Valmet’s Retrofit Services help Wuzhou Specialty Paper’s PM11 successfully start-up

Valmet’s supply includes: the entire line’s MCS control system, rewinder control system, QCS quality monitoring system, key roll maintenance such as shoe rolls, stabilizers, and other key rolls. After a series of retrofits and maintenance, this paper machine marks a solid step for Wuzhou Specialty Paper in enhancing competitiveness, expanding capacity, and providing high-quality products, demonstrating its firm commitment to sustainable development. Valmet has collaborated with the customer also previously: this new order follows the customer’s winder order for the paper machine PM19, that was announced in July 2024.

"We chose Valmet for the PM11 relocation and retrofit because we trust Valmet’s professional capabilities. With the strong cooperation and support of the Wuzhou project team and Valmet’s expert team, we discussed and formulated detailed retrofit and startup plans, and executed them on-site. Despite many challenges and difficulties during this process, continuous communication and efficient execution by both parties ensured the project started on schedule and is running well. We appreciate the efforts of both teams!” says Zhang Yancheng, Deputy General Manager, Wuzhou Specialty Paper. 

“We sincerely thank Wuzhou Specialty Paper for their trust in Valmet. The PM11 paper machine retrofit and new rewinder order have fully launched our strategic partnership with Wuzhou Specialty Paper. Valmet has always been an advocate of technological innovation and sustainable papermaking. We have outstanding technical advantages and rich experience in the papermaking field. We hope that through the joint efforts of both parties, this rewinder and PM11 paper machine retrofit will serve as a good example and beginning of our cooperation!” says Fu Guanghao, Sales Manager, Paper Machine Optimization and Retrofit, Valmet Services.

The relocation and retrofit of a paper machine is a comprehensive and challenging system engineering project, subject to factory layout, space, and energy constraints, as well as many uncertainties regarding equipment integrity. As an experienced paper machine supplier, Valmet has mature experience and technical accumulation in relocation and retrofit, and can provide customized upgrade and retrofit services for each customer to help them achieve maximum cost optimization, capacity optimization, energy consumption optimization, and paper quality improvement in the long term.