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Stunning results with Valmet Hirun Web Stabilizer 4E at Orora Botany mill
The Orora's Botany mill in Sydney, Australia, has been ambitious about the performance and it has aimed to be within top board mills worldwide, in terms of tonnes per meter. Shortly after the upgrade with Hirun runnability systems B9 broke its daily production record and the machine is now regularly running at 11.5 t/m/h.
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SCA Ortviken’s paper machine PM5 upgraded with a new Valmet IQ Slice Profiler system
SCA Ortviken in Sweden needed to modernize the end-of-life slice control on the headbox of its paper machine PM 5.
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Automatic control stabilizes retention and charge at Julius Schulte Trebsen
Julius Schulte is a family owned paper producer since 1983, one of the leading German producers of corrugating medium roll paper and specialty papers with a production capacity 200 000 tonnes annually. When they were not able to get sufficient information of the white water consistencies or charge status, they decided to invest in Valmet Wet End Analyzer.
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Stora Enso Skoghall BM8 reduces grade change times by 25%
Replacing old quality control system (QCS) on Stora Enso Skoghall board machine KM 8 with a modern Valmet IQ system with three scanners, has cut the time of grade changes by 25%. KM 8 is the biggest liquid packaging board machine in the world, with a production capacity of 465,000 tonnes of five-ply board coated three times on the top side with a starch application on the wire side.
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Lee & Man PM 20 board machine for high-quality containerboard making
Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing started up their new Valmet-supplied containerboard production line (PM 20) at Chongqing site, China in 2014. The production line produces high-quality board grades from recycled raw material with excellent strength properties.
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Reliable and efficient board making at Liansheng Paper PM 6
PM 6 is the first compact OptiConcept M–type production line started up, and it represents a new way to design, build, and operate a paper machine. The solution offers cost-efficient, high-quality, and flexible paper making.
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GE Frame 6 automation retrofit at Lahti Energy: Better availability and at least 100 times more information
Higher reliability and a deeper view into the process – that’s definitely what Lahti Energy got when Valmet delivered a demanding automation retrofit to the company’s GE Frame 6 gas turbine. Unlike before, a massive amount of information is now available to all involved in the process, enabling continuous follow-up and proactive measures.
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Vaskiluodon Voima is ready for tighter emission reporting requirements
The clock is ticking. At the beginning of 2016, the EU’s Industrial Emissions Directive (IED) will also cover all existing large combustion power plants. This means that their emission monitoring and reporting requirements are soon to change. Additionally, tightening emission limit values will present challenges for the daily operation at plants.
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Optimized sludge dewatering saves costs
By investing in a Valmet Sludge Dewatering Optimizer (Valmet SDO) and online solids measurement units, Lappeenrannan Lämpövoima’s Toikansuo wastewater treatment plant has been able to boost sludge dewatering efficiency and lower costs in further sludge treatment, among others.
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ProRheno optimizes processes with Valmet TS measuring solids content of sewage sludge online
The Valmet TS device makes the reliable and accurate measurement of solids content in sewage sludge of different origin possible - and this at minimal maintenance efforts. Continuous measuring increases operational safety within the entire sewage treatment plant and facilitates the optimization of processes.
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