Control Valve Market

SAMSON is a market leader in control valves for industrial processes. It operates wherever there is a controlled flow of oils, gases, vapors or chemical substances. The company manufactures control valves, butterfly valves, and modular automation units for use in all areas of process engineering. Additionally, it also offers products such as sophisticated transmitters, controllers, regulators, actuators, signal converters, sensors & thermostats, and automated systems. The company’s products are used in industries such as chemicals & petrochemicals, power & energy, food & beverages, metallurgy & mining, and oil & gas. It provides solutions for cryogenic applications. The company also provides digital applications (apps) such as SAM GUARD, SAM TANK MANAGEMENT, SAM DISTRICT ENERGY, and SAM-LAN for monitoring and diagnostics. SAMSON has sales offices all over the world, including in countries such as the US, China, Russia, the UK, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, and Canada. Samson International Holding SA, Samson Controls (China) Co., Ltd., Starline Spa, Welland and Tuxhorn AG, Samson Nv, and Samson Controls, Inc. are some of the subsidiaries of the company.

Company Headquarters: Sugar Land, Texas, US Founded: 1926 Workforce: ~100,000 Company Working: Schlumberger Limited is one of the largest oilfield service providers. Schlumberger operates in four segments, namely reservoir characterization group, drilling group, production group, and Cameron. The drilling segment of the company deals with technologies involved in the drilling and positioning of oil and gas wells. Mi SWACO, a subsidiary of Schlumberger, provides engineered MPD solutions to the company. Schlumberger offers a wide range of drilling services including directional drilling, drilling optimization, rhino integrated borewell enlargement system, MPD, coiled tubing directional drilling, casing-drilling, liner-drilling and seismic-guided drilling. The bits and drilling tools segment of the company designs, manufactures and markets, fixed cutter and roller cone drill bits for the company. The drilling tools manufactured by the company include equipment for bottom hole assembly, impact tools, and borehole enlargement technologies. Drilling and Measurements provides logging services for drilling and geological surveillance, logging-while-driving and directional drilling, for wells of all types. Land rigs provide rigs for onshore drilling and related support services. Integrated Drilling Services (IDS) supplies all the services necessary to make changes to the well. All aspects of drilling rig management, procurement, logistics, engineering, well drilling, well planning and contracting of third parties are covered by IDS. Cameron International, Smith International (North Sea), Schlumberger oilfield Holdings Limited, and Schlumberger B.V., Netherlands are some of its subsidiaries. It operates in over 140 nations, such as the US, France, India, and the UK. Some of its major competitors are Halliburton (US), General Electric (US), Newpark Resources Inc. (US), and National Oilwell Varco Inc. (US).

Velan Inc. is one of the leading manufacturers of industrial steel valves. It provides various products under its gate, globe, and check valves category, which includes cast and forged steel gate, globe, check, ball, triple-offset, and knife gate valves. The company provides its products to various end-use industries, such as refining & petrochemicals, power generation, oil & gas, pulp and paper, mining, LNG & cryogenic, and water & wastewater. Velan Inc. has 13 production facilities, of which four plants are located in North America, four plants are in Europe, and five plants are in Asia-Pacific. It has two stocking distribution centers in the US and Germany, 60 service shops, and several distributors. The company has a presence in several countries across the world, including China, France, Germany, India, Italy, South Korea, Portugal, Taiwan, and the US.

Company Headquarters: Connecticut, US Founded: 1983 Workforce: ~200 Company Working: First Reserve offers industrial valve products through The Weir Group PLC company, which is one of the global leaders in engineering businesses, such as mill circuit technology and services, pressure pumping equipment and services, designs and manufactures valves, pumps and services among end-use industries, such as power generation, mining, infrastructure, and oil & gas. It caters to the requirements of various end-use industries, such as nuclear, conventional and renewable power generation, water and waste water, mid and downstream oil and gas, and general industrial processes. The major end-use industries focusing on industrial valve market are utility companies, general industrial companies, and Engineering Procurement construction Management (EPCM) companies. The company operates in three main divisions namely, minerals, ESCO, and oil & gas. Industrial valves are offered under the ESCO division, which is a global leader in Ground Engaging Tools (GET) used in highly abrasive surface for mining and infrastructure applications. The major brands under which the industrial valves are sold are Hopkinsons, Atwood & Morrill, Blakeborough, Sarasin-RBSD, and WSP. The major operating locations for valve market are the US, Canada, the UK, France, South Korea, South Africa, India, and China. The company is operational in more than 70 countries, worldwide.

Company Headquarters: Minnesota, US Founded: 1966 Workforce: ~9,750 Company Working: Pentair Plc is primarily engaged in offering smart water solutions worldwide. It operates through four business segments, namely, filtration solutions, aquatic systems, flow technologies, and other. It focuses on designing, manufacturing, and providing services to meet the separation, filtration, flow, and water management challenges. Its product and services include pumps, filters, valves, UV sanitization, and automation controls. Pentair Plc also offers design and consulting services for residential, commercial, industrial, municipal, infrastructure, and agriculture applications. The company’s water filter products are principally marketed under the brand names of Code line, Everpure, Fairbanks-Nijhuis, Kreepy Krauly, Haffmans, and Aurora. The company operates in more than 130 locations in 34 countries across six continents. Some of the company’s subsidiaries are Schroff GmbH, Pentair Water India Private ltd, Hoffman Enclosures Inc, Pentair Filtration, and JUNG PUMPEN GmbH.

Company Headquarters: Charlotte, North Carolina, US Founded: 1929 Workforce: ~9,000 Company Working: Curtiss-Wright Corporation (Curtiss-Wright) designs, manufactures, and overhauls precision components and engineered products. Moreover, it provides services to the aerospace, defense, and power generation industries globally. The company operates through three business segments—commercial/industrial, defense, and power. Through its commercial/industrial segment, it offers industrial vehicle products, such as electronic throttle control devices, transmission shifters, and joysticks; sensors, controls, and electro-mechanical actuation components and utility systems that are used in commercial aircraft; valves for naval vessels; and industrial applications and surface technology services such as laser peening, shot peening, coatings, and advanced testing. Through the defense segment, it provides commercial off-the-shelf embedded computing board level modules, data acquisition and flight test instrumentation equipment, instrumentation and control systems, turret aiming and stabilization products, integrated subsystems, and weapons handling systems, avionics and electronics, and aircraft data management solutions. The power segment offers hardware, pumps, fastening systems, spent fuel management products, and fluid sealing technologies for nuclear power plants and nuclear equipment manufacturers and naval propulsion and auxiliary equipment, including coolant pumps, generators, power-dense compact motors, steam turbines, and secondary propulsion systems.