Valmet Aircraft

Valmet (originally Finnish: Valtion Metallitehtaat — English: State
Metalworks) was formed in 1951, when the state of

Finland decided to group their various factories working on war
reparations to the Soviet Union under one company. Valmet

and the factories fused with it produce a wide array of products
including paper machines, board machines, aeroplanes,

automobiles, Diesel engines, locomotives, trams, trolleybuses, weapons
and everyday household appliances. Valmet merged

with Rauma company in 1999, and the current Metso Corporation was created.

    Valmet traces its origins back to the industrial plants
established in the 1920s and 1930s to meet the needs of the

Finnish Armed Forces. During the 1950s the company began to broaden
its product range to accommodate the demands of a

market economy. The product range expanded over the years to include
ships, aircraft, weapons, locomotives, tractors,

marine engines, elevators and, of course, paper machines. Valmet
delivered its first paper machine in 1953 and over the

years, Valmet became a well-known brand in the pulp & paper industry.

In the 1980's and 1990's, Valmet focused increasingly on paper
technology. Valmet sold its shipbuilding industry, and the

manufacture of rolling stock, elevators and tractors. In turn, Valmet
bought Wärtsilä's paper finishing machinery unit,

the Swedish company Karlstads Mekaniska Werkstad (KMW) and the board
machine manufacturer Tampella Papertech.

Metso Corporation was created as the result of a merger between Valmet
and Rauma in 1999. Metso Paper was formed by

merging Valmet Corporation's paper technology and Sunds Defibrator's
fiber technology operations. Metso's fiber and paper

technology business area was known as Valmet until the name was
changed to Metso Paper in 2001. Intellectual property

rights of the trademark Valmet are owned by Metso Paper.


Contents:-

1. Valmet Automotive
2. Weapons
3. Aerospace
 3.1 Valmet-developed Airplanes
4. Paper mills
5. Shipyards
6. Rail vehicles
 6.1 Locomotives
 6.2 Diesel multiple units
 6.3 Electric multiple units
 6.4 Trams
7. Trolleybuses



Valmet Automotive:-

Main article: Valmet Automotive

Valmet Automotive (former Saab-Valmet) is a Finnish car maker. The
majority of company is owned by Metso (former Valmet).

The automobile production company was founded in 1968. Valmet
Automotive is a brand-independent contract manufacturer of

specialty cars. Historically Valmet Automotive has produced cars for
Saab Automobile, Talbot, Renault, Lada, Opel and

Porsche.

Weapons:-

Main article: Patria (company)

Valtion Kivääritehdas (fi) was merged into Valmet in 1951. The
firearms developed by Valmet include the Rk 62, mod. 78

7.62x51, M82 and the RK 95 TP.


Aerospace:-

Main tasks were the assembly and licence production of Fouga Magister
trainers, Saab Draken fighters and BAe Hawk

trainers. The Tampere factory was closed in the 1960s and main part of
the aircraft factory became the facility at

Kuorevesi.
Indigenously-designed aircraft included the Valmet Vihuri in the
1950s, the Valmet Vinka in the late 1970s and the Valmet

Redigo in the mid-1980s.
A line of military trainer aircraft for the Finnish Air Force
developed and manufactured by Valmet include the L-70 Vinka

and L-90 Redigo.
After the Finnish state privatized Valmet in 1996, the aviation
division was detached and integrated into Finnish defence

industries, Patria, as Patria Finavitec. The military part is mostly
state-owned but EADS owns 27 per cent of Patria.
This period started with the assembly of F/A-18 Hornet fighter
aircraft and NH90 helicopters. Civilian work increased in

the form of participating in design and manufacture of parts for
Airbus aircraft, most notably A380 spoilers.

Valmet-developed Airplanes:-
1.Valmet Tuuli II
2.Valmet Vihuri
3.Valmet Vinka
4.Valmet L-90 TP Redigo


Paper mills:-

Other products were paper mill machinery and process control
equipment. Valtion tykkitehdas produced artillery pieces for

the Finnish Army along with Tampella AB industries. After World War II
production switched to paper mills.

Shipyards:-

Valmet dockyards were merged with Wärtsilä yards to form Wärtsilä
Marine. After the bankruptcy the company re-emerged as

Masa Yards, later becoming Aker Finnyards and subsequently Aker
Yards.MS Birka Princess was built at the Vuosaari shipyard

in Helsinki.

Rail vehicles:-

Between 1958 and 1991 Valmet procuded a large number of locomotives,
diesel multiple units and electric multiple units for

the Finnish State Railways, as well as a number of trams for Helsinki
City Transport.

Locomotives:-

VR Class Hr11
VR Class Dv11
VR Class Dv12
VR Class Dv15
VR Class Dv16
VR Class Dr12
VR Class Dr16
VR Class Tve4

Diesel multiple units:-

VR Class Dm6
VR Class Dm7
VR Class Dm8
VR Class Dm9

Electric multiple units:-

VR Class Sm1
VR Class Sm2

Trams:-
Valmet RM 1
Valmet RM 2
Valmet RM 3
Valmet Nr I
Valmet Nr II

Trolleybuses:-

The company also manufactured trolleybuses, between 1948 and 1960, but
the total number built was only 52, comprising 23

for Helsinki and 29 for Tampere.

Tractors:-

Tractors have been produced by Valmet (tractor), both in Brazil and
Finland. The producer and brand is now Valtra. The

tractor business, though still located in Finland, is owned by AGCO.




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