Metso Automation has announced that its Neles product line has joined Rockwell Automation’s Encompass Program, a product-referencing program designed to identify, qualify, and jointly market third-party-manufactured products that complement the breadth of products developed by Rockwell Automation. The participation of Metso’s Neles SmartSolutions(tm) expands the options of the Encompass Program for intelligent valve controllers in control, automated and ESD valves in many industries, e.g. biofuels, food and beverages, metals, mining, and pharmaceuticals. The newly referenced products now available through the Encompass Program are Neles ND9000, Neles ValvGuard and Neles SwitchGuard intelligent valve controllers.