GF Piping Systems expands Valve Automation Center in Italy

10/04/2025 - 08.00 (Centraleuropæisk tid)

The Swiss flow solutions provider expands its center of excellence for valve actuation in Italy. Together with the previously opened sites in the United States and Switzerland, GF Piping Systems further strengthens its position as a full-service automation provider with Valve Automation Centers designed to offer integrated solutions to customers worldwide.

 

In addition to its extensive catalog of valves and actuation systems, GF Piping Systems has recently introduced its first Valve Automation Centers in Irvine (USA) and Schaffhausen (Switzerland) and now expands with Agrate Brianza (Italy). This approach meets the growing demand for products customized to meet customer needs, fosters an installation process with stable and unobstructed connection between devices, and an optimized workflow with streamlined communication, faster delivery times, and simplified distribution.

For more flexibility and customer proximity, GF Piping Systems also offers customized service solutions for valve actuation and assembly of complete solutions according to customer requirements, including working on systems that include third-party components.

Balu Challagundla, Managing Director/ President Process Automation, GF Piping Systems comments: “As the demand for state-of-the-art process automation continues to rise, we believe that user-friendly and tailor-made solutions will play an important role. With the positioning of the Valve Automation Center in Italy, we are now able to cover another important region and support customers in getting the best out of their installations.”

Davide Chiaramonte, Head of Region South Europe, GF Piping Systems Italy, comments, “The Valve Automation Center brings us even closer to our customers in Europe. By combining local expertise with global capabilities, we can offer faster response times, greater flexibility and tailor-made automation solutions that meet the specific needs of our regional markets.”

GF Piping Systems' comprehensive approach to automation enables customers to focus on their operations while GF Piping Systems delivers plug-and-play valve actuation systems tailored to their needs. The global expansion of automation centers underscores the company’s commitment to providing innovative and reliable solutions for industries worldwide.

Find more information about the new valve automation centers here.

Constanze Werdermann

Constanze Werdermann

Global PR Manager

Marketing & Communications

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GF Piping Systems skaber forbindelser for livet som den overlegne leverandør af vand- og flowløsninger til industrier og infrastruktur, hvilket muliggør sikker og bæredygtig transport af væsker.

Divisionen fokuserer på brancheførende lækagefri rørløsninger og ingeniørydelser til adskillige krævende slutmarkedssegmenter. Dets globale salgs-, ingeniør- og produktionsfodaftryk afspejler dets stærke fokus på kundecentreret og innovation, og dets prisvindende portefølje omfatter fittings, ventiler, rør, hvælvinger, kamre, automatisering, fremstilling og samlingsteknologier.

GF Piping Systems har egne salgsselskaber i 33 lande og fabrikationshubs i 15 lande, hvilket betyder, at det altid er ved sine kunders side. Produktionssteder på 40 steder i Amerika, Europa, Mellemøsten og Asien sikrer tilstrækkelig tilgængelighed og hurtig, pålidelig levering. I 2024 omsatte GF Piping Systems for 1'971 millioner CHF og beskæftigede 8'309 personer. GF Piping Systems er en afdeling af Georg Fischer AG (GF), grundlagt i 1802 og har hovedkvarter i Schaffhausen (Schweiz).

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