Valmet to Supply an IQ Moisturizer for Corrugator to Adara Pakkaus in Finland

Valmet's delivery includes a Valmet IQ Warp Control system and an IQ Moisturizer (pictured above), which is used to correct all kinds of warping, decrease cracking tendency and optimize glue consumption.

April 24, 2024 - Valmet will supply a Valmet IQ Moisturizer system to Adara Pakkaus, a leading manufacturer of corrugated board and corrugated packaging located in Valkeakoski, Finland.

According to Valmet, the system will be automatically controlled according to existing Valmet IQ Warp measurement. The order is a system expansion for the existing Valmet IQ MD Moisture Control System. The target of the investment is to reduce warp waste, improve corrugated board quality and production efficiency.

"We have a very good cooperation with Valmet, and now we are upgrading the existing quality management system with an automatic profiler, aiming to reduce Edge-warp and S-warp that are impossible to be corrected with typical corrugator actuators even if they are well-maintained and in perfect condition," said Teemu Salo, Managing Director, Adara.

Aki Leiniäinen, Technical Sales Manager, Automation Systems business line, Valmet, explained, "We have earlier supplied Adara with automatic moisture and temperature controls, utilizing the Valmet IQ moisture measurement family to keep moisture levels in balance throughout the process. The IQ Moisturizer will be automatically controlled according to the existing Valmet IQ Warp Measurement, working in parallel with the existing Valmet quality management system in the production line. The target is to ensure sheet flatness also in problematic unbalanced grades in the corrugator and to avoid post-warp."

The delivery includes a Valmet IQ Warp Control system and an IQ Moisturizer, which are used to correct all kinds of warping, decrease cracking tendency and optimize glue consumption. It features air atomized spray nozzles and linear water control valves. Together with the Valmet IQ measurements for automatic MD/CD control, the IQ Moisturizer delivers warp-free production in all circumstances.

Valmet's delivery is scheduled for the third quarter 2024.

Valmet is a leading global developer and supplier of process technologies, automation and services for the pulp, paper and energy industries.

SOURCE: Valmet