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Managing wear in severe services
Wear in valves is surely an important concern for plant owners and operators. Eroded valve internals can have a long-term effect on the functioning and profitability of process facilities. Materials such as ceramic reinforced metals can be a good solution to increase component lifetimes in industries such as oil and gas, says Valmet’s Mr Jussi Hellman.
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Why refineries should pay attention to valve performance in hydroprocessing
Hydroprocessing is as an integral part of any refining complex. The hydrocracking process can be considered the refinery workhorse for cracking heavy feeds into commercially attractive lighter distillates, while hydrotreating does exactly what the name suggests. It is used in the treatment of contaminants in the feed, resulting in improved output purity and enabling compliance with ever-stricter environmental regulations.
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ValveTriage Service manages instrumentation and control valve performance by process data analysis
Control valves and measurement instruments are critical pieces of equipment in industrial processes. Problems in these make the rest of ...
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Reliability and performance with over 60 years of valve control experience
Did you know we have a long history in the design and manufacture of Neles™ valve positioners? For over 60 years, we have provided best in class control valves for pulp and paper industry. During the years, we have grown into a global provider of valve controllers for variety of industries. We interviewed Niklas Lindfors, Director, Positioners Product Center, about our journey to becoming a pioneer in positioner manufacturing.
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This is Part 2 of our series of three posts on valve selection for ethylene cracking. An ethylene steam cracker can accept a variety of feedstock.
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Q-disc™ – Born to perform under pressure
Valmet’s Neles™ Q-disc™ flow balancing trim is all about reducing noise and taking off some of the pressure directed onto the disc and shaft of a butterfly valve. It is able to do both things with great efficiency and reliability thanks to unique features such as the perforated design and fixed integration onto the disc.
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Always putting the customer first
Global valve expert Neles is on an exciting journey. In 2020 the company spun out of Metso, in July this year Flowrox’s valve and pump businesses were acquired and further alterations could follow from a proposed merger with Valmet. These are just the latest steps in a success story that started back in 1956. Now celebrating its 65th anniversary, Neles has earned its status as a global supplier of choice thanks to the company’s unrelenting dedication to ensuring customers receive the very best solutions for their flow control applications.
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Finding the benefits of unified valve automation
The benefits that come from selecting Valmet valve automation components for your automated valves makes perfect sense. Our devices deliver safe and reliable performance, they provide a competitive total cost of ownership (TCO) across their entire lifecycle.
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Launching innovative products for customers is in our DNA
Antti Nelimarkka’s 1973 valve design allowed valves to be more reliable than ever before. He designed a metallic seat ring instead of a rubber one, and the world’s first metal-seated butterfly valve was born, setting the industry standard. Neles has since built itself around innovation and significant breakthroughs to provide our customers with more reliable and safe products – it’s in our DNA.
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Value for customers with different needs
Our expertise and service mentality compliment our product offering, providing true value to both EPC and end-user customers alike.
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