Valmet to deliver Defibrator system to Dongwha in Vietnam
Valmet will supply a Defibrator system to Dongwha Viet Nam in Vietnam. The start-up of the new line is planned for the first quarter 2021.
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Production world record at OKI Pulp & Paper Mills
The drying machine 1 at OKI, a project carried out by APP with technology supplied by Valmet, has achieved a new production world record in April 2018
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High expectations met with Kruger's grade conversion rebuild
The interest in lightweight linerboard is on the rise in North America. In response, Kruger decided to let Valmet convert their newsprint machine to board machine.
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Teaming up for success at Opal’s Botany mill
Success is a joint effort and requires persistent work. This philosophy is embraced at Opal's Botany Mill in Australia with excellent results. Supported by Valmet, the mill is recognized as an industry benchmark for containerboard manufacturing, achieving production records year after year.
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Pratt Industries PM 17: Expert training delivers a flawless start-up
Pratt Industries started up their new PM 17 board machine in 2019 at Wapakoneta, Ohio. The start-up was a great success thanks to both extensive training and the unique opportunity to train their personnel on exactly the same type of OptiConcept M line at Pratt’s PM 16 machine in Valparaiso, Indiana.
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Responsible packaging at Orora B9
Orora's Botany mill in Australia is home to one of the world's top-performing paper machines. Replacing old machines with Valmet paper machine has slashed energy use by 34%, cut water consumption by 26% and reduced waste by 75%.
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Cartones Ponderosa strengthens its competitive advantage
Mexico’s leading producer of coated folding boxboard has invested in Valmet’s curtain coating and air impingement drying technology to improve board quality, lower costs and boost productivity.
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Factory Acceptance Tests go remote
The Covid-19 pandemic has turned businesses upside down everywhere. For example, with the virtual Factory Acceptance Test (FAT), new ways of working are providing previously unseen benefits through the extended use of digital tools.
Insights ● ArticleThe Chinese premiere of curtain coated linerboard
“Our customers want a low price but high quality. Curtain coating technology allows us to meet these requirements,” says Shu Junming, Vice General Manager, Ji’an Group Co, Ltd.
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Goals achieved with coater section rebuild in Mayr-Melnhof Kolicevo
All the targets for the project were achieved. Runnability is better than before, and the efficiency is better, too,” says Rok Sustar from Mayr-Melnhof Kolicevo in Slovenia. A multilayer curtain coater and a blade coater started up after a very short shutdown period in the summer of 2015. A supply system for the two layers of the curtain coater was also installed.
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