Mayor Reed and Councilmember Chu Welcome Valin Corporation to San Jose

ST. LOUIS, MO, October 20, 2012 (Press-News.org) San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed and Councilmember Kansen Chu will officially welcome Valin Corporation to the San Jose community with a ribbon cutting ceremony that will take place on October 25th at 11:00 a.m. at 1941 Ringwood Avenue. Valin Corporation, a privately held, employee-owned company, recently moved from its Sunnyvale, Calif. location to a larger, 56,840 square foot office and research and development facility in San Jose.

"I'd like to thank Valin for choosing to locate in San Jose and investing in our community," Mayor Chuck Reed said. "As the Capital of Silicon Valley, San Jose is proud to be the home of numerous growing tech companies like Valin that provide jobs for our residents and will help invigorate the local, national and global economy."

"It is an honor to join the San Jose community and be among so many great companies," said Joseph Nettemeyer, President and CEO, Valin Corporation. "While our growth is attributed to many things, it is the value we provide our customers and the hard work of our employee-owners that keeps our company competitive and ahead of the curve despite economic challenges."

In the past year, Valin has seen tremendous growth, exceeding $150 million in annual sales, which has gained the company recognition from several reputable rankings, such as Inc.'s 500/5000 Fastest Growing Companies, Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal's Largest private Companies, as well as Industrial Distribution's Big 50 Watch List and Modern Distribution Management's Top 40 Industrial Distributors list.

"The San Jose facility offers us a convenient location to work with customers and suppliers, and it gives us the space we need to grow," said Valin CEO, Joseph Nettemeyer. "We wanted to stay centrally located so we would not create commute problems for our employees while remaining in close proximity to our customer base."

At the new San Jose headquarters, Valin specializes in a range of factory automation, which includes lean manufacturing, custom structural framing, networking, motion control, robotics, and more. Valin also provides instrumentation, process heating, and filtration services at this facility including tube and hose assemblies, custom heat and control solutions, and on-site filter application and usage consulting. In addition, Valin's San Jose facility offers a fully staffed automation, instrumentation, and filtration sales and support team, as well as classroom and on-site training.

About Valin Corporation
For nearly 40 years, Valin Corporation, one of Inc.'s 500/5000 Fastest Growing Companies, is the leading technical solutions provider for the technology, energy, life sciences, natural resources, and transportation industries. Valin offers personalized order management, on-site field support, comprehensive training, and applied expert engineering services utilizing automation, fluid management, precision measurement, process heating, filtration, and fluid power products.
Based in San Jose, Calif., Valin was recently recognized as the 21st Largest Private Company in Silicon Valley by the Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal, as well as on Industrial Distribution's Big 50 Watch List and Modern Distribution Management's Top 40 Industrial Distributors list. To learn more about Valin's solutions and capabilities, please visit http://www.valin.com, or to browse their product portfolio please visit http://www.valinonline.com.