Metso Licenses Valco Glue-Assited Turn-Up Patents

Published: April 26, 2005, By pffc-online.com

PRESS RELEASE

JYVASKYLA, FINLAND—Metso Paper, Tissue Business Line, has entered into a license agreement with Valco Cincinnati, Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio. The agreement enables Valco Cincinnati to market, manufacture and deliver Metso Paper's tissue turn-up system to the global market.

Metso has developed and patented technology to improve the efficiency of the turn-ups in high-speed tissue machines. This system is using spraying of particular glues onto the running web going into the nip of the tissue reel, thus enhancing the turn-up of the web.

For more information, see metsopaper.com or valcocincinnatiinc.com.