# Valmet deploys smelt spout cleaning robot arm for Pixelle

Valmet designed, manufactured and installed a FANUC M-900iB/360 robot arm to clean recovery boiler smelt spouts at Pixelle's Spring Grove, Pennsylvania facility, the first such deployment in North America for the pulp and paper industry.

- Type: Product launch
- Announced: 2024-05-21
- Where: Spring Grove, Pennsylvania, United States
- Status: completed
- Products: smelt spout cleaning robot
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md), [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Valmet](https://endata.com/companies/244.md) (supplier)
- [Pixelle Specialty Solutions](https://endata.com/companies/72610.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [robotics247.com](https://www.robotics247.com/article/valmet_deploys_smelt_spout_cleaning_robot_arm_for_pixelle/Industrial_Automation), 2024-05-21: "We’re proud to introduce the industry-first smelt robot installation in North America, supporting our ongoing commitment to operational excellence and innovation in specialty papers."

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