Valve automation excellence

Solutions for reliable valve performance

Valmet offers a complete range of solutions for your valve automation needs regardless of valve make, model or manufacturer. From our limit switches to reliable actuators and intelligent valve controllers with third generation diagnostics, our valve automation technologies are known for quality, reliability and highest safety. Our engineered solutions from renowned Neles™, Neles Easyflow™, Jamesbury™, Stonel™ and Valvcon™ brands ensure the best possible valve performance and compliance to environmental regulations.

One-stop shop for all valve automation components

Best in class operational performance

Global expert services

Engineered actuator configuration for any valve brand

Your preferred partner for valve automation

Valmet flow control solutions to automate your valve With our engineered solutions, you experience a comprehensive offering that meets your specifications. From actuators and on/off valve controllers to positioners, limit switches, and instrumentation requirements, our unique approach means that we are your one-stop shop for all valve automation components. All our market-leading solutions are based on proven technologies and are guaranteed to meet appropriate performance and environmental regulations, regardless of the original valve manufacturer.

Market leading performance for your applications

Whatever the valve in your process, our valve automation offering brings a high level of reliability, ease of use and best in class operational performance to the entire valve assembly.

The market leading product range covers all valve automation needs
Our products combined with our expertise allow our customers meet their valve automation needs
The products have been designed to work with valves with all manufacturers
They are easy to incorporate into all valve assemblies and are based on proven technologies

We have perfected manufacturing quality to the highest standard and developed features that deliver reliable performance in even the most challenging applications and operating environments. The added level of automation and intelligence delivers a new level of diagnostics capabilities for the planning and execution of effective predictive maintenance.

Insights into valve automation

Neles NDX product family is expanding

Feb 27, 2025

Among others, the key benefits are robustness with fully contactless position measurement, low energy and air consumption, increased pneumatics capacity, and excellent dynamic and static control performance. In addition, Neles NDX is designed to fit all types of control valves: small and big; rotary and linear; single and double acting. Simple and fast installation and calibration with easily accessible device diagnostics offer a great user experience and tools for predictive maintenance.

Valmet introduces IO-Link technology into Stonel valve communication and control products

Jan 9, 2025

Valmet is pleased to announce the introduction of IO-Link technology into our Stonel™ valve communication and control products. IO-Link provides a communications network for easily deploying and utilizing advanced diagnostics from Stonel devices.

Neles NDX valve controller reaches wider global acceptance with availability of North American certifications

Aug 14, 2024

There are many advantages to the Neles NDX valve controller and most recently there has been much excitement about the North American approvals and the energy savings realized from the reduced air consumption. We asked Mark Buzzell, Director of Valve Controls and Actuators for North America to share his insights about the product.

Your valve automation partner of choice in Europe

Apr 15, 2024

Successful actuator sizing and instrumentation engineering according to customer specification takes time and resources. Trust is essential when relying on a 3rd party to automate your valve. When do you know you can proceed with confidence in the partner you have chosen?

Future-proofing valve control

Jan 22, 2024

New distributed control systems (DCSs) reduce operating expenses in a range of cement production processes, including the operation and maintenance costs of valves. Valmet explains the importance of DCSs and highlights advances in valve and pump technology

Ethernet-APL advancements for field devices in process automation

Oct 18, 2023

Processes in the most hazardous areas have long been limited to individual discrete/analog sensors or to fieldbuses that are too expensive, complex, and slow. We sat down with Valmet expert Tomasz Jarzabek to discuss what this means at Valmet when it comes to technology development with APL.

A formula for safety in pharmaceutical industry processes

Mar 8, 2022

Safety, timeliness, and consistency are essential ingredients for creating quality products. But what impact do these concerns have on your process environment? Manufacturing reliable products and sustaining an efficient, hygienic process are vital components of your plant operation.

What's new in the latest version of Stonel on/off valve controller?

Nov 9, 2021

Want to know the benefits of the latest version of Stonel™ Axiom on/off valve controller? Read the Q&A to find out more about the valve diagnostics and safety aspects.

Valve automation product offering

Valve controllers

High availability and easy interpretation are the key success factors in effective field device data analysis. Valmet valve controllers support standardized technologies and ensure the availability and usability of diagnostics information independent of your control, safety or asset management system.

Neles™, Jamesbury™, and Valvcon™ actuators

Neles™, Jamesbury™, and Valvcon™ actuators offer reliable, long-lasting performance. We offer a wide range of high-quality pneumatic actuators, electric actuators and manual actuators designed to maximize cycle life and improve process efficiency. Our offering includes solutions for both rotary and linear valves, including rack and pinion actuators as well as spring-diaphragm actuators.

Limit switches

Integrating your automated valves utilizing Valmet limit switches will allow you to improve process performance and reduce life-cycle costs. Our limit switches offer a full range of monitoring, communication, and control platforms ideally suited for quarter-turn and linear discrete valve applications even in extreme process environments.

Solenoid and air operated valves

Our solenoid valves and air operated valves are all based on modern designs and communication technologies. We offer a comprehensive range of spool type direction control valves for actuation in various pneumatic applications. The range includes all types of direction control valves required for process automation.

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