Achieve optimal tissue production with advanced forming technology

Forming section

The forming section plays a significant role in producing high quality tissue products. With a deep understanding of this section's functionalities and its optimization, tissue producers can elevate their production capabilities and achieve optimal results.

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Understanding the forming section is key to enhancing the production of tissue. The forming section is critical to the quality and efficiency of the final product. The forming section comprises components like the headbox and a wire section. Each of these components plays an integral role in molding and consolidating the fiber suspension into a uniform sheet. By pushing the limits of forming technology, Valmet empowers tissue producers to achieve increased productivity, superior product properties, and elevated sustainability.

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Valmet's OptiFlo II TIS Headbox - the first step when producing tissue

Explore one of the most critical components in a tissue machine that enhances tissue makers’ ability to produce various tissue grades at the desired level of quality.

Valmet Advantage ReTurne for energy savings

Why waste useful energy, when it can be recovered? Explore the Advantage ReTurne energy recovery system.

IntelliJet V Headbox

An impressive basis weight profile, sheet formation, and great fiber orientation are results that are achieved with IntlliJet V Headboxes.

IntelliFormer Crescent Former

Our proven Crescent Former technology will add premium quality to your products

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Headbox sheets

Headbox sheets used in the headbox are vital for producing a uniform jet flow from the headbox slice to the forming section. The sheets significantly impact end-product quality features such as formation, CD basis weight profiles, thickness and sheet edges, all of which affect the overall paper machine productivity.

Forming fabrics

Valmet's forming fabrics for tissue machines are designed for high-speed tissue-making, facilitating rapid drainage and leading to high retention and good formation.

Service agreements for tissue making

Are you looking to reach production, capacity and availability targets, improve resource efficiency and environmental compliance, process & machine efficiency and quality improvements? Make savings in costs, find the right skills and competences and improve chemical savings? Enable energy efficiency improvements that leads to improved end-product quality and energy, fiber and water savings? Together we reach set goals and KPIs for your operations and maximized reliability and optimized perform...

Tissue news

Explore our customer success stories and learn more about our full-scope offering in the tissue industry.

We are here for you – Valmet Spare Parts

Dec 5, 2024

Having Valmet’s spare parts delivered to your mill is about a lot more than a box of goodies that keep your equipment running. The package also includes decades of experience and built-in expertise, wrapped in reliability and convenience.

Is a fully electrified tissue mill a utopian idea?

Dec 4, 2024

In this article we outline how electrification of the drying section of a tissue machine by the means of electrical heaters and high temperature heat pumps can represent an efficient and smart way to decarbonize the tissue making process.

Achieve unmatched drying uniformity and profiling with Advantage AirCap Heli

Oct 31, 2024

Valmet has introduced a revolutionary Yankee hood that delivers a perfectly uniform drying profile on one side while allowing for adjustments to correct any non-optimal moisture profiles on the other. This innovation results in improved final product quality, reduced converting issues, and enhanced profitability.

Pivot Solutions: a Center of Excellence for the Tissue Industry

Oct 24, 2024

Pivot Solutions is Valmet’s dedicated center for the tissue converting industry, serving as a research and test lab that provides a variety of services and technologies. The goal is to help customers improve product development timelines, optimize production line performance and manage costs effectively. Through its integrated approach, Pivot Solutions draws on Valmet’s experience in handling every stage of the process, from raw material to finished product, positioning itself as a valuable reso...