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Valmet DNA extends lifetime of paper machine controls at Stora Enso Nymölla
In May, Stora Enso Nymolla successfully started up its PM2 with up-to-date control technology. Valmet’s delivery comprised Machine Control PLC (Programmable Logic Controllers) Replacement with Valmet DNA, upgrade of the existing Valmet DNA system and a single window operator interface in Valmet DNA for new sectional drives.
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Stable performance with Valmet Press Felts
Press felts are key in successfully removing water in the papermaking process. Overall, they play a very important role in the machine’s performance, especially in terms of runnability. In press felts, small things make the difference. Valmet’s press felts are known by their profiling and special treatments.
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Service agreement improves boiler reliability at the Ngodwana mill
Sappi’s Ngodwana mill entered a long-term service agreement with Valmet in 2016. Valmet has since been responsible for the maintenance and shutdown operations of the mill’s three boilers. As a result, the boilers’ performance has met Sappi’s availability and reliability targets.
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Valmet sets targets for health and safety 2025
To continue its health and safety improvement, Valmet has renewed the strategic objectives and established the targets for 2025.
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Smart forecasting to improve energy management
With short- and long-term planning capabilities, Veolia's Karolin CHP plant in Poznan, Poland, can create an optimal power and heat generation schedule through the plant, and optimize forward temperature.
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From ten tennis balls to one – cutting 90% of valve emissions
Paris Agreement has set a goal to achieve a carbon neutral world by 2050. However, the United Nations Environment Program’s Emissions Gap Report 2020 states that the world is still heading for a temperature rise more than 3°C this century which is far beyond the Paris Agreement goal. The role of countries and political decision-making has importance in achieving the goal, but the acts of individual companies has equal importance, as the target of reducing emissions requires a huge amount of small action on many different fronts.
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The best of both worlds - 45 years of butterfly valve expertise
Bringing together 45 years of butterfly valve expertise from two sides of the Atlantic Ocean: The path from a revolutionary idea to an industry-leading product family takes both time and dedication.
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Valmet’s EVO 64 Defibrator and ChipWash systems are started up and running successfully in Vietnam
On June 3, Vietnamese company Mekong produced the first MDF (Medium Density Fiberboard) at its site in Cam Khe District, Phu Tho Province. The new MDF plant was supplied by Siempelkamp, which is one of Valmet’s cooperation partners and the number one continuous press supplier in the world. Valmet delivered an EVO 64 defibrator system and chip wash system, with a production capacity of 45 ton/hour.
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Valmet ships record-sized Yankee cylinder
A spectacular transport is currently underway as Valmet ships a Yankee cylinder from its production site in Karlstad, Sweden to a customer in Europe. It is the largest cylinder ever manufactured in Karlstad, with a diameter of nearly seven meters and weighing more than 200 tons, which is 30 tons more than the second largest.
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