Metso"s intelligent safety valve controller Neles ValvGuard
New stainless steel version of Metso”s intelligent safety valve controller Neles ValvGuard offers market leading pneumatics capacity, extensive safety valve testing capabilities and enhanced online condition monitoring features resulting in improved safety and availability at offshore platforms.
To complement its Smart Product offering for offshore customers Metso has released stainless steel versions, VG9300 and SG9300, of its safety valve controller, Neles ValvGuard, and intelligent on-off valve controller, Neles SwitchGuard.
New product launches are in line with Metso”s ambitious targets to develop and expand its valve offering and services globally for oil and gas industry. .
Unique offering for upstream offshore industry
Metso now has a unique offering for control valves, critical and conventional on-off valves as well as ESD valves for upstream offshore industry.
“With new VG9300 and SG9300 Metso is now able to support its offshore customers with a full range of stainless steel valve controllers for all offshore applications,”” says Juha Kivelä, Product Manager, Flow control business line, Metso.
In addition to integrated limit switches and market leading pneumatics capacity, the stainless steel ValvGuard provides online diagnostics on the safety valve performance and extensive safety valve testing capabilities.
With the stainless steel SwitchGuard, Metso is the first one to offer online condition monitoring features for on-off valves at offshore platforms. It also features unique possibility to customize valve opening and closing times and profiles.
“Thanks to online condition monitoring customers working in demanding offshore conditions can now have accurate and timely information concerning the valve performance level. This enables predictive maintenance and more efficient allocation of maintenance resources. The maintenance work can concentrate on the valves really needing attention and wasting maintenance resources can be avoided. This enhances overall process efficiency, safety and availability. Online condition monitoring makes it also possible for the maintenance function to operate remotely from an onshore location,”” Juha Kivelä continues.
Metso”s stainless steel valve controller offering includes also intelligent valve controller Neles ND9300 for control valve applications and Neles Axiom, controller for standard on-off applications.
These products have already been selected for major projects like Total CLOV, Angola, Chouest in the USA, Golden Eagle, UK, and Goliat project in Norway.
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.
Due to Metso”s strong position in advanced valves technology, services are a major part of the offering. Several of our service centers are located close to major offshore production facilities in order to support our customers. For valve customers, Metso already has 31 service centers around the globe, and a new supply and service will be opened in India this spring.
Metso is a global supplier of technology and services to customers in the process industries, including mining, construction, pulp and paper, power, and oil and gas. Our 30,000 professionals based in over 50 countries deliver sustainability and profitability to customers worldwide. Expect results.
The Automation segment”s process automation and flow control solutions meet the growing needs of Metso”s customer industries to improve production process efficiency as raw materials and energy sources become scarcer and their costs increase. Our global network of service experts delivers business solutions to our customers that improve their productivity, lower risks and optimize costs. www.metso.com, www.twitter.com/metsoautomation
For further information, please contact:
Juha Kivelä, Product Manager, Flow Control, Metso Automation Inc.
Tel. +358 50 3171190
The beverage dispense industry has undergone a quiet but significant transformation over the past decade.…
Beamex is your trusted partner for calibration excellence, providing accurate measurements, reliable data, and traceability…
Chemical giants are shedding light on why cutting down on toxic substances is now a…
Andrew Sherlock, Director of Data-Driven Manufacturing, National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS) Artificial intelligence (AI) is…
The Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) has announced a significant presidential inquiry into the current…
A Multidisciplinary Approach This research combined numerical analysis with hands-on experimentation. By employing high-speed photography…