Eastern Controls Expands RF Valve Offerings to Municipal Customers from NYC to Washington, D.C.

EDGEMONT, PA – Eastern Controls, Inc., a leading provider of industrial automation solutions, is proud to announce the expansion of its partnership with RF Valve into the mid-Atlantic region. This strategic partnership brings RF Valve’s world-class pinch, air release and knife gate valves to water and wastewater treatment customers to support their unique process challenges.

From New York City to Washington, D.C., Eastern Controls, Inc. and RF Valve are committed to working with municipal customers to achieve maximum efficiency and reliability while maintaining the lowest cost of ownership and operation.

“At Eastern Controls, we pride ourselves on partnering to solve customer challenges in their respective processes. Some of these challenges seem insurmountable; many customers, especially in the water/wastewater treatment industries, have grown to accept and live with them for extended periods of time,” states Mike Stajduhar, Eastern Controls VP of Sales. “Valve operation in water and wastewater treatment is particularly tough- especially with surges in water supply lines and debris in wastewater streams.  We believe there is always a solution, and RF Valves aligns perfectly with our beliefs. RF Valve brings unique and affordable solutions to both of those issues,” he said.

RF Valve provides the world’s most complete line of pinch valves in standard ASME/ANSI B16, DIN and ISO face-to-face dimensions from 1” to 60” ID, as well as a full line of air release and vacuum preventing valves and knife gate valves.  With manufacturing plants in the US, Finland, Brazil and South Africa — and sales and support facilities in North and South America, Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Africa — RF Valves supplies the mining, industrial minerals, power generation, chemical, pulp & paper and waste treatment industries around the globe.

“We believe that Eastern Controls’ core mission perfectly aligns with our fundamentals of bringing the lowest cost of ownership along with unparalleled quality, service and responsiveness to our expanding customer base”, said Danilo Garcia, President of RF Valves. “RF Valves strives every day to exceed customer expectations. We believe that Eastern Controls has the same core values, and we are excited about this partnership,” said Ryan Ericksen, RF Valves Regional Sales Manager.

About RF Valve:

Founded in 1993 in Maryland and Finland, RF VALVES, INC. was built on an idea for a better pinch valve. The founders patented an innovative expansion fold elastomer tube that lasts 2 to 4 times longer than traditional tubes and a pinch valve design that allows for in-line tube replacement, cutting maintenance time by 75%. Engineers in a wide range of industries were thrilled with the valve’s performance, and still are today.

As a result, RF VALVES grew to dominate the American, Asian, and European pinch valve markets. But there was still more to come: In 2010, RF VALVES united with AVENG, and its expertise in steel, engineering, manufacturing, mining, public infrastructure, and water treatment allowed RF VALVES to expand its product line to include air release and vacuum preventing valves (Vent-O-Mat) and knife gate valves (RF-SKG and RF-Insamcor). This partnership allowed RF VALVES to expand into African and Australian markets.

The international reach of RF VALVES today offers solutions to customers from all corners of the globe; the company caters to operations both big and small, from massive industrial mines to modest mom-and-pop mills, as well as municipalities of all sizes.  Now wherever you are in the world, RF VALVES is able to provide the best engineered solution for your most demanding needs– fast!