Metso to supply web inspection system to M-real Kyro
June 18 2010 Metso will supply a web inspection system to M-real Kyro board Mill, located in Kyröskoski, Finland. The new system will be put into use in late August.
The web inspection system detects defects in the board web with machine vision. A two LED light beams and one camera beam, located in front of the reeler, measuring the body and surface defects and second camera and LED light beam in the coating with low angle reflection measuring coating defects. Thanks to the new web inspection system, M-real Kyro will be able to monitor its quality better than before. A similar system is already being used on the winder.The Kyro mill's board machine 1 produces coated folded boxboard with an annual capacity of 160,000 tons.