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forwards. The development partnership between SAICA and Valmet was completed when pigment supplier Omya joined. Asensio describes the three partners: “We worked as a group, as a team. We made the base paper at our industrial units, and we went together to Valmet’s pilot facilities to coat it. We took the new paper to our corrugators and converting units to produce the board and run the printing trials. It made us realise the goal was achievable, although there was still room for improvement in several variables.” The cycle of development
started again – the cycle of trial and improvement. Eventually, SAICA and Valmet shook hands
on a complete off-line coating machine.
Pilot trials: a key element Being able to test the final products at each step of the project was essential, and the pilot facilities at the Valmet Paper Technology Center have been key to this. Alberto Mena, head of pulp and chemicals for R&D&i projects at SAICA, explains the pilots: “The final product is much better than we expected. This is due to the pilot trials. The people there were very flexible. We needed to make many modifications to the pilot machine and trial programmes. They never expressed any irritation, and they always did their best. The flexibility was
Alberto Mena (left), Head of Pulp and Chemicals for R&D&i projects, and Diego Compaired, Innovation Technology Project Manager of SAICA
impressive – we believe it’s the best pilot facility we’ve ever used.” SAICA’s Innovation Technology
Project Manager for R&D&i Diego Compaired was also complimentary: “The pilot trials
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The new off-line coating machine
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