# AMERICAN Flow Control plans valve R&D center in Crawfordsville, Indiana

AMERICAN Flow Control, the valve and hydrant division of AMERICAN Cast Iron Pipe Company, plans a 30,000-square-foot research and development center in Crawfordsville, Indiana, costing $9 to $12 million. The facility is expected to employ about eight R&D staff once completed.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2019-05-09
- Where: Crawfordsville, Indiana, United States
- Value: $9.00M
- Jobs: 8
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 30,000-square-foot facility
- Products: fire hydrants, gate valves, check valves, valve and hydrant products
- Sectors: [Pumps and Valves](https://endata.com/sectors/pumps-valves.md)

## Companies

- [AMERICAN Flow Control](https://endata.com/companies/4998.md)
- [AMERICAN Cast Iron Pipe Company](https://endata.com/companies/4999.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [american-usa.com](https://american-usa.com/news/2019/05/09/american-announces-plans-for-valve-and-hydrant-research-center), 2019-05-09: "The company intends to construct a facility, the AMERICAN Flow Control Center for Innovative Excellence, in Crawfordsville, Indiana, beginning this summer."
- [insideindianabusiness.com](https://www.insideindianabusiness.com/articles/american-flow-control-to-open-crawfordsville-facility), 2019-05-10: "AMERICAN Flow Control, the valve and hydrant division of AMERICAN Cast Iron Pipe Company, will invest $9 million to build and equip the new facility for enhancing existing valve products and developing new products."

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