Pulp Paper & Logistics


ANDRITZ 19 VALMET


best practice benchmarking, and the quick wins.


A joint project team working towards the targets


Hammond reflects on working together with Valmet: “The benefit of the performance agreement with Valmet is that you have direct and contractual access to all the experts you really need. They are part of the joint project team, and they work with us to achieve the agreed targets.” McLaverty continued: “The


experience, energy and enthusiasm Juha and his team of Valmet specialists brought to the project enabled us to challenge our existing practices and capabilities. All aspects of the operation were audited and


dimensioned with the focused objective of delivering solutions to the nine concrete targets. ‟The quick win


recommendations have been implemented, with positive operational and quality improvement results.” McLaverty said that close


cooperation and teamwork between the two parties had definitely helped Whakatane in defining its long-term improvement and growth roadmaps.


Benefiting from Valmet’s pilot facilities From Valmet’s point of view, the audits and mill visits were well organised and efficient. “Everybody was speaking the same language,” said senior technology manager Juha


Whakatane mill manager Graham Millar is satisfied with the results and the professional execution of Valmet’s performance agreement


Kovanen. “With every visit, we had an exit meeting where we discussed the findings together


with a big audience.” Some audits were even


performed at Valmet’s pilot 4


“Valmet gave us the right advice, coaching and mentoring,” said Mark Hammond, production chief at Whakatane (left) with Eero Halmari from Valmet (middle) and Garry Rusden, finishing area manager at Whakatane (right)


September/October 2017


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