Pilot trials at Valmet Paper Technology Center

Innovation in Järvenpää Paper Technology Center: Hard nip sizing with curtain application

Oct 30, 2024

Watch the video to learn more about Valmet’s novel innovation OptiSizer Curtain. The most recent innovation in surface sizing, hard nip sizing with curtain application, was developed and tested in Valmet’s Paper Technology Center in Järvenpää. The results from the pilot machine have been exciting: the sizer can successfully run up to 1700 m/min.

Sizer pilot trial opportunities at Valmet Paper Technology Center

Sep 12, 2022

Experience our sizer pilot opportunities in Järvenpää, Finland, where you can pilot and test all the size application methods with your paper or board. The sizer pilot facility has been updated some time ago to be even better and to correspond more accurately to the mill environment.

Pilot trials at Valmet Paper Technology Center

Sep 12, 2022

Whether paper and board makers are looking to change their production or improve the efficiency of their existing process, it is a major capital investment decision that should never be taken lightly. To ensure peace of mind and investment security, investing in solutions that are known and tested is vital.​ This is the key to Valmet pilot trials – provide data to make secure investment decision – whether it is regards the technical concept, for example testing two alternative concepts, or raw m...

Board and Paper Pilot Trials at Valmet Paper Technology Center in Jyväskylä

Sep 12, 2022

Experience our Board and Paper pilot facility in Jyväskylä, Finland, where you can pilot and test latest paper machine technologies. The board and paper pilot facility has two pilot machines, machine sections from headbox to drying and it covers all paper and board grades.

Ready for the future changes with containerboard line - Virtual reference visit at Palm Aalen PM5

Oct 9, 2021

Dr. Wolfgan Palm, Managing Director and Owner, and Stephan Gruber, Managing Director, CTO, Papierfabrik Palm present a virtual reference visit to Papierfabrik Palm Aalen-Neukochen PM5: world's widest and very high-capacity containerboard making line with extensive services and mill-wide automation.

Sappi Maastricht: new 3-layer headbox and metal belt calender for extremely good board quality

Mar 7, 2020

Sappi Maastricht mill in the Netherlands got a new future for its board machine with Valmet’s innovative three-layer headbox and metal belt calender. They are now in the specialty boards business producing extremely high-quality SBS and FBB with superior smoothness and printability.

Energy-efficient air drying at SAICA, El Burgo

Mar 25, 2019

Safety played a key role when SAICA El Burgo in Zaragoza, Spain, chose air drying technology for their new, Valmet-supplied off-line coating machine. High coating quality proved at pilot trials and energy savings compared to IR dryers were also important.

Valmet calendering pilot facilities

Jul 12, 2016

Valmet’s calendering pilot facilities offer the latest technologies and innovations in its field, such as aqua cooling calendering and metal belt calendering. The facilities allow you to run tests on a set up which mirrors that, which you have at your facilities, or alternatively the type of configuration you are looking to set up.

Securing investments through pilot trials for the paper and board industry

Sep 16, 2024

Valmet’s pilot facilities cover the entire range of paper and board production processes – from stock preparation to coatings. They offer customers end-to-end service and reliable results to secure their investment decisions.

Mondi Ružomberok PM 19 – A complete delivery from OCC to board

Jun 7, 2023

Want to know the secret behind Mondi Ružomberok PM19's successful paper production? Check out this fascinating reference story that takes you behind the scenes of their new containerboard machine.

Palm Aalen PM 5 – a sustainable investment for the next 50 years

Oct 19, 2022

PM 5 at the Papierfabrik Palm Aalen-Neukochen site in Germany is the world’s widest high-capacity containerboard line. It is an investment for the next 50 years and has been producing high-quality and sellable board since the start-up in July, 2021.

Inkeroinen celebrates 150 years of continuous development

Sep 6, 2022

The facilities' history is partly shared with Stora Enso, who owns the Inkeroinen board mill, and the Anjala paper mill located next door. Stora Enso was formed when Hans Gutzeit, a Norwegian company founded the Kotka sawmill, Finland's largest steam sawmill in 1872.

Valmet continues to invest in its pilot facilities

Feb 11, 2020

Valmet’s Paper Technology Center in Järvenpää, Finland, provides the best available paper finishing piloting trials. To be even better and to correspond more accurately to the mill environment, the sizing section at the pilot facility has been updated with new spray beams, rolls, hard roll covers and web heating system.

Sappi Maastricht: Extremely good quality with new 3-layer headbox and metal belt calender

Feb 11, 2020

Valmet’s unique three-layer headbox and metal belt calender have helped Sappi Maastricht to produce outstandingly white and bulky board, with excellent printability and surface properties.

Joining forces for innovation with SAICA El Burgo's new off-line coating machine

Dec 11, 2018

SAICA was aiming for improved quality, reduced costs, and responsible fiber use, but it found itself with innovative coated white top liner grades with better properties than they bargained for. This was a result of three partners – SAICA, Valmet and pigment supplier Omya – joining forces.

High expectations met with Kruger's grade conversion rebuild

Aug 16, 2018

The interest in lightweight linerboard is on the rise in North America. In response, Kruger decided to let Valmet convert their newsprint machine to board machine.