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coating layer with good coverage – and without a complete covering barrier, the layer would not function as a barrier at all. It is also important that the thickness of the coating layer can be precisely optimised, since layers that are too thick or thin will not function correctly. Since this was the first coating machine of its kind, it was important to be able to run pilot trials before the final deal. Kotkamills used the opportunity to test the technology and chemicals at the Valmet Paper Technology Center several times – both before making the decision and after the start-up. “Kotkamills does not have a
large R&D department, and our product development has involved a close partnership with Valmet. It is important that the technology supplier has a thorough and detailed knowledge of the coating process,” said Kuni.
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Kotkamills chief executive Markku Hämäläinen with the New Wood prize certificate
“It is certainly less expensive to
test new ideas on a pilot scale. We have carried out numerous mill-scale test runs, too. Valmet has participated in these tests and helped us to achieve our goals,” Hämäläinen pointed out. Describing the close partnership
in product development, Sundholm said: “We have got a huge amount of help in developing barrier products
from Valmet’s people. I would especially like to mention Timo Nurmiainen and Mikko Kemppinen.”
The sky is the limit for the Flying Eagle For Kotkamills, customers are always the priority. “We are a small company, so we need to operate differently from our competitors. We must be highly
customer-oriented,” said Technical Director Timo Tallinen. Kuni adds: “Now we’re making barrier grades, but five years from now we might be doing something completely different. We have the capability to make products that no-one else can. If we recognise products that add value for our customers, why wouldn’t we make them? R&D is a very interesting area, and we’ve only just started our journey with the new machine.” Teemu Nikkonen, Production Manager, Consumer Boards, summing up his views on the project, said: “This has been a fantastic project. The Kotkamills organisation and the board machine are capable of almost anything. Only the imagination of the engineer is the limit.” More information from Petri
Paukkunen, Vice President, Sales and Marketing at Valmet. Tel: 358 10 672 8491. Email: petri.
paukkunen@valmet.com
January/February 2018
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