Valves for Food Handling
In the food and beverage industry, all process and automation components must be built to withstand continuous use and stress in a variety of conditions. This is especially true for Valves. Typically, valves are needed to control the flow of media. Without proper control, an entire batch of product could [...]
Looking Back: Specialty Mfg. Co. Celebrates 120 Years of Manufacturing in the Custom Valve Industry
Saint. Paul, MN, September 2020: With a host of achievements to look back on, The Specialty Mfg. Co. is adding one more to the list by celebrating 120 years of service this September of 2020. A top manufacturer of custom and customized miniature valves, process control components, fixturing and pool components, Specialty Mfg. Co. [...]
A Century of Success Breed Superior Value
A Century of Success Breeds Superior Value As one of North America’s oldest and most respected manufacturers of valves and couplers, The Specialty Manufacturing Company has a unique and valuable set of resources to offer its customers. Value begins with products which are manufactured to ISO standards. The value is exponentially increased by [...]
Try Our New Check Valve Tutorial
Specialty Mfg. is a trusted source for standard check valves, for custom work involving basic valve modifications, and for fully custom fluid-control solutions. Check valves, also known as back-flow valves, are used in an endless number of applications to ensure fluid flows in one direction only. Even though check valves are routinely used in [...]
INDUSTRY’S MOST POPULAR SUCTION STRAINER SIZES AVAILABLE AS FAST AS NEXT DAY
The Specialty Manufacturing Company, a worldwide leader in custom metal and plastic valves, has announced their entire offering of suction strainers are available immediately, with all orders shipping in just two weeks and many popular sizes as fast as next day. Suction strainers provide protection in liquid or air applications by trapping debris before [...]
Star Tribune Names The Specialty Manufacturing Company a Top Workplace for 2019
The Specialty Manufacturing Company Captures Another Prestigious Top Workplace Award. White Bear Lake, MN, August 22, 2019 —The Specialty Manufacturing Company, a leading manufacturer in custom valve solutions, today announced that for the 3rd year in a row, it has been named a Top Workplace in Minnesota by the Star Tribune. Produced by the [...]
Specialty Manufacturing announces the availability of Chudnow replacement valves
In the wake of the recent halting of operations by Chudnow Manufacturing, The Specialty Manufacturing Co. has announced the availability of Chudnow Manufacturing's most widely used valves. "With Chudnow customers facing assembly line shutdowns due to shrinking inventories of critical valves, Specialty Manufacturing is ready to fill this gap and quickly provide the valves [...]
A Case for Valve Customization
When Holiday House Distributing, the largest distributor of OCS, water and vending parts in North America, needed a modification to a ball valve design, there was no question that it would ask The Specialty Manufacturing Co. (SMC) to create it. Although Holiday House could have chosen to continue to perform manual assembly of the fitting, [...]
In-house capabilities streamline lead times for custom valves
Because the lead time of a product affects how quickly a customer can solve their issue, manufacturers strive to limit this window of time as much as possible. One way to do this is by bringing all engineering, prototyping, manufacturing and testing capabilities in house. Having every stage of design and manufacturing under one roof [...]