SOMAS history

The name SOMAS is an acronym derived from: "Sliperi Och Mekaniska Arbeten Säffle" (the Säffle Grinding and Mechanical Works). SOMAS has a long tradition as valve manufacturers and was founded in 1945 by Sven Ragnar Hägg and Folke Carlén. At this time the main business consited of grinding and polishing cutlery. 

Valve production - past and present

SOMAS focused from the start on development of our in-house products. Valve production started in the late 1940:s, at which time the local process industries suffered from a grave shortage of valves. The first valve made was a throttle valve, a precursor of todays butterfly valve.
 
The SOMAS product line consists of ball segment valves, butterfly valves, ball valves, check valves, cargo valves, cryogenic valves, exhaust valves, basis weight valves , actuators and positioners.
Most of our products are patented.