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Valmet Offers Advanced Valves Used in Global Petrochemical Processes, Ensuring Operational Performance in Adverse Climate Zones with Efficient Preventive Maintenance.
Valves play an essential role in various industrial processes, especially in the petrochemical sector. Valmet provides specialized valve solutions that enhance both productivity and reliability across diverse refining operations worldwide. These valves are designed to operate efficiently in harsh weather conditions, ensuring superior performance.
In addition to valves, Valmet also offers a range of control devices that ensure the safe and efficient functioning of its operations. These devices are integrated into refinery equipment to optimize production and reduce the need for corrective maintenance. With effective preventive maintenance, downtime is minimized, resulting in greater operational efficiency.
The extraction and processing operations of these raw materials are often carried out in challenging conditions, such as extremely harsh climates or offshore. In these environments, it is imperative to have highly reliable equipment that can withstand high pressures, elevated temperatures, and corrosive or fouling fluids. Producers in the petrochemical sector face increasing regulatory, environmental, and performance demands, necessitating a meticulous selection of production line components.
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Importance of Valves in the Petrochemical Industry
In this reality, the precise choice of valves is crucial to ensuring safety and reliability in refineries. Valves make up a significant portion of the control devices used in these plants. Various types of gases and liquids pass through multiple valves, which function to block or redirect these fluids to different process control devices at each stage of production. In this context, optimizing processes with advanced technologies and high safety standards is vital.
Considering the type of shut-off, the body material, the actuation method, and the design of the valves is crucial to avoid explosions and other harmful incidents. Among the options, globe valves and ball valves are fundamental for flow control in complex systems.
Valmet: A Leader in Process Technologies
Valmet, a global leader in the supply and development of technologies, automation, and services for process industries, has a vast installed base present in over 100 countries. Operating in the petrochemical, chemical, oil and gas, and energy sectors, its products include valves, actuators, and positioners from the Neles™, Neles EasyFlow™, Stonel™, Jamesbury™, and Flowrox™ brands.
Its Flow Control portfolio covers both on-off and control applications, as well as more demanding requirements such as valves for hydrogen production in PSA units, applications with catalysts, oxygen, and special handling of olefins, aromatics, solvents, and fuels. For these conditions, the valves are developed with special materials including duplex stainless steel, super duplex, or Monel, and internally configured to mitigate the flashing phenomenon in unclean fluids.
Performance in Challenging Conditions
In a scenario where safety and environmental protection are as critical as profitability and performance, producers face the challenge of balancing these requirements through advanced technologies. Operational efficiency in the oil and gas sector is intrinsically linked to the quality of the equipment used, such as valves.
Rodrigo Bonas, business manager at Valmet, emphasizes the importance of valves, actuators, and positioners in optimizing processes. Intelligent diagnostics and valve controls increase efficiency over time, preventing risky conditions and avoiding costly repairs. They allow operators to optimize control devices by proactively monitoring equipment and facilitating preventive maintenance.
Intelligence in Valve Control
Without intelligent valve controllers, platforms would spend more time and resources on maintenance, requiring larger parts inventories. One example is the intelligent Partial Stroke Test Neles ValvGuard, which raises the safety standard for valves and, consequently, for the entire plant. Compatible with shut-off and emergency relief valves, the ValvGuard provides advanced testing and diagnostics, with features accessible via DTM Neles Valve Manager™, along with integration with sensors.
The Neles™ 6D series is another recent innovation from Valmet, a full bore ball valve that meets the 25th edition of the API 6D certification. Incorporating the latest technologies, available in all versions, sizes, and dimensions, this valve and its compatible actuator ensure high levels of safety and performance, essential for the oil and natural gas industry.
Innovation and Sustainability
Focusing on reducing customers’ carbon footprints, Valmet ensured that the valve was manufactured using responsibly sourced parts and components from a rigorously monitored supply chain. The company also participates in global industry events, such as Rio Oil & Gas 2024, to showcase its innovative solutions.
The event, organized by the Brazilian Institute of Oil and Gas (IBP), will take place from September 23 to 26 at the Olympic Boulevard in Rio de Janeiro. Experts from various countries will discuss business opportunities and share knowledge in the offshore industry.
About Valmet
Valmet is synonymous with innovation and excellence, with over 220 years of history. In 2023, its net sales reached approximately €5.5 billion, reflecting its robustness in the market. Based in Espoo, Finland, with shares listed on Nasdaq Helsinki, the company continues to strengthen the operational performance of its clients globally.
Its commitment to continuous improvement is evidenced by the dedication of over 19,000 professionals, committed to providing advanced technologies and high-level services, ensuring close and effective partnerships across various process industries.
Source: VALMET Press
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