Master Flo Valve Continues To Grow By Investing In Innovation To Solve Complex Flow Management Challenges
- Published: Wednesday, 09 September 2015
- Author: Daily News
ABERDEEN, U.K., HOUSTON, Tex. & EDMONTON, Alta. -- Master Flo Valve Inc. reports that it manufactured its 100,000th choke valve this month. Founded in 1979, the company’s choke valves, control valves, actuation and flow management solutions can be found in every major onshore and offshore oil and gas field around the world, including over 2,400 subsea chokes used by more than 75 operators.
Ongoing investment in research and development has resulted in advancements such as Master Flo’s proprietary 5CB tungsten carbide for erosive and corrosive service, industry-leading high pressure high temperature capabilities, subsea chokes that set several world depth records (most recently 9,356 feet in 2008), and a full range of high performance actuation for surface and subsea.
“The 100,000 choke milestone is a testament to our focus on forming long-term partnerships with our customers, and the expertise of our people—from the technical sales professionals who partner with customers to deliver application-specific solutions, to the Engineers who push our technology to set new industry standards, to the guys on the manufacturing floor who produce the world-class products our customers rely on for their essential flow management,” said Mark McNeill, president of Master Flo.
“As leaders in the industry, we continue to invest in innovation that will help our customers reduce costs and optimize production. Our research and development is focused on introducing new products and technology. More customers are taking advantage of our expanding life-of-field services. And we recently expanded our global network of sales and service centres.”
Established in 1979, Master Flo Valve Inc. partners with customers to design and manufacture surface and subsea choke valves, control valves, actuation and complete flow management solutions that lower costs and optimize production over the life of their field. Master Flo’s head office and world-class manufacturing facility in Edmonton is complemented by sales, service and distribution centers in Aberdeen, United Kingdom; Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; Bangkok, Thailand; Beijing, China; Houston, Texas; Jakarta, Indonesia; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Pau, France; and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. A privately owned Canadian company, Master Flo is part of the Stream-Flo Group of Companies along with Stream-Flo Industries Ltd., an international leader in wellhead, frac tree, gate valve, check valve and emergency shutdown technology. www.masterflo.com |www.streamflo.com.
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