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  1. AFC Mapper – There’s An App For That 6/8/2016

    Trimble, working with AMERICAN Flow Control (AFC), recently introduced a free web and mobile application called AFC Mapper. The app is designed to be used with the latest version of Trimble Unity software, AFC 2D barcodes and Esri GIS technologies.

  2. The Case for Trans-Basin Water Pipelines 3/11/2016

    Those in the water industry know water is essential for life and brings economic value, but the economic role of water is often not as well understood by the general public. This paper reviews the history and development of our transportation, electrical, and energy infrastructure and then presents a plan for our nation’s water to be augmented from where we have it abundantly to where we badly need it.

  3. Amarillo Fast-Grip Gasket Now Available In EPDM And Nitrile 11/16/2015

    AMERICAN Ductile Iron Pipe unveiled its Amarillo Fast-Grip Gasket for use with AMERICAN Fastite Pipe earlier this year.

  4. AMERICAN Products Used In Expansion At One Of The World’s Wonders 10/27/2015

    It has been named one of the Seven Modern Wonders of the World with about 14,000 cargo ships passing through its two locks every year. In 2016, its wonder will expand as a third set of locks opens and Post-Panamax ships pass between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans for the first time.

  5. AMERICAN Zinc: Extending The Life Of Ductile Pipe 9/1/2015

    Water and wastewater utilities looking for ways to further extend the life of their pipe have a new tool – AMERICAN Zinc, an advancement in corrosion control for iron pipe.

  6. Another AMERICAN First: 60-inch AFC Flex-Ring Valve 10/13/2014

    Weighing in at nearly 30,000 pounds and with a height of more than 13 feet, AMERICAN Flow Control’s (AFC) 60-inch Series 2500 Flex-Ring boltless restrained joint valve is the first and the largest resilient wedge gate valve (RWGV) in the industry without flanged ends.

  7. New Technology Is 'Groundbreaking Advancement' In Corrosion Control 3/19/2014

    V-Bio Polyethylene Encasement is the latest scientific advancement in corrosion control for ductile iron pipe.  Its revolutionary formulation allows for complete confidence on the part of the owner, engineer and municipality that no matter how aggressive the soils, the rugged iron pipe installed will last for generations.  This new technology builds on more than 50 years of research and development by the Ductile Iron Pipe Research Association.  By Jordan Byrd, AMERICAN Ductile Iron Pipe