet improves your safety around recovery boiler operations

The recovery boiler is a hazardous work area. Valmet has developed a number of innovative upgrades that reduce operator risk by automating and redesigning typical procedures. Explosion, combustion, hot gas, molten ash and burn risks are minimized.

How to perform static balancing of dryers, and the benefits

Static balancing prevents sheet breaks, poor sheet quality, bearing wear, vibration, noise and other problems and should only be used on dryer cans running at less than 3000 fpm.

Proper storage of ENP modules will prevent costly damage

Care must be taken while ENP modules are out of the machine to prevent damage from corrosion to the polished and machined carbon steel surfaces. Learn more about proper care and storage of ENP modules.

Maintain and troubleshoot winder hydraulic parking brakes

Front and rear drum brakes are installed on a winder, typically on the drive side, in order to improve personnel safety. The parking brakes assure the drums are at zero speed while personnel are working in the windup area. This article describes basic operation, maintenance and troubleshooting of the brakes.

Follow hydraulic hose best practices to improve runnability

Hydraulic hose best practices include documentation, marking connections and hose routing. This is especially critical during roll removal and installation.