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Kappa QC controls stabilize pulp bleaching in Kaukopää
Imatra Mills consists of two production units: Kaukopää and Tainionkoski. Together, they produce one million tonnes of board and paper annually. In the latest advance at the Kaukopää mill, Valmet has introduced its latest concept in the form of stabilizing controls for the entire bleach line.
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Energy efficient OCC line at Orora Botany Mill
Orora's new B9 is the largest paper machine operating in Australia. To match with world-class board machine the mill needed a top-performing OCC line that Valmet delivered alongside the board machine. As raw material, B9 uses 100% recycled fiber from domestic containerboard and mixed waste.
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Evaporation optimization increases efficiency at SCA Obbola
SCA Obbola utilizes the Valmet Evaporation Optimizer to increase the efficiency and to generate energy savings while keeping the burning liquor dry solids high and stable.
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Juntai Technology overcomes a shoe press challenge in pulp drying
A shoe press bottom roll’s poor performance was a restricting factor not only for Juntai Technology’s pulp drying machine but the entire mill. The performance of the shoe press was unstable, and its nip load could not reach the design value. Valmet’s roll service experts evaluated the problem through a remote connection and now a new shoe press solid roll has been running continuously more than two years.
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Sustainable board making at Anhui Shanying
Sustainable board making at Anhui Shanying.
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Targeting 22% increase in capacity
Pondercel’s PM 1 in Mexico was rebuilt in 2011. The modifications in forming, press and dryer sections, as well as sizer, reel, and winder aimed to increase capacity, reduce production costs and helped to serve their customers better.
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OptiConcept M board making line at Pratt Industries in the USA
Pratt's new containerboard production line, PM 16, successfully came on stream in 2015. This is Valmet's first OptiConcept M installation in North America.
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The 3rd life of a paper machine at Blue Paper after grade conversion
In big grade conversion rebuilds, customers always want to be on the safe side as far as risks are concerned. Because the designed forming section was first of its kind, the prototype was tested at the Paper Technology Center in Jyväskylä. With the promising results of the pilot tests, Blue Paper was willing to implement the rebuild with Valmet.
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Liansheng Paper PM5 containerboard machine in China
Valmet's delivery to Liansheng Paper's Longhai site in Fujian province in China included a complete boardmaking line. The two-layer web can be produced with only one headbox providing excellent profiles due to a unique dilution system and good formation due to new type of hydraulics.
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Superior quality paper after rebuild - Sappi Gratkorn PM 11
Sappi's Gratkorn mill rebuilt their PM11 to improve the printing paper quality. The rebuild concept was optimized for improved formation and printability and reduced two-sidedness and validated in the series of pilot trials at Valmet facilities.
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