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A new start with an OCC grade conversion at Burgo Verzuolo PM 9
In 2020, Burgo's Verzuolo converted their existing paper machine to OCC board grades. This meant high-quality grades with minimal virgin fibers and low operating costs. Everyone involved was very pleased with the results.
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Innovative paper technology meets digital solutions
Combining innovative paper technology with advanced Valmet Industrial Internet solutions and services when making capital investments in the board and paper industry brings significant benefits. It ensures a rapid ramp-up, optimizes paper quality, boosts sustainability and saves total costs of ownership.
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Low-carbon capacity with Jingui BM2
In 2021, APP Group successfully started up their new Jingui BM2 machine. The Valmet-supplied technology used in BM2 helps the company to meet its goals for low-carbon operations.
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Rebuilding for better packaging
“A company that makes the world beautiful” with packaging – Ajin P&P’s slogan becomes even more true now that the company’s smart factory plan has just been approved by the Korean government.
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Varel: significant capacity increase with Valmet’s winding technology
Papier- und Kartonfabrik Varel is reaching for an annual production capacity of one million tons of corrugated board during the next few years. To further improve the performance of its PM 4, it invested in Valmet’s state-of-the-art winding technology.
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Valmet and Metsä Group celebrate the inauguration of 3D fiber product pilot plant
Valmet and Metsä Group celebrated the official inauguration of 3D fiber product pilot plant in Äänekoski, Finland on August 22, 2022. The investment project was decided in fall 2020 and the operations at the pilot plant began in May 2022. The pilot plant was inaugurated by Petri Honkonen, Minister of Science and Culture, Ilkka Hämälä, President and CEO of Metsä Group and Pasi Laine, President and CEO of Valmet.
Insights ● ArticleImproving product quality and saving energy with Valmet IQ at Zhejiang Jingxing Paper in China
The moisture profile 2-sigma improved more than 60%, and the sheet dryness increased over 1.5%. The energy consumption level greatly decreased as a result.
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Guangdong Shanying: dedicated to intelligent, low-carbon manufacturing
With their new PM 52 and PM 53 lines, Guangdong Shanying aims to meet their low-carbon goals while setting industry benchmarks for intelligent manufacturing. Close cooperation with Valmet has enabled rapid start-up and exceptional efficiency.
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The human and the paper machine
When Valmet develops future paper machine solutions, the focus is on how people feel about using the system as much as it is on performance. Valmet has been systematically focusing on industrial design and usability and user experience (UX) of paper machines for several years.
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Be different, be successful
When the goal was set in 2013 it looked almost impossible to reach. But less than five years later, Lee & Man Paper had made it: with the help of Valmet, they made it to the top three in the Chinese tissue market.
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