Valve Related Controls, Inc. (VRC)

Employee Size

11-50

Organization Type

Privately Held

Headquarters

Blanchester, OH

Founded

1990

Incorporated in Ohio in 1990, Valve Related Controls (VRC) is an American manufacturer whose engineering, manufacturing, and sales operations are based in Loveland. The company is known for factory-calibrated pneumatic and electro-pneumatic valve positioners used to automate process valves and dampers, including equipment for hazardous locations. Its products have been used in hundreds of thousands of applications worldwide, with customers reporting service lives of 5, 10, 15 years or more.

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