# IMI opens Lake Forest manufacturing facility for energy control valves

IMI PLC has opened a new precision engineering facility in Lake Forest, California, for severe service control valves serving the energy sector. The campus replaces the Rancho Santa Margarita site and consolidates more than 200 employees.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2026-05-21
- Where: Lake Forest, California, United States
- Status: completed
- Products: severe service control valves
- Sectors: [Pumps and Valves](https://endata.com/sectors/pumps-valves.md), [Power Generation Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/power-generation-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [IMI plc](https://endata.com/companies/2552.md)

## Sources

- [themachinemaker.com](https://themachinemaker.com/news/imi-opens-advanced-lake-forest-manufacturing-facility/), 2026-05-21: "IMI has inaugurated its new manufacturing facility in Lake Forest, marking a significant expansion of its global capabilities in precision engineering for the energy sector."

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