Materials & Manufacturing

The design and manufacturing process of valves and actuators is instrumental in attaining and maintaining the desired quality of the product. We cover the foundry and casting sector and also more modern technologies, such as CNC machining and 3D or additive manufacturing.

Low-lead solenoid valves for beverage dispensers

Parker Hannifin has introduced a Low-Lead Brass body (LLB) series of solenoid valves for applications in the beverage dispensing industry.

U.S.-manufactured rotary valve

Coperion K-Tron, which is located in Salina, Kansas, is going to start manufacturing Germany’s Coperion rotary valves type ZRD in the U.

Refuse-to-Fuse™ Series 906 Knife Gate Valve

Victaulic, a leading manufacturer of mechanical pipe-joining systems, has launched its new Refuse-to-Fuse™ Series 906 Knife Gate Valve (906 KGV), the industry's first in-line maintenance KGV for HDPE pipe.

Lotte Chemical USA moving headquarters

Lotte Chemical USA will be moving its headquarters from Houston to Southwest Louisiana. Moving the headquarters to Southwest Louisiana will allow the company to offer more jobs to residents.

Introducing the PFA Lined Ball Valve

A-T Controls has just launched its new LB Series which includes Class 150 flanged valves in sizes ½” to 8”,  available in both epoxy coated carbon steel and stainless steel.

New TLW® wafer check valves

DFT Inc., the manufacturer of non-slam axial flow check valves, proudly announces the release of its new TLW® Check Valve.

Asahi/America introduces the Type-57P Butterfly Valve

Asahi/America, Inc. has announced its next generation Type-57 butterfly valve: the Type-57P. The redesigned valve is available in an ANSI wafer-style connection and shares the same face-to-face dimensions like all the like-size Asahi/America Type-57 butterfly valves.

NCI Canada launches new line of bronze valves

Ontario-based NCI Canada has announced its newest line of commercial bronze valves for the Canadian marketplace. This new line consists of ball, gate, globe, and check valves constructed out of high-quality bronze metal.

2018 Conference Chairman announced

The 2018 Managing Aging Plants/Stainless Steel World Americas Conference & Exhibition will be held from November 13th to 14th, 2018 at the Royal Sonesta Houston Galleria Hotel in Houston, Texas.

Zero leak check valves for challenging applications

The search for oil and gas has pushed exploration into deeper and much more harsh environments, which demands that equipment perform successfully under the most extreme conditions.