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Win-win service at Grupa LOTOS refinery
The best service solution is the one that fits the customer’s needs best. At the Grupa LOTOS Refinery, in Gdansk, Poland, Neles’ full-fledged customer service is a reality. It features a business focused service agreement, a maintenance presence near the customer and looking after the refinery’s valves and operation.
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How to improve valve service life in Catalyst Cracking Units
A catalyst, by definition, is a substance that enhances a chemical reaction. In the refining industry, catalysts are extensively used in many upgrading processes. One common upgrading process in refineries is the Fluid Catalytic Cracking unit (FCC) unit, which converts heavier distillation cuts into lighter, more profitable products, such as gasoline. This unit has many severe service valve applications that require special attention to design and material selection.
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Ahead of the pack for South African carton board manufacture
Ahead of the pack for South African carton board manufacture
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Hydraulic controls improve performance, reliability - case study
In this case study, Valmet helped a northern USA mill upgrade its hydraulic controls to remove obsolescence, while also improving runnability and reliability.
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Solving challenges together with customer - Interview with Pertti Puurunen
Meet Pertti Puurunen, Valmet’s resident engineer in Kemi, Finland. Learn about his career journey, daily responsibilities, and how his expertise enhances flow control services for customers.
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Neles™ 6D ball valves - Visualizing the experience of ownership first
When it comes to the Neles 6D ball valve product family, we started with the customer in mind. Much the same way we do when it comes to the development of any of our flow control solutions. Our customers seek reliable, future-proof API 6D valve solutions that provide the perfect balance of fresh features and robust field-proven technology.
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Safe offshore production – part 3: processing information
There are efficient technologies available which can optimize the plant shutdown time as well optimize the needed visits in the platforms. Real time condition monitoring, using open technology asset management tools and analyzing the condition monitoring information works very efficient way and the following examples describes better this idea.
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8 ways to lower the total cost of valve ownership
The concept of total cost of ownership (TCO) is not an unfamiliar term when discussing investment decisions in process industries. It has become a valuable tool to help buyers make more informed purchase decisions.
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12 recommendations to minimize capital project start-up problems and lower total cost of ownership
Valves are a major investment, in every sense of the word, for process industry brownfield and greenfield projects. Particular attention is given to valves in severe, operation-critical, and safety-critical applications – products on which Valmet's flow control business has built its reputation – to ensure a timely and successful plant start-up. Read on to see our expert's recommendations.
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Merger of Valmet and Neles: Forward together from a stronger base
Over the years, Neles and its predecessors have developed capabilities that position us as a best-in-class player in our field. Now, we look forward to accelerating this agenda as part of Valmet. The key message to our customers is: our capabilities and know-how are even stronger. In fact, we are operating from a stronger base and with wider offering, covering more markets and leveraging our global reach in a more efficient manner.
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