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  1. Manufacturing In Alabama And The Current Environment 4/6/2020

    What’s a business leader to do at time such as this? What is a manufacturing business leader to do at a time such as this? Does it really matter whether a business is a service provider such as a restaurant or is a manufacturer? If so, does it matter what the company manufactures?

  2. World Water Day: Alabama’s Iron And Steel Manufacturing Contributes To Public Health 3/23/2020

    World Water Day is March 22.  In the context of today’s news, speaking about clean water and public health is more topical than usual, and today’s example is encouraging.

  3. Almost 400 AMERICAN Flow Control® Valves And Hydrants With ALPHA™ Restrained Joints Installed In Pennsylvania 3/20/2020

    What’s better than one AMERICAN Flow Control® valve or hydrant with an ALPHA™ restrained joint end? How about almost 400? The Houtzdale Municipal Authority is installing more than 300 resilient wedge gate valves with ALPHA restrained joint ends and almost 60 American-Darling® B-62-B fire hydrants with ALPHA bases as part of the water authority’s distribution replacement project. Work began June 2019 and is expected to be completed June 2020.

  4. Are You Ready To Predict The Future? AMERICAN Flow Control Introduces AFC SEMPER Remote Pressure Monitor 2/18/2020

    Water utilities face many challenges – aging water infrastructure, non-revenue water, leaks and main breaks, and more. AMERICAN Flow Control® and Trimble® have teamed up once again to offer customers a solution – the AFC SEMPER™ Remote Pressure Monitor (RPM). AFC SEMPER RPM provides utilities with the data they need to monitor water pressure throughout their systems and help identify leaks and reduce non-revenue water.

  5. AMERICAN Announces Plans For Valve And Hydrant Research Center 5/14/2019

    AMERICAN Flow Control, the valve and hydrant division of AMERICAN Cast Iron Pipe Company, headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, has announced the formation of AMERICAN Innovation, LLC, a company dedicated to research and development. The company intends to construct a facility, the AMERICAN Flow Control Center for Innovative Excellence, in Crawfordsville, Indiana, beginning this summer.

  6. The Design Decision Model® Reveals Longevity Of Ductile Iron Pipe 5/6/2019

    Earlier this year, Maury D. Gaston, manager of Marketing Services for AMERICAN Ductile Iron Pipe and chairman of the Alabama Iron and Steel Council, presented at the 2019 NACE Corrosion Conference on Metallized Arc-Sprayed Zinc Coated Ductile Iron Pipe.

  7. American Valve And Hydrant Celebrates 50 Years With American 3/26/2019

    The year 1969 was historic in many ways. Neil Armstrong became the first human to set foot on the moon. Woodstock attracted more than 400,000 rock ‘n’ roll fans.

  8. NACE Corrosion Conference To Reveal New Data For Ductile Iron Pipe 2/18/2019

    Maury D. Gaston, manager of Marketing Services for AMERICAN Ductile Iron Pipe and chairman of the Alabama Iron and Steel Council, will present at the 2019 NACE Corrosion Conference on Metallized Arc-Sprayed Zinc Coated Ductile Iron Pipe. His presentation will be held on Tuesday, March 26, 2019, at 11:30 a.m. in Room 202 A-C.

  9. New AMERICAN Flow Control IP16 Indicator Post Is User Friendly And Saves Customers Time And Money 11/12/2018

    Earlier this year, AMERICAN Flow Control introduced its new IP16 indicator post with key features designed to save customers and installers time and money.

  10. Have A Question Related To Valves Or Hydrants? Ask An Expert 2/2/2018

    Did you know AMERICAN Flow Control’s industry experts are ready and waiting to field your technical questions? For example, what are the advantages of using AMERICAN’s Series 2500 with ALPHA restrained joint ends versus a valve with mechanical joint ends? Why do so many utilities prefer gate valves over butterfly valves? For owners, engineers and contractors, these and even more complex valve- and hydrant-related questions come up every day, but now answers can be found with a single email to an AMERICAN Flow Control expert.