| The Situation
Valmet is a Finland-based global leader in industrial automation and machinery, serving critical sectors like pulp and paper production, power generation, and process industries. The company employs approximately 19,000 professionals worldwide and maintains a strong presence in Germany, where many of its customers operate essential national infrastructure. Valmet’s automation technology – including its flagship distributed control system, Valmet DNAe – forms the operational backbone of major industrial plants, from paper mills to power plants, ensuring stable and continuous production processes.
In recent years, cybersecurity emerged as a defining challenge. Valmet’s customers, especially those classified as critical infrastructure operators, faced increasingly stringent cybersecurity regulations such as the EU’s NIS2 directive. These regulations require vendors like Valmet to deliver automation systems with built-in, advanced cybersecurity capabilities.
| The Solution
Valmet ultimately integrated a range of TXOne solutions, including the Stellar endpoint protection suite, EdgeIPS network-level defenses, and tools offering virtual patching capabilities. This last capability was particularly crucial: virtual patching allowed Valmet to shield systems from vulnerabilities at the network level until the next scheduled maintenance outage. This meant that even if a customer couldn’t patch immediately, their systems remained secure.
“With TXOne, we can provide OT-native cybersecurity that can handle the unique constraints of industrial environments,” said Teemu Kiviniemi, Solution Manager, OT Cybersecurity at Valmet.
| The Result
Today, many Valmet automation solutions come equipped with built-in, OT-native cybersecurity powered by TXOne Networks. The impact has been significant: customers no longer worry about unprotected vulnerabilities or operational interruptions from IT-style security updates. Continuous cybersecurity protection is now simply part of the standard Valmet offering.
