It’s a long time since 1939 when Michael E. Mack started M.E. Mack Valves (Mack) from very humble beginnings in Melbourne, Australia with a range of locally designed and manufactured steam flow control valves.
Over the years, Mack products have expanded into a range of water distribution and defence services valve products. During the mid-1970s, at the request of BOC Australia (Linde Group) and Air Liquide, Mack commenced the design and manufacture of cryogenic valves in Australia, which have since become one of the company’s primary product lines. Expansion into the Asia-Pacific market brought global attention and eventually the company passed out of family ownership. Mack has also now established a second manufacturing facility in India, specifically for the design and production of cryogenic valves.
For a period of 10 years from 1992-2002, Mack Valves was part of the US Goddard Group, supplying valves both to the US market and globally under the Goddard and Mack brands. When the company became independent again 13 years ago, it took a long time for it to reestablish itself in the US market. Challenges included finding the right distribution partners, negotiating the ASME and CRN approval process, and forecasting what kind of products needed to be stocked.
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