AMERICAN Flow Control, the valve and hydrant division of AMERICAN Cast Iron Pipe Company, has announced the formation of AMERICAN Innovation, LLC, a company dedicated to research and development. The company intends to construct a facility, the AMERICAN Flow Control Center for Innovative Excellence, in Crawfordsville, Indiana, beginning this summer.
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In early March 2019, the American Water Works Association’s Young Professionals Committee held a one-day training and one-day summit in Nashville, Tennessee. Among the attendees were three AMERICAN Cast Iron Pipe Company sales engineers – Blake Bennett, Jeff Blakely and […]
Read MoreIn 1969, in a move to expand service to the waterworks industry, AMERICAN Cast Iron Pipe Company purchased the iron valve and hydrant facilities of Darling Valve and Manufacturing Company in Pennsylvania. This set the stage for a long and celebrated relationship between two companies – one in Birmingham and the other in Beaumont.
Read MoreWorld Water Day is March 22. This is a day to recognize the essential role of water in our lives including health, energy, agriculture, industry and business. Where would we be without clean water? How have our state and our local industries in Alabama contributed to safe and clean water?
Read MoreDeciding on a career is never easy, but students at the University of Alabama now have an advantage over others through the ACIPCO Engineering Career Development Center.
Read MoreDrinking water is delivered through one million miles of pipes running across the U.S., and AMERICAN plays a valuable role in this distribution network. The products we make every day deliver water to and carry wastewater away from homes and […]
Read MoreThe 240 employees who participated in Scale Back Give Back lost a total of 750 pounds. AMERICAN is donating a pound of food for every pound lost by participants to First Baptist Church of ACIPCO, which is located across the […]
Read MoreTeam Cobra, a group of 9-12 year olds from Fargo, North Dakota was challenged with finding a way to improve the way people find, transport, use or dispose of water. The team’s solution, the ‘Freeze Float,’ detects when fire hydrants are full of water and could potentially freeze.
Read MoreReading and writing well is the first step to success. It’s the first step to doing well in school; getting, keeping and advancing in a job; managing personal finances; and being well. Imagine not being able to read the dosing instructions on a bottle of medication when you or a family member is sick.
Read MoreHow did you use water today? To brush your teeth? To take a shower? To make your morning cup of coffee? We just turn on the tap, and there it is. But, it’s not that simple. Water is delivered to […]
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