Category: Fire Protection

Micheline Parkey was named risk manager at AMERICAN Cast Iron Pipe Company earlier this year. In her role, Parkey identifies and manages potential risks for AMERICAN and its subsidiaries.

In 1887, Labor Day was established, and it became a federal holiday in 1894. While Labor Day often signifies the end of summer and until recently the start of a new school year for students, the purpose of the day […]

The long holiday weekend was filled with news about seismic activity in California and Nevada. An original jolt on Thursday was followed by thousands of aftershocks and an even stronger 7.1 quake on Saturday, and tremblers are expected to continue for days.

The American Water Works Association’s 2019 Annual Conference and Exposition focuses on “Innovating the Future of Water,” and AMERICAN is proud to partner with utilities in building our water infrastructure. Yesterday, today and tomorrow we are committed to innovation and meeting the growing water needs of our customers and communities.

Listen for AMERICAN waterworks experts Derek Scott (AMERICAN Flow Control) and Maury Gaston (AMERICAN Ductile Iron Pipe and AMERICAN SpiralWeld Pipe) on Water Talk at WEFTEC 2018 in New Orleans in October. The show kicked off broadcast coverage of the […]

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.

Earlier this year, AMERICAN Flow Control introduced its new IP16 indicator post with key features designed to save customers and installers time and money. “This product was designed based on customer input,” said Derek Scott, AMERICAN Flow Control marketing and […]

Deciding 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.

Drinking 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 […]

Did you know AMERICAN Flow Control’s industry experts are ready and waiting to field your technical questions? For owners, engineers and contractors, valve- and hydrant-related questions come up every day, and now answers can be found with a single email to an AMERICAN Flow Control expert.