At a glance
History
- Founded in 1950
Sales
- Over $400 million
People
- Over 1,800 employees
Global network
- 15 production facilities
- 5 plants in North America
- 6 plants in Europe
- 4 plants in Asia
- 4 stocking distribution centers
- Hundreds of distributors worldwide
- Service shops worldwide
Focus
- Entirely focused on industrial valves
Product line
- A world-leading range of cast and forged steel gate, globe, check, ball, triple-offset, knife gate, highly engineered severe service valves, and steam traps offering superior performance across all major industrial applications.
Primary industries served
- Fossil, nuclear, and cogeneration power
- Oil and gas
- Refining and petrochemicals
- Chemicals and pharmaceutical
- LNG and cryogenics
- Marine
- HVAC
- Mining
- Water and wastewater
- Pulp and paper
Quality
- All major approvals
- ISO 9001 (since 1991)
- ASME N stamp for nuclear quality (since 1970)
- API 6D
- Total Process Improvement Program, including Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma
Engineering
- Leader in valve design with many first-to-market innovations
- Extensive engineering, R&D, cycle test facilities, and stress analysis
- Proven ability to satisfy special project requirements
- Field Engineering Services
Production capabilities
- Leader in automated production
- CNC machines
- Multi-station transfer machines
Velan value
- Strong management team, stable company
- Products proven to offer:
- Low emissions
- Easy maintenance
- Long and reliable service
- Low total cost of ownership
- Quality that lasts
