Desalination: Overcoming Technical Challenges in a Search for Sustainable Water Solutions

Water stress is a global problem. As noted by the Council for Foreign Relations, a shortage of drinking water is often not a matter of actual scarcity of water, but a lack of essential infrastructure like storage and sanitation facilities. However, in certain regions of the world such as the Middle East, North Africa, and the southwestern United States, physical water scarcity is a problem demanding creative solutions to find new supplies of fresh water in addition to making wise use of the resources that are available. Exacerbating the issue is the increasing unpredictability of rainfall patterns, which makes it more difficult for regions already grappling with water scarcity to effectively plan. Find out how our valves are helping to face this issue.

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Best Marine Valves – DOD-Approved Contractor

With supply chains around the world hopelessly snarled from a succession of shocks, companies are rethinking the growing overreliance on overseas components and goods that has made so many industries vulnerable to disruption from shipping problems. In the process, they’re discovering that some of the best solutions available are made right here in the U.S.—including the best marine valves.

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Shipyard Industry

As an industry-leading U.S. manufacturer, Metrex Valves has been designing and building quality valves to deliver “set & forget” performance for over 60 years, optimizing capital equipment life and saving you time, money, and stress.

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Why U.S. Made HVAC Valves Are in Demand

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HVAC: Specialty Herb Plantation and Environmental Controls

When it comes to hydroponic grow operations, a reliable greenhouse HVAC systems can be the difference between success and failure. Find out about our specialty industrial HVAC valves designed with longevity in mind.

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Indoor Farming and Industrial HVAC

HVAC systems play a vital role in ensuring indoor crops make it to market. Call today to find out how our industrial valves can improve your greenhouses' efficiency. Read on to find out how our valves play a vital role in ensuring industrial HVAC systems run at peak performance at all times.

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2021 Trends in Commercial HVAC

COVID-19 has affected the way many industries do business, and soon it may affect the very spaces in which we all do business too. In order for many workers to return to an office environment, these spaces are striving to meet a new level of safe and sanitary that adheres to CDC guidelines. One important aspect to consider is how to effectively filter, circulate and sanitize the air in shared and common spaces to reduce the spread of viruses. For many, the emphasis on this goal may generate a “new normal” for commercial HVAC systems

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Marine Valves - Specialty Valves for The Shipbuilding Industry

Despite the coronavirus pandemic, shipyards across the U.S. and the world are busy building new boats. The global shipbuilding market size is projected to reach USD 179,750 million by 2026, from USD 128,890 million in 2020.

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Low-Pressure and High-Pressure Refrigerant Valve Experts – Up to 650 PSI

Metrex offers both 2-Way and 3-Way valves that are refrigerant pressure-actuated with threaded ends, union ends, and flange ends. We produce valves for both R22 and R401a systems rated for high above the required pressure tolerance.

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