Metso’s delivery scope consists of a high-tech Metso DNA automation system with which the power plant will be controlled. All communication, controllers and I/O modules are redundant to ensure high system availability. The Metso DNA user interface supports intuitive navigation and provides a practically unlimited number of scalable process graphics with pop-up windows, loop-specific detailed operation windows and dynamic loop-specific interlock windows. The system interface is bilingual – Turkish and English. Metso DNA supports a multi-lingual user interface in which any pre-defined language can be selected from the pull-down menu by the operator.

The delivery also includes an integrated Metso DNA information management system featuring advanced web-based solutions. The delivery will take place at the beginning of August.

With the issue of the Electricity Market Law in Turkey, the private sector has been encouraged to make new investments in the energy sector. After completion of the new plant in Denizli, the company’s total electricity production capacity will amount to 295 MW in 2013. AGE ENERJI’ s future target in production is to reach 700 MW by 2016.

AGE ENERJİ is a subsidiary of AGE Group of Companies, which serves both private and public institutions with 38 years’ experience in infrastructure, superstructure and energy sectors. The group is headquartered in Ankara, Turkey. In 2011, its net sales amounted to approximately USD 150 million.

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:

Yücel Doğan, Senior Sales Engineer, Metso Automation, Turkey
Tel. +90 533 320 41 19
yucel.dogan@metso.com

The delivery includes four scanners with the latest sensor versions, Metso Moisturizer IQ for the drying section, a reconstruction of the coating stations for automatic profiling with the new actuators, Metso IQ Dilution Profilers, plus MD and CD controls.

Metso is responsible for delivery, installation and performance. Installation and commissioning will take place in three phases starting in October 2012. The last stage will be carried out during the autumn shutdown in 2014.

“We are pleased and proud of this extensive order and consider it a privilege to work with Stora Enso Skoghall,” Says Maria Dotzsky, Regional Director at Metso Automation.

Metso IQ quality control system, including high-level intelligent control applications, optimizes the cross-machine performance of papermaking processes. It integrates process quality management, measurements and profile controls, resulting in faster startups and grade changes, reduced dryer breaks and better runnability with stable short circulation to improves the uniformity of the wet sheet. (www.metso.com/metsoiq)

Metso IQ profilers provide effective profile management, improve production and runnability, and ensure better paper quality and printing properties. Metso’s profilers feature advanced self-diagnostics and compact designs for easy maintenance and installation. (www.metso.com/automation/pp_prod.nsf/WebWID/WTB-041026-2256F-5F91A)

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:

Maria Dotzsky Regional Director, Sales and Service, Scandinavia, Process Automation Systems, Metso
maria.dotzsky@metso.com

Harry Ojala Sales Manager, Scandinavia, Process Automation Systems, Metso
harry.ojala@metso.com

Metso IQ system deliveries have reached a record level. With proven successful installations over the years, Metso’s market share has grown significantly to over 30%.

When Metso introduced its first advanced architecture PaperIQ quality control system in the mid-1990s, the company set in progress a resolute course to be a major contributor to the stability and profitability of its customers’ papermaking operations. More than 15 years later and with over 1,000 QCS scanners delivered, the long-term investment in QCS technology, engineering skills and application development has paid off handsomely.

New Metso paper, board and tissue machines are equipped with Metso IQ systems. However, the substantial growth in Metso system deliveries is coming from replacing the so-called legacy systems, many of which were installed over the past twenty years. Just over 40% of the Metso IQ systems recently sold worldwide have replaced systems originally delivered by other vendors. In North America, that replacement rate was near 50%. Other growth areas for Metso include the replacement of CD profilers and CD controls.

Metso has introduced many new system enhancements in recent years to improve the return on investment from new system installations and therefore encourage customers to update their QCS technology. The now-standard MD and CD multivariable predictive controls have provided better machine stability and bottom-line results. New developments in sensor technology include Metso IQ Laser Caliper, which has a major market share in SC paper and many other grades, and Metso IQ Fiber non-nuclear fiber weight measurement for tissue machines. More than 50 Metso IQ Fiber sensors have been installed. New imaging-based sensors for formation, fiber orientation and surface topography, as well as a new pressure-based porosity sensor, are recent additions to the measurement capabilities.

Metso IQ systems have also become easier and less costly to service than previous generations with the addition of extensive predictive maintenance diagnostics. This makes the total cost of ownership over the system lifespan considerably lower.

Metso feels poised to achieve even better results in years to come. “In order to achieve the same success this year, we have to be even more competitive with our product performance, with our total quality, and naturally with product costs. Our total offering and industry specific concepts, such as Pulp, Paper, Tissue and Board, show our expertise and help differentiate us from our competitors. It is going to be a hard competition, but both our offering and the company are in good shape for it,” concludes Juha Koistinen, Vice President, Control & Measurement Solutions.

Metso IQ quality control system including high-level intelligent control applications optimize the cross machine performance for papermaking processes. It integrates process quality management, measurements and profile controls resulting faster startups and grade changes, reduced dryer breaks and better runnability with stable short circulation improving uniformity of the wet sheet. (www.metso.com/metsoiq)

Metso IQ profilers provides effective profile management, improves production and runnability through to better paper quality and printing properties. Metso’s profilers feature advanced self-diagnostics and compact designs for easy maintenance and installation. (www.metso.com/automation/pp_prod.nsf/WebWID/WTB-041026-2256F-5F91A)

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:

Jari Almi, Director, QCS Product Group, Metso Automation
jari.almi@metso.com

Uusiutuva, saasteeton vesivoima on säätöominaisuuksiltaan ylivoimainen sähkön toimitusvarmuuden takaaja, jonka avulla voidaan hallita myös äkilliset häiriötilanteet. Turbiinin ja sen automaation luotettavuus on sähköntuotannon kannalta tärkeä. Inkeroisten voimalaitoksen kolmen ja Anjalankosken voimalaitoksen yhden turbiinin logiikat korvataan Metso DNA -automaatiojärjestelmällä, jolla hoidetaan vesiturbiinin ohjaus, säätö, suojaus ja optimointi. Metso takaa järjestelmälle päivitykset ja monipuoliset palvelut pitkälle tulevaisuuteen, mikä tukee investoinnin elinkaarta.

”Metso on vahva toimija alueella, ja sillä on paikallista henkilöstöä saatavilla”, perustelee toimittajavalintaa voimalaitospäällikkö Janne Ala Kemijoki Oy:stä.

Kemijoki Oy on Suomen merkittävin vesivoiman ja siihen liittyvien palveluiden tuottaja. Yhtiö omistaa 20 vesivoimalaitosta, joista 16 sijaitsee Kemijoen vesistöalueella, kaksi Lieksanjoessa ja kaksi Kymijoessa. Inkeroisten 17 megawatin vesivoimalaitos on rakennettu 1920-luvulla ja uusittu kattavasti vuonna 1994. Anjalankosken 20 MW:n voimalaitos on rakennettu vuonna 1983. Molemmat toimittavat sähköä valtakunnan verkkoon. Kemijoki Oy:n voimalaitosten kokonaisteho ylittää 1 000 MW.

Metso on kansainvälinen teknologia- ja palvelutoimittaja prosessiteollisuuden asiakkailleen kaivos-, maarakennus-, massa ja paperi-, voimantuotanto- sekä öljy- ja kaasualalla. Metson 30 000 osaajaa yli 50 maassa edistävät asiakkaidemme kannattavuutta ja kestävää kehitystä ympäri maailman. Expect results.

Automaatio-liiketoiminnan prosessiautomaatio- ja virtauksensäätöratkaisut vastaavat Metson asiakasteollisuuksien kasvavaan tarpeeseen tehostaa tuotantoprosessejaan raaka-aineiden ja energialähteiden niukentuessa ja niiden käytöstä aiheutuvien kustannusten kohotessa. Maailmanlaajuinen asiantuntijaverkostomme auttaa palveluillaan asiakkaitamme parantamaan tuottavuutta, pienentämään riskejä ja optimoimaan kustannuksia.

www.metso.com, www.twitter.com/metsoautomation

Lisätietoja:
Heikki Mylläri, myyntijohtaja, Metso Automaatio
heikki.myllari(at)metso.com
Puh. 0400 621 860

Due to its control characteristics, renewable, clean hydroelectric power offers a superior backup for the reliable supply of electricity and can also help manage sudden disturbances. The reliability of the turbine and its automation plays an important role in electricity generation. Three turbine logics at the Inkeroinen power plant and one turbine logic at the Anjalankoski plant will be replaced by a Metso DNA automation system, which will be used to manage, control, protect and optimize the water turbines. Metso will provide the system with updates and versatile services well into the future to support the investment life cycle.

“Metso is a strong player in the area and has local staff available,” explains Janne Ala, Power Plant Manager, Kemijoki Oy, about the decision to choose Metso as the supplier.

Kemijoki Oy is Finland’s most significant producer of hydroelectric power and related services. The company owns 20 hydroelectric power plants of which 16 are located on the Kemijoki River water system area, two on the Lieksanjoki River and two on the Kymijoki River. Of those on the Kymijoki River, the 17 MW Inkeroinen hydroelectric power plant was built in the 1920s and extensively renovated in 1994. The 20 MW Anjalankoski power plant was built in 1983. Both of them supply electricity to the national grid. The total capacity of Kemijoki Oy’s power plants exceeds 1,000 MW.

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:

Heikki Mylläri, Sales Director, Metso Automation,
heikki.myllari(at)metso.com
Tel.             +358 400 621 860

Due to its control characteristics, renewable, clean hydroelectric power offers a superior backup for the reliable supply of electricity and can also help manage sudden disturbances. The reliability of the turbine and its automation plays an important role in electricity generation. Three turbine logics at the Inkeroinen power plant and one turbine logic at the Anjalankoski plant will be replaced by a Metso DNA automation system, which will be used to manage, control, protect and optimize the water turbines. Metso will provide the system with updates and versatile services well into the future to support the investment life cycle.

“Metso is a strong player in the area and has local staff available,” explains Janne Ala, Power Plant Manager, Kemijoki Oy, about the decision to choose Metso as the supplier.

Kemijoki Oy is Finland’s most significant producer of hydroelectric power and related services. The company owns 20 hydroelectric power plants of which 16 are located on the Kemijoki River water system area, two on the Lieksanjoki River and two on the Kymijoki River. Of those on the Kymijoki River, the 17 MW Inkeroinen hydroelectric power plant was built in the 1920s and extensively renovated in 1994. The 20 MW Anjalankoski power plant was built in 1983. Both of them supply electricity to the national grid. The total capacity of Kemijoki Oy’s power plants exceeds 1,000 MW.

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:

Heikki Mylläri, Sales Director, Metso Automation,
heikki.myllari(at)metso.com
Tel.             +358 400 621 860

Metso has won an order from Eni Norge and Statoil to supply latest generation stainless steel valve controllers to the Norwegian Goliat Floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) plant in the Barents Sea.

Goliat is the first FPSO plant in the world with all automated valves equipped with Metso’s full range of stainless steel valve controllers.

Metso’s intelligent controllers will equip all pneumatic actuated control, on/off and ESD valves of the plant and will help Eni Norge to monitor and report valve performance for asset management purposes. With all valves related information available, predictive maintenance is possible thus resulting in improved safety and minimizing operational and maintenance costs of the valves.

Metso automation’s stainless steel controllers offering was selected because of its high reliability and its interoperability allowing seamless integration with control and safety systems for a better and constant monitoring of the whole valve network. This constant valve-condition monitoring makes possible the transfer of maintenance work analysis to an onshore location leading to the elimination of all unnecessary onsite maintenance work.

Goliat is one of the largest industrial projects ever in the High North and the first oil field to be developed in the Norwegian sector of the Barents Sea.

Metso’s delivery to Goliat project will comprise more than 800 controllers.

Unique offering for upstream offshore industry

Metso has a unique and full range offering for control valves, critical and conventional on-off valves as well as ESD valves for upstream offshore industry.

Metso’s stainless steel valve controller offering for offshore customers includes Neles ValvGuard safety valve controller and Neles SwitchGuard intelligent on-off valve controller, 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, and Golden Eagle, UK.

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.

Eni Norge AS is part of Eni, a major Italian integrated energy company that has 80 000 employees in 79 countries. Eni Norge’s core activities are oil and gas exploration, discovery and production. Eni Norge AS acts as operator (65%) of the Goliat FPSO plant together with Statoil Petroleum AS (35%).

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, Valve Controls, Metso Automation Inc.
Tel.             +358 20 483 150

Niklas Lindfors, Product Manager, Valve Controls, Metso Automation Inc,
Tel:             + 358 20 483 150

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

Captions:
For the offshore customer needs, Metso has released stainless steel versions of its Neles ValvGuard VG9000 safety valve controller and Neles SwitchGuard SG9000 intelligent on-off valve controller. VG9000 and SG9000 are also available with standard anodized aluminum enclosure. Both enclosure options are available with explosion proof and intrinsically safe approvals.

Demonstraatiolaitos mahdollistaa bioöljyn valmistuksen metsätähteestä

Metso ja Fortum Power and Heat ovat allekirjoittaneet sopimuksen bioöljyn tuotantolaitoksen ja automaatiojärjestelmän toimituksesta Fortumin voimalaitokselle Joensuuhun. Kysymyksessä on demonstraatiolaitos, jossa metsähakkeesta ja muusta puubiomassasta valmistetaan bioöljyä. Laitoksessa valmistettavaa bioöljyä voidaan käyttää raskaan polttoöljyn sijasta, ja tulevaisuudessa se voi olla kemianteollisuuden ja biodieselin raaka-ainetta.

Laitoksen nimellinen teho on 30 MW öljyntuotantoa, ja sen suunniteltu vuosituotanto on 50 000 tonnia. Energiana vuosituotanto on 210 GWh, mikä vastaa yli 10 000 omakotitalon lämmityksen vuotuista kulutusta. Tuotantolaitos hyödyntää prosessissaan vuosittain 225 000 kiintokuutiometriä metsätähteitä ja sahanpurua. Bioöljyn tuotannon integrointi voimalaitosprosessiin mahdollistaa valmistuksessa syntyvän sivutuotteen hyödyntämisen sähkön ja kaukolämmön tuotannossa. Joensuussa valmistettavan bioöljyn käyttö vähentää hiilidioksidipäästöjä 59 000 tonnia vuosittain.

“Metso tutkii ja kehittää aktiivisesti uusia teknologioita, jotka tukevat kestävää kehitystä voimantuotannossa. Tämän tyyppiset demonstraatiohankkeet tukevat merkittävästi uusien tuotteiden kehittämistä kaupallisiksi tuotteiksi. Nyt toimitettavassa ratkaisussa integroidaan edullisesti bioöljyn tuotantolaitos leijukattilaan, jossa voidaan polttaa pyrolyysissä syntyvät lauhtumattomat kaasut ja koksi”, kertoo johtaja Kai Mäenpää Metson voimantuotantoliiketoiminnasta.

Bioöljy tullaan valmistamaan pyrolyysiteknologian avulla. Puubiomassa kuumennetaan nopeasti noin 500 °C:een, jolloin se höyrystyy kaasuiksi, jotka jäähtyessään tiivistyvät bioöljyksi. Metso on VTT:n perustutkimukseen ja patentteihin perustuen kehittänyt pyrolyysiteknologiaa yhteistyössä Fortumin ja UPM:n kanssa vuodesta 2007 lähtien.

Metso toimittaa laitoksen Fortumille kokonaistoimituksena. Toimitus sisältää perustus- ja rakennustyöt, tarvittavat tuotantolaitteistot sekä Metso DNA -automaatiojärjestelmän ja sähköistyksen. Kysymyksessä on demonstraatiohanke, jossa testataan ja jatkokehitetään integroitua pyrolyysiteknologiaa ja Metso DNA -järjestelmän säätöratkaisuja, joita tullaan tulevaisuudessa käyttämään suuremman mittakaavan laitoksissa.

Uusi bioöljyn tuotantolaitos käynnistyy syksyllä 2013. Tilaus, jonka arvoa ei julkisteta, sisältyy Massa, paperi ja voimantuotannon vuoden 2012 ensimmäisen vuosineljänneksen saatuihin tilauksiin.

Fortumin liiketoimintaa on sähkön ja lämmön tuotanto, myynti ja jakelu sekä energia-alan asiantuntijapalvelut. Konsernissa työskentelee noin 10 800 henkilöä.

Metso on kansainvälinen teknologia- ja palvelutoimittaja prosessiteollisuuden asiakkailleen kaivos-, maarakennus-, massa ja paperi-, voimantuotanto-, sekä öljy- ja kaasualalla. Metson 30 000 osaajaa yli 50 maassa edistävät asiakkaidemme kannattavuutta ja kestävää kehitystä ympäri maailman. Expect results. www.metso.com, www.twitter.com/metsogroup

Lisätietoja antaa:

Kai Mäenpää, johtaja, EMEA, Voimantuotanto-liiketoimintalinja, Metso

Puh. 040 556 5666