Flowserve Abahsain Flow Control Company Ltd., a joint venture between Flowserve Corp. and S&A Abahsain Co. Ltd. recently inaugurated a new valve manufacturing plant and training center in the Dammam Second Industrial City.
Manufacturing capability
The 55,000 square foot facility will have the capability to manufacture a broad range of valves and actuators, including Flowserve Valtek globe, ball, plug, butterfly and severe service control valves; Flowserve Valbart trunnion mounted ball valves; Flowserve Durco/Atomac Teflon-lined plug, ball and butterfly valves; Flowserve Serck Audco plug valves; Flowserve Limitorque electric actuators and Flowserve Automax pneumatic actuators.
Service and repair support
The fully equipped Flowserve Quick Response Center (QRC) will provide service and repair support to Saudi-based customers. The QRC employs qualified valve technicians who perform valve repair and troubleshooting either in the facility or at the customer's site. The QRC maintains an inventory of valves and spare parts, which minimizes delivery lead times for customers.
Commitment to Saudization
"Our continued investment in this venture underscores our commitment to Saudization and by leveraging our global application expertise, we are able to meet to the needs of our customers in the Saudi Arabia market and across the region." said Mark Blinn, CEO of Flowserve.
Hands-on training center
The world class training center combines classroom instruction with "hands on" training for Flowserve valve and actuation products. Training is available for both Flowserve employees and Saudi customers, and is customizable for operations, maintenance, procurement or engineering personnel.
