At the forefront of safety development
Practical safety solutions developed in cooperation with our customers
Safety and usability are integrated into every aspect of our machine design. We aim to set the industry standard through continuous development and collaboration with customers. By customer cooperation and the latest technologies, we work to ensure our machines are safe, user-friendly, and high-performing.
Dedicated to safety and usability
The present-day requirements for machine safety are much higher than those the industry has been used to over the past few decades. Valmet is committed to going above and beyond those expectations. We not only meet modern requirements but also aim to ensure exceptional usability of all our safety solutions.
Well-designed machine safety is not just about adding the required safety functionalities. For example, as guard rails between the walkways and the machine are replaced by larger guards to ensure user safety during production, the need for quick-detach guards and other smart solutions enabling fast access to the machine during maintenance breaks becomes greater than ever.
Smart design prioritizes both safety and usability.
Practical safety solutions developed in co-operation with our customers
Achieving a new benchmark in machine safety without compromising usability is no small feat. This requires constant dialogue and cooperation with our customers, carefully listening to and considering the machine operators’ points of view.
For us, this is not just empty words. We have a proven track record as the industry trend-setter with a plenty of recent examples to showcase this. These include, but are not limited to:
- Quick-detach safety panels for the wet end that allow fast access to the machine without compromising the fall protection
- Multiple solutions that enable users to perform maintenance tasks and adjustments from the safe side of guards while the machine is running, such as our doctor blade change device and wet end grease dosing module
- The new Valmet Dryer Fabric Cleaner Omni that allows for quick detach of the washing head for maintenance
As the boundaries of the process technology are pushed year by year, the level of safety for operators is also improved. Going back to major benchmarks such as OptiConcept M, which introduced clean and spacious walkway layouts, Valmet remains devoted to being at the forefront of this development with several initiatives being pursued even at this very moment. After all, it is only fitting that with state-of-the-art machinery comes a state-of-the-art level of safety and usability.
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