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Valmet Refiner Segments create 6 GWh in energy savings a year
Energy cost is the major issue for producing mechanical pulp. Valmet Refiner Segments latest solutions lowers the energy consumption in the PGW process remarkably and thus creates major savings for the customers.
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2016 Arne Asplund Mechanical Pulping Award
Regarded as the "Nobel Prize" in the field of mechanical pulping, the Arne Asplund Mechanical Pulping Award was established in 1985 to commemorate Dr. Asplund’s contribution to the pulp and paper industry worldwide.
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Save energy with diamonds
Galileo is a groundbreaking new grinding segment concept that cuts production and energy costs in producing mechanical pulp.
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ShiveClean at APP leads to excellent refiner performance
When Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) decided to install a new BCTMP (bleached chemi-thermomechanical pulp) line at its Guangxi Jingui pulp and paper mill, it turned to Valmet. Since its start-up in mid-2013, the capacity of the line’s refiners and the lifetimes of their segments have reached remarkably high levels, and their energy consumption has been low
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Results from SCA Ortviken, Sweden
The objectives with the installation of the Valmet Process Optimizer at SCA Ortviken were less variations in pulp quality, increase throughput, reduced energy consumption and gaining the possibility of controlling/optimizing long fiber and shive content simultaneously.
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Valmet BCTMP line proves success at Guangxi Jingui Pulp & Paper
The proven success of the bleached chemi-thermo-mechanical pulp (BCTMP) production line of Guangxi Jingui Pulp & Paper Co., Ltd convinced APP to invest in another Valmet BCTMP line for their mill in Xiaogang, Ningbo.
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Two Valmet employees among the ten most inventive women in Sweden
Elin Engqvist (Application Engineer, Tissue Application) and Maria Vennerström (Manager, Bleaching and Analysis) are named on a list* of the ten most inventive women in Sweden published by the Swedish Patent Office. Valmet is very proud to have two employees on this list and the patent department has conducted an interview with Elin and Maria to find out what makes a good inventor.
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Stock preparation taken to new level with Valmet cleaning system
Smurfit Kappa was looking for a replacement cleaner system for its Wrexen Paper & Board mill’s PM3 line. The mill's current cleaners had reached the end of their technical lifecycle, and due to age, had become difficult to maintain. At the same time, the company also realized that it could improve its energy efficiency and the cleaner’s performance. The result was a decision to invest in Valmet’s cleaner technology.
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Headbox rebuild for Ahlström Munksjö’s Dettingen
The customers of Ahlström Munksjö’s Dettingen mill in Germany set high expectations of the quality and printability of decor paper used in furniture. The mill’s recent wet end rebuild has further improved paper strength, as well as decreased the grammage deviation.
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