Crane opened a new aseptic valve facility in India

On May 10, over 300 industry professionals including Customers and Distributors, attended the inauguration ceremony of the new Crane Saunders Aseptic Valves factory in Satara, India, hosted by Crane Process Flow Technologies India Private Limited and ChemPharma & Energy, Saunders®, businesses of Crane Co.
The factory was inaugurated by Mr. Andrew Powell, the VPGM of Saunders, in presence of Mr. Hari Jinaga, President of Crane India, Mr. Alex Alcala, President of Crane CP&E, and Mr. Mark Youssef, the President of Crane MEA.
Some of the new features and capabilities of the new site include state of the art 5-Axis CNC Machining Centers providing full capability to produce multi-weir block valve technology, a new Inspection Station where surface roughness, dimensional and borescopy controls ensure adherence to global standards, a new Fabrication Cell using both automated (Orbital) and manual (TIG) certified welding processes, WPS (Welding Procedure Specification ) and PQR (Procedure Qualification Record), as well as ASME Section 9 Qualified Welders.