Valmet to supply IQ moisturizer to DS Smith Contoire-Hamel in France
March 30, 2021
Valmet will supply Valmet IQ Moisturizer system to DS Smith Contoire-Hamel in France. The new system will be installed on DS Smith Contoire-Hamel's paper mill's paper machine PM1. The target of the investment is to improve the moisture profile of the board for better corrugated performance. The delivery is scheduled by the middle of April 2021.
Valmet IQ Moisturizer (IQ Moisturizer) is the industry's most advanced family of moisturizing systems. Valmet IQ Moisturizer combines staggered nozzle rows, patented nozzle technology and extremely precise electromechanical actuator which reflects to customer's process as optimal performance, reliability and transparency. Nozzle pattern layout and nozzle design guarantee full coverage of the web with precision to correct even smaller scale moisture issues.
Together with high precision electromechanical actuator and Valmet cd-control, the improvement can be predicted, and control speed and accuracy optimized. The design of valve and nozzle flow channels combined with continuous actuator position feedback increase the reliability of the system and transparency to the operators.
The solution to be delivered to DS Smith Contoire-Hamel will comprise 44 actuators, 44 nozzles beams, 44 actuators cabinets, an air supply unit and a water supply unit.
DS Smith Contoire-Hamel is a French box plant part of DS Smith group, a leading provider of sustainable packaging solutions, paper products and recycling services worldwide. The Contoire-Hamel plant specialises in the manufacture of corrugated board packaging, mainly for the food industry.
