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Real-time furnace monitoring: infrared camera reveals what’s happening inside

Infrared camera technology at E.ON’s Blackburn Meadows biomass plant enables real-time furnace monitoring, helping detect ash and slag buildup early to boost boiler efficiency and performance.

Automation Customers' voice Energy Boiler diagnostics systems Valmet Furnace Imaging System, IR Valmet Furnace Camera
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Leading the way in energy innovation

The Valmet Energy R&D Center – the only one of its kind worldwide – enables energy producers to take circularity and resource efficiency to the next level, and extend their fuel portfolio towards cheaper and more sustainable fuels.

Energy
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Increasing biomass throughput at MVV’s Ridham Dock Facility with Valmet’s advanced process control and camera technology

MVV’s Ridham Dock Facility in Sittingbourne, Kent, UK, invested in a Valmet DNA Grate Boiler Optimizer application and a visible thermal camera to increase waste throughput and improve plant performance.

Energy Valmet Combustion Camera Valmet Furnace Camera Valmet Grate Combustion Vision Valmet Furnace Visible Thermal Imaging System Boiler optimization Process optimization Distributed control system Automation system Automation
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Building value through collaboration

At Valmet, we believe that real value is created through strong partnerships and collaboration. Our agreement offerings are designed to support our customers' operations and businesses, ensuring smooth and predictable results. Behind the success of every agreement is the hard work and collaboration of the people who make sure everything happens as agreed.

Service Service agreements Lifecycle Collaboration Board and paper Tissue Energy Pulp Services Agreement
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P2X fleet-wide multi-market optimization through simulation

A full-scale central control room simulator – a complete digital twin of a Valmet DNA Automation System and future production processes – will enable Nordic Ren-Gas to test and optimize its P2X operations, convince stakeholders, train operators and schedule plant maintenance before the fleet even exists. The production planning and management system is capable of autonomous production plan execution and strategic electricity trading.

Automation Centralized control room Automation system Energy management Scada User Interface Energy Power-to-X Process optimization Information management
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Valmet introduces revolutionary protective garments to improve boiler operation safety

Discover Valmet's new Smelt Protective Garments designed to improve safety for pulp mill personnel working around chemical recovery boilers. These innovative garments offer protection against heat, burn, and corrosive injuries, ensuring comfort and visibility for users. Learn more about the features and certifications of these groundbreaking protective garments.

Services Recovery boilers Chemical recovery Pulp Energy Safety
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Innovation leads, reliable assurance - strengthening full lifecycle solutions across multiple scenarios

Having entered the Chinese market for decades, Valmet has gained a deep understanding of the changes and needs of the local market and its customers through establishing long-term cooperative relationships with thousands of clients. In response to the characteristics of the times and industry pain points, Valmet focuses on reliability and high performance, creating innovative products and services from multiple perspectives across various stages of the full lifecycle, including design and select...

Flow control Sustainability / CO2 reduction Digitalization Energy efficiency Power-to-X Energy Process performance Quality
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New earnings with Valmet boilers

Many Japanese energy and paper producers have not only boosted their sustainability and energy efficiency but also found new ways to make money.

Energy
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Valmet supporting the reconstruction of Ukraine

In March, twenty representatives from Ukrainian regional administrations and the energy sectors visited the Tampere region.

Energy
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Valmet DNAe awarded as the world’s first fully web-based DCS with ISASecure SSA cybersecurity compliance

“We believe that building security into the very foundation of our systems is the most effective way to protect our customers in today's evolving threat landscape", says Jukka Ylijoki, Vice President for R&D, Automation

Automation Automation system Distributed control system Biofuels and biomaterials Board and paper Chemical Energy Food and beverage Gas processing Industrial gases
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Pioneering data-driven maintenance for safety and productivity

UPM Lappeenranta Biorefinery, the first of its kind globally, produces renewable diesel and naphtha from tall oil, a residue of the pulping process. Besides this innovative process, the plant is also pioneering advanced condition monitoring practices to ensure process reliability.

Automation Services Maintenance and operations Availability / reliability Collaboration Health and safety Process performance Biofuels and biomaterials Energy Power-to-X
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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.

Flow control Sustainability / CO2 reduction Digitalization Energy efficiency Power-to-X Energy Process performance Quality
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