ValvTechnologies, Inc., has been unanimously approved for membership Manufacturers Standardization Society (MSS) of the Valve and Fittings Industry Committee. ValvTechnologies will be represented by Tony Majka, director of engineering.
The MSS is a non-profit technical association organized for development and improvement of industry, national and international codes and standards for valves, valve actuators, valve modifications, pipe fittings, flanges, pipe hangers and supports and associated seals. Since its establishment in 1924, MSS has been dedicated to developing standards for national and global application, in cooperation with other standardizing bodies and regulatory authorities. MSS is an American National Standards Institute (ANSI)-accredited standards developer.
Majka has served at ValvTechnologies for two years and has global management responsibility for all ValvTechnologies’ engineering groups and activities worldwide. He leads research and development, product development and design, manufacturing, production and application engineering, as well as spearheads engineering continuous process improvement and product standardization programs.
Majka will represent ValvTechnologies on several MSS technical committees including 114 steel valves, 302 marking and terminology, 304 quality standards, 306 valve operation, and 308 packings, and gaskets, 310 valve modification, and 401 ball valves.