VAG

VAG describes itself as "The Valve Experts" and states that what began in 1872 as a special factory for pumps and heavy-duty valves in Mannheim is now a globally operative company with over 1000 employees worldwide. According to its history page, Carl Reuther together with Carl Bopp founded a special company to manufacture pumps and heavy duty valves in 1872; in 1925, together with another six well-known valve manufacturing companies, Bopp & Reuther founded a sales organisation, 'Vereinigte Armaturen Gesellschaft mbH', VAG. VAG states that its valves are used in water supply and wastewater disposal systems and in hydropower plants, and that they are installed in barrages, dams, water works, drinking water supply networks and wastewater systems.

According to VAG's history page, in 1872 Carl Reuther together with Carl Bopp founded a special company to manufacture pumps and heavy duty valves. In 1900, Bopp & Reuther delivered sixty per cent of the global demand for gate valves, and the plant in Mannheim-Waldhof (Germany) produced valves for entire cities. In 1925, together with another six well-known valve manufacturing companies, Bopp & Reuther founded a sales organisation, 'Vereinigte Armaturen Gesellschaft mbH', VAG. In 1927, export activities increased very rapidly; VAG became the market leader in South America and had many foreign agencies around the world. In 1932, at the Mannheim location, the first annular slide valve was designed, the predecessor of today's plunger valve. In 1968, the resilient seated gate valve 'BETA' was introduced to the market. In 1976, the double-excentrical butterfly valve programme (EKN) was in development. In 1990, Bopp & Reuther was integrated with the IWKA Group. In 1996, Bopp & Reuther acquired a majority share in one of the biggest valve manufacturers in the Czech Republic, 'JMA' (Hodonin). In 1999, VAG became the sole sales organisation for the water division of Bopp & Reuther (at that time Bopp & Reuther Armaturen GmbH). In 2001, Bopp & Reuther Armaturen GmbH and Vereinigte Armaturen Gesellschaft mbH merged into VAG-Armaturen GmbH, and JMA (Czech Republic) became a subsidiary of this company. In 2004, VAG-Valves Pvt. Ltd. (India) was founded, VAG Water Systems Co., Ltd (China) was founded, and a new production plant for the Asian market was opened in Taicang. The history page also states that Equita Beteiligungen Fonds 2 KG acquires ninety per cent of the shares of the VAG-Group from... (text truncated in the supplied snippet). VAG's group page states that what began in 1872 as a special factory for pumps and heavy-duty valves in the aspiring German industrial city of Mannheim is now a globally operative company with over 1000 employees worldwide, and that Bopp & Reuther became the VAG-Group.

VAG positions itself as "The Valve Experts" and as a quality manufacturer of durable valves, high functionality and load-bearing mechanisms, with innovative standards in water and wastewater engineering.

• VAG EKO®plus Gate Valve

  Resilient-seated gate valve with bolted cover connection and face-to-face length of Basic Series 15.

• VAG RIKO® Plunger Valve

  Externally controlled control valve with annular flow cross-section for the continuous regulation of flow.

• VAG EKN® S Butterfly Valve Hydro Power Design

  Double eccentric butterfly valve with optimized zeta value and a stainless steel sealing seat.

• VAG DUOJET® Automatic Air Valve

  High-capacity, single-chamber air valve with triple function for venting and releasing air.

• VAG EKN® H Butterfly Valve

  Energy-efficient, double-offset flanged butterfly valve (resilient-seated) suitable for the highest requirements.

• VAG NOVA NIRO 365 Standpost Hydrant

  Standpost hydrant with automatic, optimised double draining system and pressurised-water protection.

• VAG SKR Slanted Seat Tilting Disk Check Valve

  Metallic-sealing non-return valve with slanted seat for reducing the closing time.

• VAG KSSplus Howell-Bunger® Discharge Valve

  Bottom-outlet valve as end-of-line valve for very high discharge rates with a largely linear control.

• VAG BETA® 500 Gate Valve

  Resilient-seated gate valve with boltless cover connection and face-to-face length in Basic Series.

• VAG MONO Knife Gate Valve

  Completely chambered knife ensures fail-safe sealing function; with flush connection (G ¼”).

• VAG EKN® M Butterfly Valve

  Welded steel type epoxy butterfly valve.

• VAG KFS Gate Valve

  Metallic-sealing gate valve with flat-type face-to-face length of Basic Series 14 for waste-water.

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