Metso will supply a web inspection system to M-real Kyro Board Mill located in Kyröskoski, Finland. The board machine 1 produces coated folded boxboard with an annual capacity of 160,000 tons. The new system will be put into use in late August.

The web inspection system detects defects in the board web with machine vision. A two LED light  beams and one camera  beam  located in front of the reeler measur ing the body and surface defects and second camera and LED light beam  in the coating with low angle reflection measuring coating defects.

Thanks to the new web inspection system, M-real Kyro will be able to monitor its quality better than before. A similar system is already being used on the winder.

“An order for a second web inspection system is proof of the system’s technological excellence as well as of the customer’s trust in Metso’s support during its entire life cycle,” says Sales Manager Juha Mykkänen of Metso.

Metso acquired the Viconsys machine vision business in April 2010 to complement its product and service offering. The delivery to M-real Kyro is the first web inspection system supplied by Metso.

M-real, Europe’s leading board supplier and a major paper producer, provides its customers with high-quality board and paper for consumer packaging and to meet the needs of communications and advertising. The company’s global sales network serves brand owners, carton printers, publishers, printing houses, merchants, and office suppliers. The company’s sales in 2009 were EUR 2.4 billion and it has some 4,900 employees.

Metso is a global supplier of sustainable technology and services for mining, construction, power generation, automation, recycling and the pulp and paper industries. We have about 27,000 employees in more than 50 countries. www.metso.com

For further information, please contact: Sales Manager Juha Mykkänen, Metso, Automation business line, tel. +358 40 543 4704, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.