Sep.19.2024
According to a study by Nester, the demand for industrial valves continues to increase due to the establishment of new power plants, the integration of artificial intelligence into valves, and the growing fuel requirements. By the end of 2035, the industrial valve market size is expected to reach $124 billion, with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.6% from 2023 to 2035. The industrial valve industry surpassed $7.2 billion in 2022. Today, Fleyenda Flow shrare to you the top 10 global industrial valve manufacturers.
01. Emerson (USA)
Established in 1890, the Emerson Group, headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, USA, stands as a leader in the integration of technology and technical engineering. Across sectors including industrial automation, process control, heating, ventilation and air conditioning, electronics and telecommunications, as well as home appliances and tools, we provide customers with innovative solutions.
Emerson has many brands, and the valve business is most familiar to the public with the FISHER brand, which has a typical green coating.
02. Flowserve (USA)
Flowserve is a longstanding company with a rich history dating back to 1790 in London, UK, making it over 200 years old, which surpasses Emerson's history by a century. Today, Flowserve stands as a Fortune 500 listed company with annual sales reaching $4 billion.
Flowserve's business spans across pumps, seals, valves, drives and controls, energy recovery devices, and hydraulic decoking systems. It is renowned as one of the world's premier manufacturers of valves and pumps and is among the most important producers of high-quality pipe valve components globally. Unlike FISHER, Flowserve prefers to use red and white paint on its actuators and valves. Below are some product images of Flowserve valves for reference.
03. KSB (Germany)
KSB valves, based in Germany, rank among the world's top three largest manufacturers of pumps and valves. Established in 1871, the company operates internationally with six factories in Germany and France. Renowned for its outstanding pump and valve solutions, KSB serves a diverse range of industries including water treatment, construction, energy, and industrial sectors.
Following a restructuring, KSB's business is divided into three main segments: pumps, valves, and excellent services. Leveraging its pump market and customer base, KSB enhances the effectiveness of its valve products, providing optimal solutions to clients. Its business sectors encompass construction services, industrial and municipal water supply, energy, and mining. Under the PSA brand, KSB sells high-quality gate valves and ball valves in the energy and gas sectors, while under the MIL brand, it markets control valves produced by its Indian subsidiary, MIL Control Pvt. Ltd., with MIL valves enjoying particularly high brand recognition in Asia.
04. IMI (UK)
IMI can trace its history back to 1862 and stands as an international industrial manufacturer based in the United Kingdom. The valve business is overseen by IMI Critical Engineering, which specializes in producing highly specialized valves and actuators designed for extreme temperatures and pressures, as well as conditions involving severe abrasion or corrosion.
05. VELAN (Canada)
Velan, headquartered in Canada, was established in 1950 and is one of the world's leading industrial valve manufacturers, especially in forged ball valves, forged gate valves, forged globe valves, forged check valves, and steam traps. Velan's valves play a crucial role in key industries under high pressure, high temperature, or low-temperature conditions, including oil, natural gas, and nuclear energy sectors.
06. Bray (USA)
Bray, established in 1986, is an American manufacturer of industrial valves and control systems, with branch offices spanning over 40 countries and regions worldwide. Bray offers comprehensive automation solutions, including pneumatic actuators, hydraulic actuators, electric actuators, and actuator accessories. Specializing in providing complete industrial valve solutions for the energy and chemical industries, environmental protection, water industry, and more, Bray is a manufacturer of various industrial engineering products tailored for demanding operating conditions.
07. KITZ (Japan)
KITZ stands as one of Japan's largest valve manufacturers and was the first in the country to utilize brass hot forging presses. Since its establishment in 1951, KITZ Valve Company of Japan has remained committed to providing customers with fluid control machinery primarily centered around valves, catering to a wide array of applications ranging from household to industrial production.
The KITZ Group operates through three main business segments: core valve manufacturing, brass rod manufacturing, and other ventures, with valve manufacturing contributing over 80% of total sales. Its primary products include ball valves, butterfly valves, gate valves, globe valves, check valves, filters, and actuators.
08. AVK (Denmark)
AVK was established in 1941, initially producing compressors for refrigeration and freezing equipment. The AVK Group focuses on three main business segments: AVK Water, AVK Industry, and AVK Advanced Manufacturing. AVK Water primarily serves the water supply, gas supply, sewage treatment, and fire-fighting industries, offering a wide range of valves, hydrants, and accessories. AVK Industry provides comprehensive valve solutions for customers in the water treatment, power generation, oil and gas, marine, pulp and paper, mining, and chemical industries, based on companies like Orbinox, InterApp, and Wouter Witzel.
09. Rotork (UK)
ROTORK Registered in the UK in 1958, Rotork provides mission-critical flow control and instrumentation solutions to the industrial drive and flow control markets. These include oil and gas, water and wastewater, power, chemical processes and industrial applications.
ROTORK's main products include: electric actuators, pneumatic actuators, electro-hydraulic actuators, gas-hydraulic actuators, gear boxes and other products. By operating across three distinct divisions. These sectors include oil and gas, water and power, and chemicals, processes and industrials (CPI). ROTORK enjoys a high reputation around the world for its various actuators and has achieved great success in the world market, with annual sales of 90 million pounds.
10. DESCOTE(France)
Located in Lyon, an important industrial city in France. Since its establishment in 1956, DESCOTE has focused on the design and manufacture of high-quality bellows seals for extremely or highly hazardous media such as liquid chlorine, fluorine, phosgene, HCN, etc., requiring low emission and zero internal leakage in the chemical, petroleum and nuclear industries. Shut-off valve. DESCOTE bellows corrugated pipe seal globe valve is specially designed and manufactured for harsh working conditions and high requirements for safety and reliability, and enjoys a high reputation in the industry.
