2025 Channel partner product school Sept. 16-17

Stonel™ valve communication solutions

You are invited to join us for our upcoming Channel partner school for Stonel brand products. This training offers beginner level process area applications and hazardous area environments. We also focus on providing technical product information and key selling points to enable you to better understand and more effectively sell valve communication solutions.

Overview

This is a two day product school for authorized Valmet Channel partners of Stonel products.

Topics

Valve monitoring and control circuits
- Switch and sensor types
- Hazardous location applications
Stonel product and service offering
- Valve communication and control: Axiom and Prism platforms
- Stonel wireless link
- Valve monitors: Quartz, Eclipse, VI, and Hawkeye platform
FieldLink products and Process networks
- Process network products
- Protocols: AS-Interface, DeviceNet, IO-Link, etc.
Factory tour and hands on demonstations

Complete agenda will be provided at a later date.

Registration is limited to 30 and is first-come, first-served. When registration maximum is reached, attendees will be added to the waiting list and notified if a seat opens.

No registration fee
Breakfast and lunch included both days
Complimentary group dinner Tuesday evening
Attendee is responsible for arrangements and expenses of transportation and lodging

Dates and location

Tuesday, September 16

7:30 AM (breakfast and registration) - 4:30 PM

DoubleTree by Hilton West Fargo

825 E Beaton Drive, West Fargo, North Dakota, 58078, USA

Wednesday, September 17

8:00 AM depart for Fergus Falls (charter bus provided; sign up when registering)

9:00 AM - 4:30 PM training and factory tour

Valmet, Stonel product center

26271 US Hwy 59, Fergus Falls, Minnesota, 56537, USA

Airport

Suggested airports are Minneapolis/St. Paul MSP (drive time: 3 hours to Fergus Falls) and Hector International Airport Fargo, ND FAR (drive time: 1 hour to Fergus Falls).

Hotel

A room block is available at the DoubleTree by Hilton West Fargo. Attendee is responsible for transportation and hotel accommodations. The last day to book in the block is August 16.

Call +1 701-551-0120 and give group code CDT90E
Book using this link

Register today! All seats are filled but you will be added to the waiting list.

Stonel product distributor portal

Quick links

Stonel™ product and service offering

Improve process performance and reduce total life cycle costs by integrating your automated valves.

Remote access with Stonel™ Wireless Link app

Discover convenient remote access and advanced diagnostics of your automated on/off valves when you install Stonel™ Axiom™, Eclipse™ and Prism™ valve communication solutions featuring Bluetooth® technology.

Technical information

Effectively integrate your discrete (on/off) valves into your process control architecture using Stonel products. In order to do that, we optimize all the critical facets of the valve communication and control system. Find technical support material from this page.

Stonel mounting kit database

Search by valve or actuator brand or by mounting kit number

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