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14 VALMET
A new generation of reels
enters the tissue market
With more than 200 improvements and three patents pending, the new generation of Valmet
tissue reels is a better, safer and more reliable product – with fewer disturbances and higher
productivity. Anna Boström Mora reports
ince its development
in 2005, Valmet’s
family of reels has
given tissue producers
a competitive edge. The
equipment is one of the most
innovative winding systems on
the market. To maintain it as the
industry’s preferred choice, many
continuous improvements to the
product’s components have been
made over the years.
Today, the product is mature,
with a well-proven track record. It
is compliant with all the standard
safety requirements. Despite this,
the team at Valmet believed that
more improvements could be
made, and so Advantage Softreel
(P & L) evolved.
Product manager Mickey
Lindevall explains: “Although we
industry is higher. More mills
are moving toward autonomous
production, and the Internet of
Things is playing a bigger role.
Customers want to invest in
products that are ready for the
future.”
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Built on many good ideas
Mickey Lindevall, product
manager at Valmet is proud that
the new reel is truly state-of-the
art when it comes to safety
had an excellent product, we
wanted to aim for more. Over
the last two decades, tissue
production has certainly evolved.
Today, safety awareness among
our customers and in the overall
While many upgrades have already
been made to the current family of
reels, many more improvements
have been collected separately
during dialogue with customers
and among Valmet’s product
development teams.
Lindevall continues: “We came
to a point when we had so many
ideas we wanted to realise but
felt that the current product had
reached its maximum level of
advancement. It was now time to
take all these improvement ideas
and hand them over to the next
generation of reels.”
Further development ideas were
gathered in numerous interviews
with people including sales, startup teams, customers, product
owners and production teams. It
was clear from the start that the
core of the current reel should
be kept – there is no reason
to change a winning concept.
However, the team were now
equipped with the tools to make it
even better.