SOMAS INSTRUMENT is a family-owned Swedish company specializing in the development, production, and sale of stainless steel control and on/off valves, actuators, and accessories for diverse industrial applications worldwide.SOMASINSTRUMENTisafamily-ownedSwedishcompanyspecializinginthedevelopment,production,andsaleofstainlesssteelcontrolandon/offvalves,actuators,andaccessoriesfordiverseindustrialapplicationsworldwide.
Key Products/TechnologiesKeyProducts/Technologies
Control Valves: Offers a range of control valves including ball segment valves (KVT, KVTF, KVX, KVXF, KVT LN models, DN25/2-DN700, PN10-PN100), butterfly valves (triple eccentric design, MTV, VSS, VSSF, VSSL, SIV, SPV models, DN80-DN1200, PN10-PN100), and ball valves (DN25-DN500, PN10-PN100).ControlValves:Offersarangeofcontrolvalvesincludingballsegmentvalves(KVT,KVTF,KVX,KVXF,KVTLNmodels,DN25/2-DN700,PN10-PN100),butterflyvalves(tripleeccentricdesign,MTV,VSS,VSSF,VSSL,SIV,SPVmodels,DN80-DN1200,PN10-PN100),andballvalves(DN25-DN500,PN10-PN100).
Actuators: Develops pneumatic (Type A, single/double acting), manual, electric, and hydraulic actuator solutions.Actuators:Developspneumatic(TypeA,single/doubleacting),manual,electric,andhydraulicactuatorsolutions.
Accessories: Offers valve positioners, solenoid valves, and limit switches to complement valve systems.Accessories:Offersvalvepositioners,solenoidvalves,andlimitswitchestocomplementvalvesystems.
Core Materials: Utilizes stainless acid-proof steel as standard, with capabilities to apply special alloys such as titanium, high-nickel alloys, and SMO for challenging media.CoreMaterials:Utilizesstainlessacid-proofsteelasstandard,withcapabilitiestoapplyspecialalloyssuchastitanium,high-nickelalloys,andSMOforchallengingmedia.
Technological Innovation: Features a patented friction coupling for backlash-free actuator connection, a one-piece design for ball segment and shaft, and a triple eccentric butterfly valve design for superior tightness and maintenance-free operation.TechnologicalInnovation:Featuresapatentedfrictioncouplingforbacklash-freeactuatorconnection,aone-piecedesignforballsegmentandshaft,andatripleeccentricbutterflyvalvedesignforsuperiortightnessandmaintenance-freeoperation.
Digital Services: Provides digital services like SomasVerify for diagnostics and predictive maintenance, enhancing customer operational efficiency.DigitalServices:ProvidesdigitalserviceslikeSomasVerifyfordiagnosticsandpredictivemaintenance,enhancingcustomeroperationalefficiency.
Core AdvantagesCoreAdvantages
Stainless Steel and Special Alloy Expertise: Specialized knowledge in stainless steel and other special materials like titanium and high-nickel alloys, enabling optimal valve solutions for corrosive and demanding industrial environments.StainlessSteelandSpecialAlloyExpertise:Specializedknowledgeinstainlesssteelandotherspecialmaterialsliketitaniumandhigh-nickelalloys,enablingoptimalvalvesolutionsforcorrosiveanddemandingindustrialenvironments.
Innovative Product Design and Technology: Unique technological capabilities, including the free-flow design of ball segment valves, the triple eccentric design of butterfly valves, and a patented friction coupling for actuators, ensuring precise and delay-free control.InnovativeProductDesignandTechnology:Uniquetechnologicalcapabilities,includingthefree-flowdesignofballsegmentvalves,thetripleeccentricdesignofbutterflyvalves,andapatentedfrictioncouplingforactuators,ensuringpreciseanddelay-freecontrol.
Broad Industry Application and Global Presence: Extensive experience across diverse sectors such as pulp and paper, chemical, energy, marine, and mining, supported by a worldwide sales and service partner network.BroadIndustryApplicationandGlobalPresence:Extensiveexperienceacrossdiversesectorssuchaspulpandpaper,chemical,energy,marine,andmining,supportedbyaworldwidesalesandservicepartnernetwork.
Quality and Sustainability-Driven Management: Over 75 years of industry experience and family ownership ensuring long-term vision and stability, coupled with ISO 9001, 14001, and 45001 certifications for quality, environmental, and occupational health and safety management, and a commitment to sustainable production and extended product lifespan.QualityandSustainability-DrivenManagement:Over75yearsofindustryexperienceandfamilyownershipensuringlong-termvisionandstability,coupledwithISO9001,14001,and45001certificationsforquality,environmental,andoccupationalhealthandsafetymanagement,andacommitmenttosustainableproductionandextendedproductlifespan.
Customized Solutions and Comprehensive Services: Offers a range of customer support services including SomAware® software for valve selection, SomLearning training programs, remote technical assistance, and condition monitoring.CustomizedSolutionsandComprehensiveServices:OffersarangeofcustomersupportservicesincludingSomAware®softwareforvalveselection,SomLearningtrainingprograms,remotetechnicalassistance,andconditionmonitoring.
High Reliability and Durability: Delivers valves designed and developed to meet stringent requirements, ensuring high reliability in critical applications such as the chemical industry handling hazardous materials.HighReliabilityandDurability:Deliversvalvesdesignedanddevelopedtomeetstringentrequirements,ensuringhighreliabilityincriticalapplicationssuchasthechemicalindustryhandlinghazardousmaterials.
Target IndustriesTargetIndustries
Pulp and Paper Industry: Applications in pulp processes, paper machines, and bleaching departments, particularly in corrosive environments and for flow control.PulpandPaperIndustry:Applicationsinpulpprocesses,papermachines,andbleachingdepartments,particularlyincorrosiveenvironmentsandforflowcontrol.
Chemical Industry: Handling of hazardous chemicals, requiring precise control and on/off applications.ChemicalIndustry:Handlingofhazardouschemicals,requiringprecisecontrolandon/offapplications.
Energy Industry: Power plants, district heating, steam turbines, and gas turbines, demanding high-performance control valves.EnergyIndustry:Powerplants,districtheating,steamturbines,andgasturbines,demandinghigh-performancecontrolvalves.
Marine and Shipbuilding Industry: Marine engines, product tankers, and high-temperature exhaust valves, meeting specific marine environment requirements.MarineandShipbuildingIndustry:Marineengines,producttankers,andhigh-temperatureexhaustvalves,meetingspecificmarineenvironmentrequirements.
Mining Industry: Valve solutions for mineral processing and related operations.MiningIndustry:Valvesolutionsformineralprocessingandrelatedoperations.
Oil and Gas Industry: Offshore applications, requiring high safety standards and compliance with international standards like NORSOK.OilandGasIndustry:Offshoreapplications,requiringhighsafetystandardsandcompliancewithinternationalstandardslikeNORSOK.
Pharmaceutical Industry: Processes requiring hygiene and precise control.PharmaceuticalIndustry:Processesrequiringhygieneandprecisecontrol.
Biofuel Industry: Biofuel production and processing applications.BiofuelIndustry:Biofuelproductionandprocessingapplications.
Sugar Industry: Various applications within sugar production processes.SugarIndustry:Variousapplicationswithinsugarproductionprocesses.
Cement Industry: Applications in cement production processes.CementIndustry:Applicationsincementproductionprocesses.
Food and Beverage Industry: Food and beverage production processes.FoodandBeverageIndustry:Foodandbeverageproductionprocesses.
Water Treatment Systems: Water and wastewater treatment processes.WaterTreatmentSystems:Waterandwastewatertreatmentprocesses.
ISO 9001:2015 (Quality Management System).ISO9001:2015(QualityManagementSystem).
ISO 14001:2015 (Environmental Management System).ISO14001:2015(EnvironmentalManagementSystem).
ISO 45001:2018 (Occupational Health and Safety Management System).ISO45001:2018(OccupationalHealthandSafetyManagementSystem).
PED 2014/68/EU – Module H (Pressure Equipment Directive).PED2014/68/EU–ModuleH(PressureEquipmentDirective).
ATEX Directive 2014/34/EU (Equipment for use in explosive environments).ATEXDirective2014/34/EU(Equipmentforuseinexplosiveenvironments).
Fire-safe certified (ISO 10497/API 607).Fire-safecertified(ISO10497/API607).
SIL certified (for valves and actuators).SILcertified(forvalvesandactuators).
REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals) compliance.REACH(Registration,Evaluation,AuthorisationandRestrictionofChemicals)compliance.
EU 1935/2004 and FDA (Food Approved Materials) compliance.EU1935/2004andFDA(FoodApprovedMaterials)compliance.
MAN Energy Solutions approval for design, manufacture, and supply of Tier III Standard Valves.MANEnergySolutionsapprovalfordesign,manufacture,andsupplyofTierIIIStandardValves.
Patented friction coupling technology for actuators.Patentedfrictioncouplingtechnologyforactuators.