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Dryer cylinder on-site service improves product quality at IP Sun
Valmet’s mill improvement expert team reduced IP Sun’s dryer cleaning time, furthering their ambition to become one of China’s leading producers of liquid packaging board. Following the on-site maintenance, the adaptability and stability of their end products was better than ever.
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BKK Varme: steam turbine automation retrofit increases reliability
BKK Varme is the largest energy company in western Norway. At its incineration plant in Rådalen, Fana, near Bergen, the company is responsible for waste handling from about 320,000 inhabitants in the local municipalities. To replace the outdated PLC system, Valmet’s steam turbine automation has been taking in use.
Insights ● ArticleA wood fired biomass CHP plant to Independent Biomass Systems in Ireland
Valmet has provided a wood fired biomass Combined Heat and Power (CHP) plant to Independent Biomass Systems. The installation enables Grainger Sawmills, one of the largest sawmills in Ireland, to address an electricity deficit in its current operations.
Insights ● ArticleFortum’s bio-oil plant commissioned in Joensuu
The first industrial-scale bio-oil production plant was commissioned in Joensuu, Finland. The plant will annually produce 50,000 tons of bio-oil from wood-based fuels. Valmet supplied the plant as a turnkey delivery.
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Valmet Dryer Roll Cover DOH - Excellent sheet release and wear resistance
Valmet Dryer Roll Cover DOH release coating takes cylinder cleanliness and sheet release to new levels.
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Biomass-fired steam boiler plant keeps Valio’s cheese plant running
A steam boiler plant generates the steam and heat needed by Valio’s Lapinlahti milk processing plant in Finland. The plant is fueled by wood chips and peat. Valmet’s delivery included all of the necessary installations, commissioning and a Metso DNA automation system.
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Significant benefits for tissue machines with the new roll covers
Over the years, the Metsä Tissue Mänttä mill in Finland has become familiar with many of the aforementioned cover problems and challenges often encountered on tissue machines. Valmet and Metsä Tissue have a long history of collaboration in roll maintenance and roll cover development projects.
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Air drying plusses: Higher sheet quality and 50% lower energy costs
With energy prices continuously rising, it pays to get rid of the worst energy gluttons in the process. One of them hides in coating drying.
Insights ● ArticleCoreCutter cuts cores from the inside out
The CoreCutter cutting saw operates inside the core and is pneumatically operated.
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Sustainability in district heating through pellet firing
All efforts to decrease the environmental load in power generation are needed to reach sustainability targets. Using wood pellets – carbon neutral, high-quality biofuel – offers a viable alternative in district heating. Read more about the pellet-fired heating plant in Tampere, Finland.
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