Blog - Val-Matic Valve & Manufacturing

Air Valves in Piping Systems

Liquid piping systems are prone to collecting air from incoming fluids, pumps and connections. This air can cause inefficiencies and serious operating problems. Last year, VALVE Magazine published “Why Air Valves are Needed in Water Applications,” which outlined the sources and effects of air in pipelines. This article explains how the various types of air valves operate in liquid piping systems...

Goodbye Headloss, Hello Savings!

The East Cherry Creek Valley Water and Sanitation District (ECCV) located in Aurora, Colorado has a new high service water treatment plant. For more than 40 years, ECCV depended on finite water supplies in deep underground aquifers, known as the Denver Basin, to serve the residents in eastern Centennial, Colorado and unincorporated Arapahoe County...

Val-Matic Valves used in Crossness upgrade

Val-Matic's UK Representative MGA Controls supplied the Valves to the Crossness Project for the Thames water sewerage expansion programme...

Romtec Utilities uses Val-Matic Butterfly Valves

Romtec Utilities frequently uses Val-Matic valves in the design and supply of complete lift station systems. Val-Matic is one of the nation’s leading brands for pump station valves, including its signature air release valves. Val-Matic is a great vendor for Romtec Utilities because of its breadth and quality of standard valve types and sizes while also offering unique valves of the same quality...

Val-Matic Gets Technical with Quarter-Turn Valves

Did you know that Val-Matic has a dozen technical papers on Quarter-Turn Valves? Do you have a question about cavitation, actuation or shaft seals? Val-Matic's Technical Papers webpage is a great resource when you have questions. Butterfly, Ball and Plug Valves are just a few of the products listed..

Swing Check Accessories & Options

Val-Matic’s Swing Check Valve has closure options as well as accessories to add to the most specified check valve for municipal and industrial water and wastewater applications. Check out our Swing Check Brochure for your available options...

Applying the Right Coating

The Water Environment Association of Ontario's Spring 2018 Edition of Influents Magazine features an article on valve coatings written by Mike Di Lallo of Syntec Process Equipment Ltd...

Val-Matic ISO 9001:2015 Certification

Val-Matic is pleased to announce it has been approved for ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System standard. Val-Matic has been ISO registered since 2006. Their Quality Management System scope, as on their ISO 9001:2015 certificate is: Design, Manufacture, and Service of Valves and Related Products for the Water and Waste, Commercial Building Construction, Irrigation and Industrial Markets...

Geothermal Power

Although geothermal energy generation is a growing renewable resource, it still presents challenges for equipment suppliers in controlling the often harsh geothermal fluids. A geothermal plant can use direct steam, hot water, or a mixture of steam and water but in all cases, the fluids can contain...

Closing Faster = No Slam

Is it possible to close a valve faster without slam? Yes! Watch Val-Matic’s video Closing Faster=No Slam to see how the high performance air cushion makes this possible. Two swing check valves are put to the test in Val-Matic's laboratory with the same flow and line pressure...