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Metal Valve Manufacture
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The US metal valve manufacturing industry consists of about 1,100 companies with combined annual revenue of $22 billion. Major companies include units of integrated process control companies such as Parker Hannifin, Curtiss-Wright, and Flowserve, as well as valve manufacturers such as American Valve and William Powell Company. The industry is concentrated: the largest 50 companies have about 65 percent market share.
COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
Demand depends primarily on the level of manufacturing and construction activity. Construction activity in the chemical, petroleum, utilities, water treatment, and housing industries is especially important. Large companies have advantages in efficiency of operations and economies of scale. Offshore subsidiaries are frequently used for low-cost manufacturing. Smaller producers compete by focusing on specialized product offerings and superior customer service. Annual revenue per employee is about $200,000.
Metal valves compete with other materials, primarily plastics, in the residential market and with high-strength composites, fluorocarbons, and elastomers for high-end uses.
PRODUCTS, OPERATIONS & TECHNOLOGY
Major product categories are industrial valve applications used primarily in water works and municipal water systems (about 40 percent of US shipments); fluid power valves used in compressed or pressurized applications (30 percent); and plumbing-related valves and fixtures (20 percent). Valves control the flow of liquids, gases, slurries, or dry materials through a pipe or similar passageway, and may also control the rate of flow, volume, pressure, and direction. Some of the most common types of valves are ...
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