Valmet to supply a containerboard making line with an extensive scope for Papierfabrik Palm in Germany
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Valmet will supply a containerboard making line (PM 5) with extensive packages of mill-wide automation and services for Papierfabrik Palm's (Palm) Aalen-Neukochen mill in Germany.The new high-capacity board machine will replace three existing smaller machines and will be designed to produce lightweight and high-quality recycled fluting and testliner grades. The start-up is scheduled for 2021. The value of the order will not be disclosed.
"We wanted to make a competitive investment for the next 50 years and aimed for a very wide and high-capacity containerboard machine to be ready for the future changes. Valmet was selected because of their high-level and differentiating technology for lightweight grades. The concept was verified at the pilot trials," says Dr. Wolfgang Palm, Chief Executive Officer of Palm.
"Palm PM 5 will be the largest containerboard machine in the world. We offered Palm an outstanding combination of high-end technology, comprehensive selection of service, automation and industrial internet. I'm pleased to say that Palm and Valmet have been cooperating for decades and hopefully this good relationship will continue over the coming decades," says Jari Vähäpesola, Paper Business Line President of Valmet.
Valmet's delivery for PM 5 will include a high-speed containerboard making line from broke collection to reel and winder. OptiPress Center with transfer belt technology enables closed sheet transfer from press to dryer for high runnability and production efficiency at high speeds.
The mill-wide automation package includes Valmet DNA Automation System for process and drive controls as well as runnability and condition monitoring. TheValmet IQ Quality Management Solution features scanning measurements, related machine and cross direction controls and profilers.
Valmet's delivery will also include a vast services package. Valmet's maintenance expert located on-site will support the maintenance establishment of Palm PM 5. The 11,700-mm-wide (wire) board machine will produce recycled fluting and testliner grades with the basis weight range of 60-110g/m2. The design speed of the machine will be 2,000 m/min and the annual capacity 750,000 tonnes.
Source: Valmet Oyj press release, April 24, 2019.
