According to Tasowhee, the companyl has delivered more than 200,000 dilution actuators and valves during the past 30 years. But since the products have been branded Metso, Voith or ABB, surprisingly few customers know who the real manufacturer is.

“Our products are made solely of AISI 316 stainless steel”, Ahlstedt says. “The flow surfaces of the valves are hard coated to reach long life time and to give an outstanding resistance against wear, which can change the flow curves and cause quality and runnability problems.” 

Tasowheel is a preferred partner to the leading paper machine manufacturers. But now, as old mills are shutting down rather than new ones opening up, optimizing existing processes has become more and more important for the company’s customer service.

“And we are not only talking about paper machines that need service”, Ahlstedt says. “A lot of paper machines are converted to produce different paper grades and even whole plants are relocated. In all these cases new actuators and valves are needed. With our products it is possible to replace practically any type of dilution actuator and valve on the paper machines today, regardless of the original manufacturer.”