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Multi-Industry Expertise: PVA’s Array of Dispensing, Coating and Custom Automation
By Kerstin Jakiela, Sales and Marketing Coordinator, Precision Valve & Automation plier. O
riginally a small business operated from the founder’s own home, Precision Valve & Au- tomation (PVA) has grown into a global sup-
Throughout its rapid growth and success in a
variety of industries, the company has never lost sight of its own small-town community. Headquartered in Cohoes, New York, PVA is
a supplier of conformal coating systems, advanced fluid dispensing solutions and precision valve tech- nology. With regional sites throughout North America, Europe and Asia, the company has grown into a worldwide provider of fluid dispens- ing and spray systems for adhesives, sealants and coatings. The company manufactures au-
tomated and manual dispensing equipment, spray coating equipment, pumps, and valves. Its selective con- formal coating systems combine closed-loop process control, high lev- els of accuracy and repeatability for use in mid- to high-volume manufac- turing environments.
Small-Town Roots PVA was founded in 1992 by
Anthony Hynes, president, when he began selling dispensing valves for automated and manual dispensing applications out of his home. Later that year, the company moved to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s in- cubator center, where it began to build x/y/z robots to automate its de- veloping valve technology. Later that year, the company
sold its first automated dispensing system. After that, PVA’s product line grew rapidly to include technolo- gy for accurately applying conformal coating materials. In 1994, the com- pany debuted a selective conformal coating system that would later be- come the PVA2000, which improved on existing x/y/z plotting systems. This was due to a closed-loop servo- controlled process that proved both accurate and rugged. That same year, Invotronics in
Canada became PVA’s first selective coating system customer. Local, na- tional and industry accolades fol- lowed as the company’s reputation grew, becoming a serious contender in the fluid dispensing market. Many manufacturers rely on
PVA’s conformal coating systems, flu- id dispensers and custom automation
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PVA provides dependable coating, mixing, curing, and automation products, designed to survive today’s manufacturing environments.
products. The company offers customer-driven so- lutions for a variety of industries. “From benchtop equipment to inline conveyor
systems, we evaluate each opportunity independ- ently, and without limitation, to ensure our cus- tomers make the most reliable product possible,” says Frank Hart, PVA’s sales and marketing man- ager. “Throughout the changing global manufac- turing landscape, we remain committed to provid- ing customers with exceptional products and in- dustry leading global support.” The company’s customer-driven systems are
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