Visit Metso at Hall 3. Stand F46 at Valve World, 27th to 29th November 2012 in Düsseldorf, Germany

Metso's state-of-the-art solution portfolio is designed to improve safety and productivity in the oil & gas, pulp and paper and power industries. Metso aims to maximize production efficiency and reduce safety risks throughout the lifecycle of a plant starting from simplifying valve selection, maximizing process availability and maximizing production performance.

The right valve for the right application

During Valve World Metso experts are available on the stand to guide visitors through product selection steps and demonstrate the company's approach to optimizing the valve selection process. Metso offers benchmark services that cover all facets of the purchase experience including expert application personnel, benchmark product sizing tools, pre and post sale and drawing submittal tools, project management services that assure total contract compliance and a globally deployed direct service network to provide optimum performance through the entire product life cycle.

On Metso stand visitors also can familiarize themselves with Metso developed tools such as Nelprof® which is the world's first software for safety valve calculation, and new RapidDraw3D™ one-of-a-kind valve model generator to quickly create realistic, to-scale, 3D valve assemblies and export them to any CAD program for use in plant piping diagrams.

Metso will also have its latest innovations beginning with an extended capability version of famous Q-Trim™ noise reduction technology and Metso Valve Manager™ representing state-of-the art 3rd generation valve diagnostics.

Intelligent shutdowns

Metso's customers are constantly looking for better ways to maximize process availability and increase process efficiency and Metso has developed a full service portfolio to address these business issues.

On the Metso stand visitors can find out more about Metso's Intelligent Shutdown solution, one solution in its portfolio, targeted to improve availability but simultaneously reduce the time, effort and cost of shutdowns. Several Metso customers have already benefitted from this service through operational savings.

Metso papers in the conference

During Valve World Conference Metso's experts host workshops and Ville Kähkönen, Product manager, will be presenting the following papers in the conference:


- CONTROL VALVE: 'Aerodynamic noise attenuation in rotary control valves', Tuesday 27 November 2012 at 11:50

- SAFETY & INTEGRITY: 'High end intelligent Emergency Valves - Depressuring and Pressure Protection Systems', Wednesday 28 November 2012 at 11:50

On-going investments in global customer support

Besides offering an extensive product and service offering, Metso is also investing in its global portfolio and presence to constantly improve our solution portfolio for customers in the oil & gas, pulp and paper and power industries. Last Spring, Metso announced the acquisition of a globe valve technology and service company, Valstone Control Inc., in South Korea and the establishment of a new supply and service center in India. Just recently, Metso completed the expansion of its valve production facility in North America. Last year, Metso opened a new valve technology center in Finland, and another one in 2010 in Shanghai, China. These are complemented by existing high-class industrial valve facilities in Brazil and Germany.

Experienced in valves

Metso is the leading valve solutions and services provider. Metso's Flow Control solutions include control valves, automated on/off and emergency shut-down valves, as well as smart positioners and condition monitoring. Metso's world-leading brands include Neles, Jamesbury and Mapag.