KITZ

KITZ Corporation is Japan's largest valve manufacturer and one of the highest-volume valve producers in the world, shipping millions of units annually from factories in Japan, Thailand, Taiwan and Spain. Founded in 1951, the company built its reputation on bronze, brass and cast iron valves for plumbing and HVAC before expanding into ductile iron, bronze, stainless steel and alloy valves for process industries. Its catalog spans ball, gate, globe, check, butterfly and diaphragm valves in sizes from 1/4 inch to 60 inches, with pressure classes up to ASME Class 2500 in forged steel. KITZ operates an integrated production system that covers casting, forging, machining, assembly and testing in-house, which keeps quality consistent across very large volumes. The company holds API 6D, API 600, ISO 9001 and numerous national certifications, and supplies waterworks, buildings, oil and gas, petrochemical and power customers worldwide through a dense distribution network.