Valvomo
Valvomo is a Finnish term for a central room or facility where operators monitor and control the operation of complex technical systems. In English, it is commonly translated as control room or monitoring room. The concept covers environments such as industrial plants, power stations, water treatment facilities, building management systems, and transport or utility networks. A valvomo typically houses workstations with instrumentation displays, alarm panels, communication consoles, and interfaces to supervisory control and data acquisition systems (SCADA), distributed control systems (DCS), and other monitoring technology. Operators observe process variables, respond to alerts, adjust setpoints, coordinate maintenance, and log events.
Valvomot are designed for safe and efficient operation, often with ergonomic workstations, redundant power and communications,
Etymology: valvomo derives from valvoa (to watch or monitor) plus the suffix -mo, forming a room or