Valve Manufacturing

DeZURIK 90th Anniversary Open House Draws Big Numbers

To celebrate its 90th anniversary, DeZURIK opened its Sartell, MN plant to the public on Sept. 22. The turnout was much larger than anticipated.

“At least 1,750 people lined up for tours at the plant from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. And that was a conservative number, said a company spokesman, because many on the tour did not sign the registration sheets. Each tour group ranged in size from 30 to 50 people. The wide-eyed visitors, including many children, gaped at the giant valves in the plant, one of them 12 feet wide. And many in the tour groups remarked with awe in their voices the sheer size of the DeZURIK plant – more than 400,000 square feet. Some commented to tour guides they had driven past the place for years and never had any inkling DeZURIK was so big,” according to News Leaders.

ValvTechnologies Tops in Fit Company Challenge

On September 15, 2018 participants from companies located in the Houston area took part in the Fit Company Challenge, a corporate wellness event hosted by the Fit Company Institute. The challenge provided area companies an opportunity to come together as a team and spend a morning exercising, pushing their physical and mental limits and showing the importance of living a healthy lifestyle. ValvTechnologies finished first in the medium division and had the highest number of points overall.

Union Tech and Pioneer Industrial Sign Distribution Agreement

Union Tech and Pioneer Industrial have formed an agreement for the distribution of Union Tech’s severe-service metal-seated ball valves (MSBV) and rising-stem ball valves (RSBV) throughout the Midwestern U.S.

In addition to Union Tech’s Z-Series Valves, Pioneer’s product portfolio includes other brands such as GE Consolidated, BHGE Masoneilan, Chesterton, Lamons, etc.

2018 APICS Awards of Excellence Recognize Weir

Weir is pleased to announce its recognition as a standout supply chain organization in the 2018 APICS Awards of Excellence.

Presented by APICS, the association for supply chain management, the Awards of Excellence recognize corporations and individuals demonstrating superior performance in the field of supply chain management. Weir received the Education category award for their dedication to advancing supply chain excellence internally and at large. Awards were presented at APICS 2018, the association’s flagship supply chain management conference, held this week in Chicago.

Emerson to Buy GE’s Intelligent Platforms Business

Emerson has agreed to acquire Intelligent Platforms, a division of General Electric. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The acquisition expands opportunities for Emerson in machine control and discrete applications across process industries and target hybrid markets, such as metals & mining, life sciences, food & beverage and packaging.