Apr 27, 2010. Metso will supply advanced quality control solutions and kajaaniMAP analyzers to M-real’s Joutseno and Kaskinen mills in Finland. The new solutions will be commissioned in the fall of 2010.

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Metso to supply advanced controls to M-real Joutseno and Kaskinen mills in Finland

Apr 27, 2010. /Lesprom Network/. Metso will supply advanced quality control solutions (AQC) and kajaaniMAP analyzers to M-real’s Joutseno and Kaskinen mills in Finland. The mills produce bleached chemi-thermomechanical pulp (BCTMP) altogether nearly 600,000 tons per year. The new solutions will be commissioned in the fall of 2010, company said in a statement received by Lesprom Network. The integrated Metso solution will combine the mills’ existing metsoDNA automation solutions with a new kajaaniMAP analyzer for freeness, fiber length and shives measurement, and an Advanced Quality Control (AQC) solution. This combination will reduce BCTMP quality variability, optimize and decrease the specific energy required for refining, increase plant production and ease the operators’ work. M-real, Europe’s leading board supplier and a major paper producer. Metso is a global supplier of sustainable technology and services for mining, construction, power generation, automation, recycling and the pulp and paper industries.