Forerunner in producing a world novelty of coated white top liner … · 2018. 10. 8. · Forerunner in producing a world novelty of coated white top liner board grades Federico Asensio,

Forerunner in producing a world novelty ofcoated white top liner board gradesFederico Asensio, R&D&i SAICA Group DirectorKari Räisänen, Sales Director, Valmet

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October 5, 2018 © SAICA and Valmet | Customer Days 2018, F. Asensio and K. Räisänen

ü Where it all started fromü SAICAü The story behind the SEBOMC projectü Valmet technologyü New productü A positive surprise in the processü Summary

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That story is now making a change at theSAICA mill in Zaragoza

A board maker making better quality, reducing cost –and making white top liner without white pulp

A salt and pepper mill with a story


This is where it all started

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SAICA company values

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Our integration cycle

Paper,our DNA.

Its INTEGRATIONCYCLE,

the key to oursuccess

The cycleallows theRECYCLING3 millionstons of waste

Saica Pack

Saica Paper

Saica Natur

Sustainable corrugatedpaper for consumption

Paper forrecycling

RecycledPaper

47%50%


The Circular Economy

REDUCE

RE-USE

RECYCLE

TAKE

MAKE

DISPOSE

The Circular Economyis the best model to

live by respecting thelimits of our planet

FROM… TO…

Sorting plantsRDF plantsLDPE plants


The SAICA story – SAICA El Burgo de Ebro, Zaragoza

ü Throughout Saica’s history, innovation andstate-of-the-art technology have been keyfactors for our growth: environment, energyand new paper grades.

ü Combination of multiple factors– improving the appearance– enlarging paper portfolio with premium coated grades– the challenges with the supply of secondary fibers

ü We need it to produce white top testliners –but how

ü We wanted to replace white fibers withsomething else – but how

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How to make white top test liners

What was the correct formula?

Saica, Omya, Valmet

ü We needed partners – machine supplier and the chemistry side

All three were needed


Board and box making Machine engineeringand design

OmyaValmetSAICA

Chemistry

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Board making

The SAICA story

ü The result of the circle of trial and improvementð Coated white top linerð Printable using standard flexo printing technology

How to make white top test liners without the white fibers?


SAICA, Omya and Valmet joined forcesto find the correct solution

Coating board atValmet’s

pilot facilities

Convertingprocess Flexo

printing

Boxmaking

Testing withreal customers

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Technology side of the story

OptiCoat Layer curtain coating station

ü Good coverage is the key for the coating process at SAICAü Stabile curtainü Multilayer coatingü Good air removalü High speed


Curtain coating technology

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Blade coating technology


ü OptiCoat Jet blade coating station– Smoothens the surface after curtain

coating– Easy to operate and maintain

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Excellent quality with less energy

ü Energy efficiency as high as 80 %– Even more energy savings achieved with recently

developed Energy Save All counterparts for air dryers

ü Excellent quality– Excellent printability without mottling even with dark

colors and full coverage printed surfaces

ü Easy and safe to operate compared to IRdryers– Only temperature and fan speed need to be adjusted– Less maintenance, no need for emitter and tile

changes– Smaller fire risk


Air drying technology

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ü Result of years of research and aninvestment of over EUR 104 million

ü Unique to the market and is intended tocover all customer needs and specifications

ü 100% recycled paper

A new line of white papers


Always challenging the market toremain the innovation industry leader

Offering differentiated and tailored solutions: Coated and Innova

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Saica Infinite InnovaCompletely new board grade


Top-coated paper qualitywith conventional printing

techniques

Higher quality withlower grammage

Whiteness andintensity of colours

Higherbrightness

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The harder you work, the luckier you get17

Summary


This kind of a journey is based on trustNo news comes out of hiding and being secretive

With Valmet, we have been able to follow these principlesand end up with great results!

Be open for new things – but be prepared for hard work

Don’t do it by yourself, let’s do it together!

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