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Proper planning and scheduling of shutdowns increase reliability, productívity and safety
Longterm partnership with problem solving, innovations, and well executed shutdowns in focus to help increase productivity and reduce costs at Klabin Monte Alegre mill, Brazil.
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Strong collaboration leads to process and efficiency improvements
Optimized plant reliability and availability by close collaboration between Valmet and Eneco Bio Golden Raand Delfzijl
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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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Improved productivity with refiner upgrade
James Hardie Industries is the world’s #1 producer and marketer of high-performance fiber cement and fiber gypsum building solutions. The plant in Philippines, is located in Cabuyao, mainly produces gypsum board.
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A breakthrough in cylinder surface cleaning: “The change was unbelievable.”
Corex’s (earlier Corenso) board mill in Pori, Finland is developing its production and equipment continuously. In 2019, one of the development projects was improving doctoring on the dryer section to meet the quality requirements of production.
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Successfully improved doctoring process at IKPP Perawang Mill
After a previous PM6 rebuild project in 2012, IKPP Perawang Mill was looking for opportunities for further improvements in the machine runnability and performance. Cooperation with Valmet started and the desired improvements were found through a comprehensive review of the doctoring process.
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One cleaning shutdown eliminated every 6 weeks at Stora Enso’s Skoghall mill
Stora Enso’s Skoghall mill decided to renew their old smoothing press cleaning device and improve the roll cover durability of their BM 8.
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Stora Enso Imatra Mills Tainionkoski BM 5 safety upgrade
Safety was the main driving force behind modernizing the Stora Enso Imatra Mills Tainionkoski board machine 5 (BM 5). Valmet delivered safer winder, transfer rails from reel to winder, and some measurements and controls for the board machine because the roll handling equipment from reel to storage needed a major safety improvement.
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Infinikote-2 Yankee Metallizing applied at Metsä Tissue Katrinefors
PM35 Yankee was close to derating, and to keep up the thickness of the Yankee shell and the steam pressure, Metsä Tissue Katrinefors decided to thermal spray it. As Infinikote-1 on PM36 had run successfully, it was natural to choose Valmet as a supplier again.
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Papelera De Brandia PM 1: Flexibility and stable quality with new headbox
Specialty paper manufacturer Papelera de Brandia, S.A. invested in a new OptiFlo Fourdrinier headbox to tackle declining market shares. The investment has enabled them to improve and stabilize product quality as well as improve productivity. This has resulted in better competitiveness and in increased market shares.
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