OPV Blog
Five Reasons Steel Prices Are Increasing
Due to the continued extraordinary rising freight costs; including those from over seas; we are seeing price increases up into the double digits from many of our manufacturers. There is little to no warning on some of these price increases. We try to give as much...
Apollo Price Adjustment Effective January 6th, 2025
Dear valued Aalbert's integrated piping systems customer, Effective January 6th, 2025, the average list price for most of our products will increase. To obtain a comprehensive list of all prices and increases, please refer to the table below, the exemption list, and...
Bonomi’s First Price Increase in 3 Years
Effective February 3rd, 2025, we will be implementing an approximate 5% increase on various Bonomi North America products. This will be our first price increase in three years. Those product lines affected will be all pneumatic and electric actuated packages,...
Kunkle Price Increase Effective September 1st, 2024
Dear Valued Kunkle Customers, Thank you for being an important customer to Emerson. We appreciate your business and the opportunity to supply your Kunkle equipment. This memo is to inform you of an upcoming price adjustment. Effective September 1st, 2024, Emerson...
Grooved Fittings
What are Grooved Fittings?Ohio Pipe is an authorized distributor of ASC Gruvlok, one of the few Domestically manufactured and trusted Grooved brands around. Anvil International, (now ASC), acquired Grinnell Grooved Mechanical Product suite in 2017 expanding their...
Why Use a Y or Basket Strainer
Why Use a Y or Basket Strainer(Credit goes to Titan Flow Control, Inc. http://www.titanfci.com/articles/why-use-a-y-strainer)As we talk about strainers, this might be a good time to review the general purpose of a strainer. A strainer is used to “strain” or “filter”...
What is a Pressure Reducing Valve for Steam?
In a high-pressure steam environment, there are certain departments or pieces of equipment that require lower pressure steam in order to protect the equipment. In these situations, a Pressure Reducing Valve (PRV) is needed. A PRV is a safety-related part that reduces...
