Val Products - History

Val Products, Inc., a part of the Val-Co group, has everything your chick needs for watering, feeding and environmental control.

Over fifty years ago, a family of fine Swiss watch makers began manufacturing operations in America. The new company, Val Products, Inc., grew quickly and diversified it"s product lines. Growth was based on a two part formula, quality and service to the customer. With unwavering loyalty to these principles, the next generation of the Stuedler family has continued to build the Val image and its product lines. Today, Val is the world leader in supply of all forms of poultry watering systems, both for cages and deep litter facilities. Through further diversification Val has extended its reach with Val Environmental Systems. This division's products include high capacity ventilation fans, evaporative cooling systems, fogging equipment and light traps to control breeder chicken lighting. These systems may be controlled by a control panel, Val GainTRAC , which is designed to simplify state of the art poultry management.

Val's leadership in manufacture and supply of poultry watering equipment is based on many years of development and testing in the Company's own poultry farms. This is combined with the latest computer aided manufacturing machinery in Val plants. The Val nipple drinker is crafted using the highest quality stainless steel. The equipment parts are made and tested in plant to a tolerance of two-ten thousandths of an inch [0.0002"]. Val poultry nipple drinkers do not drip or leak. Therefore, they do not require drip cups under each nipple as do those of most competitors. A good nipple drinker is a sterile source of fresh drinking water uncontaminated by other birds or insects. If a cup is required under the nipple, chickens inadvertently drink from the cups and insects feed in the cups causing contamination and rapid disease spread. Sophisticated poultry operations cannot accept such risks. Cups under nipple drinkers are not acceptable.

The Val Roaster Nipple has many unique patented features which set it apart from the competitors. The interior is made up of a stainless steel pin which is 40% larger than standard and therefore holds on to the water better (less dripping). The pin and a stainless steel ball are seated in three positions in a heavy stainless seat. This assures leak proof, long life. Val systems installed 16 years ago are still operating and in good condition. Day-old birds find an abundant water supply immediately. Mortality in the first seven days of growing birds can be cut by half using nipple drinkers over bell or trough drinkers. This assures a very rapid payback on investment.

Only Val utilizes a patented Universal Saddle that mounts to the bottom of the pipe, but brings the stem in at an angle. This assures that no contaminants can enter the nipple drinker. As well, no build-up of calcium occurs in the pipe caused by the obstruction of a nipple connection in the bottom of the pipe.

Val has designed, and produces its own exclusive pressure regulator. To control supply, and assure chickens receive sufficient water without wet floors at all ages and times of year, it is absolutely necessary to use pressure regulators. Val's regulator is five times more sensitive than any other available in the market. This assures all nipples in the entire line will have equal water supply at all times.

Today, Val operates manufacturing facilities at our headquarters in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Shanghai, China, Lopik, Holland, and Baramati, India. This assures rapid service worldwide at most competitive cost. Above all else, with Val you have the assurance of highest quality products.

Val Products is committed to poultry and people today and in the future.