Valmet will supply a warp control system to Stora Enso Packaging's corrugated board plant in Ostroleka, Poland. The system will reduce warp of the final product and improve the corrugated board plant's overall performance. The delivery will take place in late spring of this year. 

The value of the order was not disclosed. However, according to Valmet, the order value of these kinds of automation system deliveries typically is below EUR 1 million.

"We have good cooperation with Stora Enso Packaging. Due to the positive experiences and results gained from earlier deliveries, Stora Enso decided to choose Valmet as the supplier of the automatic warp control system for its corrugator," Juha Mykkänen, sales Manager, Automation, Valmet, said.

The warp control system, based on moisture measurement, is used to correct warping of all corrugated board types and to improve corrugated board box plant performance. The system consists of Valmet IQ Converting Scanners with moisture measurements, Valmet IQ Moisturizer, and Valmet IQ Warp Measurement, which are integrated together with automatic MPC closed-loop controls. The moisture level of the final product plays an essential role in eliminating corrugated post-warping. 

Stora Enso is a leading provider of renewable solutions in packaging, biomaterials, wood, and paper on global markets. Its customers include packaging, joinery, and construction industries, as well as publishers, printing houses, and paper merchants. The Group has some 27,000 employees in more than 35 countries.

 

For more information, see Valmet IQ for corrugator.