The Oklahoma City-based oil-field valve manufacturer, Kimray, Inc. is now expanding into the pipeline market with a wider range of valve offerings. Kimray primarily manufactures and sells valves for oil and natural gas wells in the upstream sector, although it has also had a couple applications in pipelines for the midstream sector, but those valves generally have been limited to 10 inches. The Flo-Tite partnership will allow the company to offer valves up to 30 inches. Flo-Tite primarily makes valves for the chemicals industry, although some of its products are used in refineries.
By partnering with an existing manufacturer with an existing valve, Kimray can quickly move the new valves to its customers. The Flo-Tite valves initially will be assembled at Flo-Tite’s office in North Carolina. If demand grows as the companies expect, however, some assembly will move to Kimray’s Oklahoma City offices.
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