• Environmental solutions
• Process improvement
• Maintenance services
• Production support
• Roll services
• Spares and process parts
• Recycled fiber
• Stock preparation
• Paper machines
• Board machines
• New lines
• Approach flow system
• Headbox
• Forming
• Pressing
• Drying
• Sizing
• Coating
• Coating drying
• PowerDry dryers
• TurnDry dryers
• Compact dryers
• TurnFloat web turning
• ChillFloat web cooling
• Calendering
• Reeling
• Parent roll handling
• Paper machine clothing
• Filter fabrics and services
• Automation
• Winding and roll handling
• Service centers

Coating drying

Economical and ecological coater dryers can fulfill all requirements for higher paper quality, lower production costs and improved runnability with increasing machine speeds. Metso’s coater dryers are energy efficient solutions to cost and quality conscious customers.

Air dryer versus infrared dryer in coating machines

• Energy efficiency 60-75% in air dryers compared to only 25-35 % with IR drying
• Energy savings 50% compared to IR drying
• Environmentally friendly
  50% less fuel burned and 50% less CO2 produced
• Much less maintenance time/costs
• Higher evaporation capacity

TurnDry, PowerDry and PowerDry Plus are high evaporation capacity air dryers for all coated paper and board grades. Compact air dryers are efficient dryers for narrow and medium width machines with low space requirements. Coater dryer family also includes contactless web turning dryer TurnFloat, PowerChill and ChillBox web coolers and PowerFloat nozzle technology products.