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  AK47 Varieties made in Finland
The main difference between Valmet's and other AK variants is the movement of the sights and stock configuration.
The sight placement on AK's are with the rear sights on the distal end of the receiver and the front sight is on the barrel.
The Valmet's places the rear sight on the proximal sight of the receiver cover and the front sight on the distal end of the gas tube.
www.ak-47.us /Finland.php   (345 words)

  
  Valmet - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Valmet (originally Valtion Metallitehtaat - Governmental Metalworks) was formed in 1951, when the state of Finland decided to group their various factories working on war reparations for Soviet Union under one company.
Valmet and the factories fused with it produce a wide array of products including aeroplanes, auto- and locomotives, weapons manufacturing and everyday household appliances.
Valmet itself is now a brand of Metso corporation.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Valmet   (256 words)

  
 Valtra
The Valmet 15A was introduced at a time when small tractors were replacing horses as the principal means of power on the farm.
Mostly constructed from Valmet 361D farm tractor components, this was the predecessor of today’s comprehensive range of Valmet forestry machines.
In 1986 Valmet and Steyr-Daimler-Puch AG signed a letter of intent to co-operate on the design and manufacture of a range of engines and a series of tractors from 90 to 140 hp.
valtra.agcocorp.com /default.cfm/PID=1.8   (1504 words)

  
 TractorData.com - Valmet tractors sorted by name
Valmet's first diesel tractor was the 33, with excellent cold starting abilities (needed for the Finnish winters).
Valmet began exporting tractors in 1958, and had a factory in Brazil by 1960.
Valmet continued to improve and expand, with particular leadership in the design of tractor cabs and controls that were quiet, comfortable, and easy for the operator to use.
www.tractordata.com /td/valmet.html   (251 words)

  
 Packaging of Training Services in Valmet Automation Inc.
Valmet Automation’s income in 1996 was MFIM 140 and it was 37% higher than previous year.
Valmet Automation sells process automa-tion systems, and part of the training sold is often included in the main sales contract, especially basic courses.
Valmet may be able to achieve this level of mass training but will likely have to continue with a certain level of service personnel support.
www.geocities.com /Eureka/Park/1692/valmet.html   (2839 words)

  
 SisuDiesel - History
Valmet acquired the tractor operations of Volvo BM in 1979.
Valmet Diesel was organised as a part of the tractor group in 1991.
When Valmet established the tractor plant in Brazil in 1960 it was not possible to manufacture their own engines because there were some specialised engine manufacturers in the country, enjoying development programme from the government.
www.sisudiesel.com /company_overview/history   (1914 words)

  
 Valmet Weapons Home
One of the most distinctive features of the Valmet rifles, including the M62 and all subsequent variations, is the open-ended, three prong flash suppressor with a bayonet lug on its lower side.
The 1980s also saw the introduction of the Valmet Hunter, which is a Kalashnikov rifle in hunting garb with a checkered wooden hunting stock and a wooden fore grip which encloses the gas tube and the barrel below it.
At Valmet, a new AK-47-based semi-auto hunting rifle was developed that was imported by Valmet, USA, along with Valmet's over-under guns, while Odin Int'l, Ltd., in Alexandria, Va., imported Valmet's M82 Bullpup and models M76 and M78 semi-auto rifles.
www.valmetweapons.com   (2426 words)

  
 Valmet Automotive convertible concept for the 2002 Geneva Motor Show
Valmet Automotive is working very intensively on the application of the new technique and has aimed at creating a full-size convertible, which combines the style and conveniences of an elegant coupe when the roof is up.
According to its maker the innovative folding method roof of the Valmet C70 CC offers the rear seat passengers excellent space utilisation, with full 4-seater capability and spacious luggage compartment whether the roof is up or down.
Developed and manufactured in the Technical Centre of Valmet Automotive in Uusikaupunki, this concept is a unique car representing the specialty vehicle know-how of the Finnish specialists.
www.cardesignnews.com /autoshows/2002/geneva/preview/valmet-c70cc   (266 words)

  
 Valmet.org
Here you will find important links that have to do with the Valmet, and Galil type rifles, and other firearms information.
Your home for Information, discussion and history of all Valmet and Galil Rifles.
Soon this sight will cover every Valmet and Galil product ever made with pictures, schematics, information and complete history of each item.
www.valmet.org   (138 words)

  
 Valmet M82 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Valmet M82 (not to be confused with the American Barrett M82.50BMG sniper rifle) is a bullpup assault rifle with a Valmet M76 internal design created by Finnish arms firm Valmet.
It is chambered for 5.56mm NATO caliber as model 255 470 and for 7.62x39 mm caliber as model 255 490.
Picture of the Valmet M82, left and right view.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Valmet_M82   (404 words)

  
 JS Online: More than some paper tiger
Valmet began angling for this position only about 20 years ago, back when it ranked fifth among 20 companies worldwide that could build an entire paper machine.
Valmet figures on employing 800 of Beloit's former workers, about 300 of whom would be based at a new service office, presumably in the Beloit area.
Valmet began here in the late 1930s as Finland started to build a military arsenal against Russia, from which it had declared independence in 1917.
www.jsonline.com /bym/news/apr00/rock17041600a.asp   (2327 words)

  
 Geneva Motor Show 2001 Preview - Valmet Hatric
Valmet Automotive is a specialty car contract manufacturer in Finland with assembly operations and a product design and development center.
Valmet produces the Saab 9-3 Convertible, Saab 9-3 Viggen and the Porsche Boxster.
Valmet Automotive is one of the largest convertible manufacturers in Europe.
www.cardesignnews.com /events/geneva2001/featured/valmet-hatric   (182 words)

  
 Valmet There for You 24-7
The co. says the new Valmet 24-7 HelpLine was launched at K 2001 in Düsseldorf, Germany.
Valmet's 24-7 HelpLine will cover as many languages as possible for an optimum customer-friendly environment, says the co., and one simple call to the internationally accessible toll-free number (+800 4321 8000) is all that's required.
Valmet says a total of 10 machines sold at K 2001, and they will be installed in 2002.
pffc-online.com /news/paper_valmet   (322 words)

  
 Modern Firearms - Assault Rifles - Valmet Rk. 62 / 76 / 95
Valmet M76F (folding buttstock) in 5.56mm NATO (.223Rem)
During the following years, the state-owned Valmet company, the manufacturer of the Rk.62, designed some further modifications, some of which were adopted for Finnish military service and acquired by Finnish Army, and some being manufactured for export only.
In general, all Sako / Valmet Rk.62 family weapons are first class quality firearms that designed to withstand extreme environmental conditions of the Nordic Europe.
world.guns.ru /assault/as43-e.htm   (607 words)

  
 Industrial Reporting, Inc. Article - Michigan C-T-L Logger Relies on Valmet
Valmet harvesters use the MAXI computer software developed at the Partek plant in Umeo, Sweden specifically for North American loggers.
Valmet built its first logging machines in the early 1960s, beginning with a slasher-bundler and a forwarder based on a truck platform.
In 1988 Valmet purchased Gafner Machinery in Gladstone, Mich., which had been in business since 1946 and had pioneered the development of the short wood forwarder, known as the ‘Iron Mule.’ Valmet joined the Sisu Corporation of Finland in 1994, and Sisu-Valmet merged with Partek in 1997.
www.timberlinemag.com /articledatabase/view.asp?articleID=976   (1858 words)

  
 2005 Valmet RaceAbout information, specifications, history, and images.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Valmet Automotive has excellent operational readiness to serve the OEMs on this growing market segment.
Valmet Automotive has been a major partner in the project.
Valmet Automotive continuously cooperates with research and educational institutes.
www.conceptcarz.com /vehicle/default.aspx?carID=8936&yr=0   (298 words)

  
 IMTS - News - International Manufacturing Technology Show
Valmet Automotive manufactures Porsche Boxster sports cars for the German Porsche AG on the basis of a long term cooperation agreement made in 2001.
Valmet Automotive will continue as a supplier of car industry contract manufacturing in cooperation with European partners in the field.
Valmet Automotive, a part of Metso Corporation, is specialized in the contract manufacturing and development of demanding specialty cars.
www.imts.com /visitor/news/news.cfm?nid=31   (306 words)

  
 Cover Story- Valmet Converting new technologies
Feb., 13 / -- At the Flexo 2003 Show, 4-6 March, to be held in Birmingham, UK, Valmet Converting will present the most recent developments in Rotomec flexo printing presses and Titan slitting & rewinding technology for converters of flexible packaging materials and other substrates.
From plastic film to flexible packaging, Valmet Converting has the widest scope of converting equipment and expertise in process solutions for converting a wide range of flexible substrates.
The range combines the world-leading brand names of Valmet, Rotomec, Atlas, General, Titan and Midi, with the strength and resources of a major multi-national, Metso Corporation of Finland.
www.jobwerx.com /news/Archives/valmet021303.html   (293 words)

  
 Nations and States,   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Indeed, as head of Valmet (Isle of Man) Ltd., Bond is now in the top ranks of one of this misty island's biggest industries: setting up offshore corporations that shield clients from taxes and regulation.
Valmet, which vigorously denies any wrongdoing, is hardly the only company here linked to Russian activities.
Bond and Valmet were not the only ones involved in obscuring the Yukos transactions.
www.globalpolicy.org /nations/isleoman.htm   (1427 words)

  
 Cartype : Valmet logo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Valmet Automotive is an independent European contract manufacturer of premium specialty cars.
Valmet Automotive's production facilities are located in Uusikaupunki on the southwest coast of Finland.
Valmet Automotive is a member of the Metso Corporation.
www.cartype.com /page.cfm?id=769   (81 words)

  
 Valmet Shotguns
As far as I know there are only 2 other guns that lock up like the Valmet.
Valmet 412s,Tikka 512s and Finnclassic 512s will all interchange with a minimum amount of gunsmithing.Most if not all of the 412 barrels will not match up well.
Contents may not be reprinted or otherwise reproduced without written permission of publisher.
www.sportingclays.net /forums/thread.cfm?threadid=2370&messages=8   (184 words)

  
 Farm Tractors and Machinery - Discussion Forum
Valmet registered the name in the 60s and then used it for industrial,and farm equipment.
As for the use of the Sisu/Valmet name: In 1994 after corporate reorganizing of the whole Valmet organization caused dispersion of the company,tractors were transferred to Sisu.
The deal was that the Valmet paper machine branch would ultimately keep the Valmet name and logo.
www.todaystractors.com /cgi-bin/viewit.cgi?bd=ttforum&th=2595   (290 words)

  
 Paperloop.com - leading the pulp, paper, packaging and printing industry   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Valmet will retain its roll shop in Fort Edward, N.Y. In addition, Valmet will retain existing sales and service representatives in Hudson Falls, as well as other service activities.
Valmet has announced plans to create a large converting group.
Beginning in 1998, Valmet will consolidate Atlas operations with the current converting operations of the Italian-based companies Rotomec and MAF, which are already part of Valmet.
www.paperloop.com /db_area/archive/p_p_mag/1997/9711/supply.htm   (1494 words)

  
 Valmet Automation Signs Letter of Intent to Acquire GSE Oil & Gas Business Unit
The proposed acquisition is subject to the execution of a definitive purchase agreement, which is anticipated to be completed in October.
Information about Valmet Automation, SAGE Systems Division can be found at http://www.valmet-oasys.com.
Such factors include, without limitation, the possibility that Valmet and GSE may be unable to agree on terms for a definitive agreement, that such terms may be different than those currently anticipated, the satisfaction of various customary closing conditions, and Valmet's success in integrating GSE's Oil & Gas Business Unit into its own operations.
www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/09-21-1998/0000755140&EDATE=   (644 words)

  
 Industrial Reporting, Inc. Article - Wisconsin Couple Transitions to New Company
Also in February, the company bought a Valmet 840.2 forwarder, which is an eight-wheel drive machine.
The concept built into the Valmet forwarder is that a logger should not have to change equipment with each change in job conditions.
In winter, the Valmet is equipped with tracks on the back wheels and double-diamond chains on one set of front wheels.
www.timberlinemag.com /articledatabase/view.asp?ArticleID=1476   (1886 words)

  
 M2 Presswire: Valmet to rebuild Nordland Papier AG giant 4-station Coater.@ HighBeam Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Valmet to rebuild Nordland Papier AG giant 4-station Coater.
UPM-Kymmene Fine Paper Group's Nordland Papier AG has selected Valmet to rebuild their #2 coater in Dorpen in North-West Germany.
This huge 4-station coater is one of the largest coaters Valmet has delivered.
www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1G1:66766178&refid=holomed_1   (190 words)

  
 Canadian Forest Industries: Skidders now available from Valmet - Komatsu Forest   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
According to Komatsu Forest, its new Valmet 765 single- or dual-arch skidder delivers feature-for-feature performance, economy and comfort along with exceptional value in the midsize class.
The geometry of Valmet's grapple arch system provides a large work area that will help gather and reposition large loads quickly, or pick up stray stems with ease.
A slanted hood with large surroundwindows provides the operator with an excellent view of the blade and load area, while non-glare interior surfaces eliminate eyestrain.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qa3764/is_200505/ai_n13644094   (287 words)

  
 PR Newswire: Metso's Valmet Converts Kymi PM 8 to Woodfree Coated Papers.@ HighBeam Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Originally supplied by Valmet and started up in 1983, the line will be converted to coated paper production.
The cost of the Valmet deal will be about euro 150 million and the modernised line will start up in autumn 2001.
The project incorporates Valmet's new OptiConcept technology, the bulk of the deal consisting of a new off-machine OptiCoater coating line.
www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1G1:62444747&refid=holomed_1   (202 words)

  
 Valmet Sells First Sheeter in Spain
Valmet Converting has sold its first sheeter in Spain to Proembasa, located near Barcelona.
The company specializes in converting a wide range of board and paper for stationery, graphic arts, and cellular carton for fruit packaging and ‘honeycomb’ fillings for partitioning and construction.
The Valmet CTS sheeter is a 1450 mm-wide machine with the facility to stack sheets to 1800 mm high, the co. notes.
boxboard.com /ar/boxboard_valmet_sells_first   (378 words)

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