Case Study: Metsä Board enhances workplace safety with Valmet Smelt Spout Robot

Metsä Board improves workplace safety with Valmet Smelt Spout Robot for almost 3 years of trouble-free operation

Metsä Board, part of Metsä Group, sought to enhance workplace safety at its integrated board and pulp mill in Husum, Sweden. The challenge was that cleaning the smelt spouts of the recovery boiler was a hot, dirty, and dangerous manual task essential for efficient boiler operation. To protect its operators, Metsä Board selected the Valmet Smelt Spout Robot from vendor Valmet for automated spout cleaning.

Valmet implemented its Smelt Spout Robot, a solution tailored to the specific site with an overhead rail design for free movement and safety barriers to prevent operator access. The robot reliably performs cleaning cycles and collects samples, allowing operators to focus on other tasks. After nearly three years of trouble-free operation, the customer is very satisfied with the performance and the reliable support from Valmet, achieving a significant boost to workplace safety and operational efficiency.

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