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Industry-giant Valmet boasts an impressive array of topbrand automated on-off valves , control valves and controllers that are renowned for delivering longterm reliability in the most demanding applications . In an interview with Valve World , Ville Kähkönen , Director of Renewable Energy and Gases , and Andreas Pischke , Global
Industry Manager for Renewable
Energy and
Gases , kindly gave insights into Valmet ’ s innovative solutions and their significant impact across multiple industrial sectors .
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Valmet ’ s proven flow control solutions offer reliability for the energy transition .
Next-level reliability : mission-critical flow control solutions from Valmet
Valmet ’ s vast scope of expertise continues to grow . With a history in flow control dating back to the 1950s , it has long earned its spurs in sectors such as pulp and paper , bioproducts , oil and gas refining , mining and metals processing , chemicals and various other process industries . And coming up to date , Valmet is now meeting the needs of the energy transition . Valmet ’ s strength in flow control is its range of products and services – including valves and valve automation – which are renowned for setting standards as regards quality , reliability and safety . Mr Kähkönen : “ Let me start by highlighting our valve brands : Neles , Neles Easyflow , Jamesbury , Stonel , Valvcon and Flowrox . To say that these are established names hardly does them justice ; these brands have been tried and trusted by our most discerning customers for decades !”
Colleague Mr Pischke concurs . “ In our industry , customers value company experience and long-term product reliability . We bring products to market that are based on field-proven technologies and have undergone rigorous testing in our state-of-the art laboratories . For example , products intended to be used in SIS applications are certified by independent third parties .” This commitment to reliability ensures that Valmet ’ s customers can trust products such as the Neles 6D valves and Neles NDX 2.0 valve controller to perform consistently in any given application .
Ongoing innovation
Valmet leads the field in managing industrial fluid control , with ongoing innovation across
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