Displaying items by tag: Metso Group

Metso will supply a complete Advantage tissue machine for Fabrica De Papel San Francisco S.A. de C.V., in Mexicali, Mexico. The tissue production line will start up in the second quarter of 2013. The value of the order will not be disclosed. This kind of production line is typically valued at EUR 10-15 million depending on capacity and scope of delivery.

Metso’s scope of delivery will comprise a complete 2.6-m-wide Advantage tissue machine equipped with an OptiFlo II TIS headbox, a Metso Yankee cylinder, an Advantage AirCap yankee hood, sheet control, tail threading equipment, an Advantage WetDust dust management system and an Advantage SoftReel reel.

The delivery is a repeat order from Fabrica De Papel San Francisco. They now successfully operate two Advantage tissue machines at their Mexicali facility, one started up in 2006 and the other in 2009. The company’s PM 4 set a world speed record of 2,160 m/min in 2009 and their PM 5 achieved a record-breaking rapid start-up in 2009 reaching a production speed of 2,100 m/min only 12 days after start-up.

The new tissue line will use 100 % recycled fiber as raw material and will add another 30,000 tonnes per year of bathroom tissue, napkin and towel grades to the company’s existing production.

The order is included in Pulp, Paper and Power’s fourth quarter 2011 orders received.

Fabrica De Papel San Francisco now operates four tissue production lines and converting facilities, delivering tissue products for the Mexican market.

Metso has developed a new technology with which municipal and industrial wastewater plants are able to improve their performance and reduce the amount of chemicals used in sludge drying process by even up to one third. The potential users of this innovation include all large wastewater treatment plants in the world.

The new technology features an advanced online measurement system for processing sludge, which is an integral part of wastewater treatment. Thanks to a measurement system based on LED and laser technologies, it is now possible to separate dry solids and water from each other more accurately and efficiently than before. In this way, the amount of water treated at a plant can be significantly increased and the amount of chemicals used in the sludge drying process can be decreased by 30%.

In addition to higher capacity and lower chemical costs, savings are gained as the transportation costs of the dry solids separated from sludge decrease. The further use of the dewatered sludge in energy production is also significantly more efficient, as dewatered sludge contains less water than before.

“The new technology developed by Metso offers the world’s water treatment plants an opportunity to improve their performance and thus gain major cost savings. A large North American wastewater treatment plant has calculated that it saves even up to 30% in its annual USD 2.5 million chemical costs,” says Timo Rantala, Product Manager, Metso’s Automation business line.

Global potential

“In the first phase, the new technology will most probably interest especially large wastewater plants in Western Europe and North America, where the level of automation is already high. It is these plants that often have major capacity issues and are under pressure to save costs. Interest in these kinds of solutions is growing in Asia, too,” Rantala comments.

In the past five years, Metso has strengthened its role as an expert in wastewater treatment, and is now the market leader in microwave technology measurements used in treatment processes. The know-how is partly backed by decade-long development work, which Metso has carried out in the paper industry and whose results can also be utilized in wastewater treatment.

Metso wins Best Automation Award from Brazilian Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry

For the sixth time, Metso has been chosen as the best company in the Automation category by ABTCP, the Brazilian Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry. The award was granted on October 4, 2011, at the 44th Pulp and Paper International Congress and Exhibition in São Paulo, Brazil.

In 2011, Metso further strengthened its presence in South America. In April, the company concluded an agreement to supply all main technology for the 1.5 million-ton greenfield pulp mill of Suzano Papel e Celulose S.A., one of the largest vertically integrated producers of pulp and paper in Latin America. The new mill will be built in the state of Maranhão in the northeastern part of Brazil. Startup is scheduled for the first half of 2013.

Metso's scope of supply covers the main parts of the pulp mill, comprising wood handling, the cooking plant and fiber line, pulp drying and baling, evaporation, power boiler, recovery boiler, causticizing and lime kiln. The integrated automation solution for all process areas includes an automation system, a quality management system, profilers, advanced process controls, valves, analyzers, a baling quality management system and a process & quality management system.

Another important Metso delivery includes a valve package to the Montes Del Plata project in Punta Pereira, Uruguay.

ABTCP, the Brazilian Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry, arranges a pulp and paper related congress and exhibition every year. This year, the event had nearly 200 exhibitors and 8,400 visitors

The new Metso-supplied tissue line of AK GIDA SAN ve TİC A.Ş in Turkey was successfully started up on August 29, 2011. The tissue line was installed in the company’s new mill in Pamukova, which is located in Sakarya province. On August 29 AK GIDA SAN produced tissue for the first time in a brand new plant with a complete Metso tissue machine.

With 500,000 m² of production area, AK GIDA SAN. ve TİC. A. Ş. currently produces some 400 different dairy products at the Pamukova facilities. The tissue plant covers 170,000 m². The new tissue line will produce 60,000 tons a year of high-quality facial, handkerchief, toilet and towel grades at a speed level of 1,600 m/min to 2,000 m/min. The raw material for the new line is virgin fiber. The production line is optimized to save energy and enhance final product quality.

Technical information

The Metso delivery comprised a complete tissue production line including a stock preparation system and an Advantage DCT 200 tissue machine. The tissue machine is equipped with an OptiFlo II TIS headbox, a press, a Metso Yankee cylinder, an Advantage AirCap hood, an Advantage WetDust dust management system and an Advantage SoftReel L reel. The stock preparation system comprises OptiSlush VM and HP pulpers, OptiFiner refiners and ProMS machine screens.

The delivery further contained an extensive automation package with Metso DNA machine and process controls, Metso consistency measurements, Metso IQ quality controls with IQ Fiber Measurement and a Neles valves package. Complete engineering, installation supervision, training, start-up and commissioning were also included in the delivery.

AK GIDA SAN ve TİC A.Ş is very satisfied with the delivery and the cooperation with Metso. Both parties look forward to maintaining the cooperation in the further expansion of AK GIDA SAN ve TİC A.Ş.



The first tissue jumbo roll produced at AK GIDA SAN ve TİC A.Ş.

Metso is strengthening its product offering by certifying valve products according to the latest widely accepted fire-safe standard - API 607 6th edition.

The plan is to replace all former fire-safe certificates and to widen the range of Metso fire-safe certified products in order to better serve our customers' needs and requirements and to expand the applications for our product range.

At present, the testing plan applies mainly to Neles ball valves - such as the new D1F-, D2- and X-series valves - as well as L6-butterfly valves and Finetrol-valves. The burnt valves have been selected to achieve as much coverage as possible in terms of size and pressure class with a single test.

State-of-the-art testing facilities

The new tests, to meet the requirements of API 607 6th edition, will be carried out by Metso using its own highly sophisticated fire-safe equipment to test and certify valve products. This equipment, which can be used for valves up to sizes 8" and pressures up to150 bar, is located in the new state-of-the-art laboratory facilities at the Metso Valve Technology Center (located in the Greater Helsinki region), which was opened in September 2011.

The new laboratory is part of a major investment by Metso aimed at raising standards in valve production and service throughout the many industries we serve.

Safety, and fire safety in particular, is a top priority for Metso and all equipment at the new Valve Technology Center incorporates the latest safety features needed to minimize risks related to high temperatures and pressures, and only fully trained laboratory personnel are permitted to carry out such tests.

The benefit of using a single control system was again proved in Järvenpää, Finland, when the restart of Metso’s Järvenpää Pilot Coater immediately reached a new world record speed of 3,160 m/min.

Restart of Metso's Järvenpää Pilot Coater immediately reached a new world record speed of 3,160 m/min.

The restart took place on September 1 after an automation upgrade. The new 35 group drive is controlled directly by Metso DNA automation system in which the drive controls are integrated with the machine control system. Tension controls are implemented with a new multivariable control, developed by Metso, to achieve more accurate tension management in dynamically changing coater conditions.

The pilot coater can run basis weights of 25 – 350 g/m2. Available coating technologies are OptiSizer film sizing, OptiCoat Duo double backing roll coating, OptiCoat Jet nozzle coating, OptiBlade short dwell coating, OptiLayer curtain coating and ValSpray spray sizing.

One system, several benefits for customers

Metso DNA offers pulp and paper makers a single system for all controls, from fiber line to baling information, and from headbox to winder enabling faster startups. It provides pulp and paper makers with measurements, analyzers and a complete selection of state-of-the-art advanced process controls.

Having all controls for machine, process, quality and drives within the same system gives customers several benefits. In new machine installations, the Metso control system allows for quicker startups. One system enables pulp and paper mills to integrate all operations into one mill-wide or even corporate-wide entity, enabling easy access to information for comparing and combining process data. Operators only need to learn to use one system. Metso DNA customers also benefit from having a single source for global system support, updates and spare parts.

Metso has launched a new, modular paper and board making line, called OptiConcept M. A member of the well-proven OptiConcept production line family, the new OptiConcept M optimizes machine investment in line with each mill’s capacity needs. OptiConcept M paper and board making lines are specifically designed for mills in growing markets to ensure optimized productivity at minimal operating costs.

High productivity at low operating costs

Savings in operating costs are achieved through precise dimensioning of processes, proven technological solutions, optimal running parameters, effective maintenance operations and fully integrated automation solutions. These OptiConcept M features result in minimized cost per ton produced and shorter investment payback periods.

The proven technology utilized in OptiConcept M and the integrated processes enable high-quality production with lower-quality raw materials and lighter basis weights, yet with equal strength properties and high raw material efficiency.

The new OptiConcept M paper and board making line stands for economy, safety and usability.

Safety, usability and optimized environmental performance

OptiConcept M has been designed both visually and physically with the requirements of its users in mind. For example, the design of the machinery allows for easy and safe changing of rolls and wear parts, thus reducing the total duration and cost of maintenance shutdowns.

Optimized processes, innovations, smart controls and accurate dimensioning decrease the use of steam, gas, electricity, water, chemicals and other raw materials, and reduce emission levels. The new OptiConcept M production line meets and exceeds environmental regulations.

Metso will supply a coated board production line to International Paper & Sun Cartonboard Co., Ltd in China. The value of the order will not be disclosed. A typical value of this kind of a production line is EUR 90–120 million, depending on the scope of the delivery and the production output.

Metso’s delivery will include a complete coated board machine from headbox to winders, including stock preparation and approach flow systems, hoods with machine ventilation and coating color preparation systems. Additionally, the full-scope automation delivery will include process, machine and quality controls, web break monitoring and web inspection as well condition monitoring. The main part of the order is included in Paper and Fiber Technology’s third quarter 2011 orders received and the automation delivery in Energy and Environmental Technology’s third quarter 2011 orders received.

International Paper & Sun Cartonboard Co., Ltd. is a joint venture co-established by International Paper and Sun Paper Group. The joint venture combines International Paper’s management and technology experience with Sun Paper Group’s local resources and in-depth understanding of local market. The combined capacity of its three machines is 850,000 t/y and the net sales in 2010 were about EUR 530 million (USD 700 million).

Upgrading to Metso Kappa Q technology provides existing users of Metso Kappa Analyzers with both new and faster measurement possibilities.

Södra Cell's Mörrum mill in southern Sweden is currently installing a new Metso Kappa Q analyzer. It will replace one of three analyzers operating on the mill's two fiberlines where Metso's Kappa analyzer technology has been in use since 1994.The new analyzer with 7 sample points in the ECF fiberline will measure pulp lignin content and brightness as well as shive content for improved process optimization and quality control. Start-up of the analyzer on fiberline 2 will be completed during September 2011.

"With 400 delivered, Metso Kappa Analyzers have gained a solid reputation for reliability around the world and this latest repeat order is further proof of our customers' confidence in Metso technology," says Jarmo Koskinen, Business Manager, Metso Pulp Analyzers. "Many of the new features and measurements have been developed with help from mills like Mörrum and it is especially satisfying to see them reaping the rewards of our continuing cooperation."

The Metso Kappa Q utilizes patented sweep technology to measure kappa and brightness with a unique two-point calibration method. The fast and accurate Kappa and brightness measurement provides mill with new possibilities for profitable and sustainable pulp production. The addition of shive analysis has provided a valuable diagnostic tool that helps to produce more uniform pulp and gives the mill precise information of grade differentiation for premium pricing potential.

Mörrum produces 425,000 tonnes per year of hardwood and softwood pulp on two fiberlines. Much of the pulp produced at Södra Cell in Mörrum is exported to paper mills in Europe to manufacture paper which may become magazines, books, tea bags and many other products. The Mörrum mill is also the source of green electricity and district heating used to heat houses in the Karlshamn municipality.

Metso Corporation’s Board of Directors has decided to modify the company’s business structure in order to more effectively reach the company’s future business targets. According to the decision, Metso’s Power business, which is presently part of Energy and Environmental Technology segment, will be integrated with Paper and Fiber Technology segment. Recycling business, also currently part of Energy and Environmental Technology, will be managed as a separate entity and Metso will review other strategic alternatives for it.

“Our order book is currently at the record high level giving us good backbone for further development. To ensure continued profitable growth and value creation of Metso, and to gain the critical size needed to be competitive, we have made decisions to sharpen our business portfolio. We are focusing on businesses in which we can have a strong global market position and in which services and technology close to the customers are decisive competitive advantages. Short and long term value creation through growth and profitability development has been the major factor in selecting the way forward. Additionally, with this decision, we aim to increase the simplicity and transparency of Metso’s businesses”, says Matti Kähkönen, Metso’s CEO.

Metso's mining and construction business is developing strongly, benefitting from the high economic growth in the emerging markets. These countries are investing strongly into infrastructure and demanding a lot of minerals. This growth is expected to continue in the coming years. "The growth in mining and construction is demanding a lot of resources, and we have to be ready to invest into that and further build our global presence to support the profitable growth”, says Matti Kähkönen. “Our long term target is to be a leading global provider of mining technology and services”.

Pulp, paper and power industries offer solid growth and profit opportunities. Metso’s ambition is to develop the business as the leading global pulp, paper and biopower solutions provider and further develop our business in other biomass technology solutions. "We believe that through increased global integration of the Paper, Fiber and Power businesses we can further improve our profitability and cash flow and create a platform for further strategic development and growth", says Matti Kähkönen.

In Automation business, Metso aims to grow particularly in flow control business. In addition to developing the currently well-performing Automation business as an independent segment, there is a big potential in using automation to support Metso’s offering in the different customer industries, especially in mining and construction, to differentiate and expand their own content. Currently most developed linkages exist in pulp, paper and power businesses.

In the new operating structure, Metso’s reporting segments will be:
Mining and Construction
Automation
Pulp, Paper and Power
Recycling and Valmet Automotive businesses will be managed as separate entities.

The Board of Directors appointed the management of the new segments:
Mining and Construction, Mr Andrew Benko (as before)
Automation, Mr Perttu Louhiluoto (currently head of Energy and Environmental Technology)
Pulp, Paper and Power, Mr Pasi Laine (currently head of Paper and Fiber Technology)

In addition to his business responsibilities, Pasi Laine will continue as Executive Vice President and Deputy to CEO. The other members of the Metso Executive team will continue in their current positions.

The operative planning of the new business structure will be finalized by the end of 2011 and it will be effective as of 1 January, 2012. Until then, the current reporting structure of three business segments (Mining and Construction Technology, Energy and Environmental Technology and Paper and Fiber Technology) will be in use.

source: