Company Profile

Company Presentation

Orton is a leader company in the supply of butterfly valves since 40 years.

Founded in 1963 by Mr Licini (ENI Group Mgr.) as A.M.I. S.r.l. to produce butterfly lined
valves up to 24”; the company changed its name to Orton Italiana, becoming an
international leader in the manufacture of triple eccentric metal and rubber seated butterfly
valves, together with butterfly control valves used in many industries.

In 1982 Orton started the production of Double Eccentric Rubber Seated and in 1987 the
production of Triple Eccentric Metal Seated Valves. Already in 1992 Orton has been certified
by Det Norske Veritas for its compliance with ISO 9001.

In 1993 the company was acquired by the British multinational group FCx International, a
leading supplier of specialist flow control products with a presence on each continent.

In March 1996 the company relocated to new larger facilities covering a total area of 12,000
sq/m including factory, warehouse and offices. The new facilities are located at S. Nicolò a
Trebbia, very near Milan international airport (Malpensa).
In 2001 Orton was certified by DNV for its compliance with PED regulation–CE Mark.

In 2002 FCx International awarded to Orton factory the Royal Cryogenic butterfly valve
production; in order to strengthen Orton presence in the cryogenic valve market.

In May 2006 Orton was acquired by the British multinational group IMI plc. as part of the
Flow Control Division – Severe Service, present on a worldwide basis to cover demand on
very specific severe applications.

Due to the increasing demand for valves in cryogenic applications, in 2003 Orton plant has
been extended by enlarging the factory and the construction of a huge bunker to perform
High Pressure Gas tests and Cryogenic tests, realized in a safe and protected external area.

Starting from October 2007, Orton has initiated the relocation of offices and manufacturing
plant from San Nicolò a Trebbia to Piacenza in an area of approximately 56,000 sqm. With a
covered area of almost 18.000 sqm. A brand new building for machining shop is under
construction.
A state-of-the-art high pressure and cryogenic testing facility is already available so that
valves up to 120” of size and pressure to cover ASME class 2500 can be tested undergoing
the most stringent safety measures. Orton manufacturing capacity will be doubled within
middle of 2009.

Orton main purpose is to meet the Customers requirements in terms of high quality
products and quick answer to the demand. In 2004 the company obtained certification by
DNV for its compliance with ATEX regulation. In the same year, a new Orton sales office in
Houston was opened to support the North American market.

The application of Orton products has been extended during the years, thanks to captioned
research and engineering. In quality driven markets, from petrochemicals to cryogenics,
power generation to offshore, processing to shipbuilding, Orton’s long experience is
everywhere recognized.
The company is committed to component integrity, reliability and repeatability achieved
with integrated state–of-the-art CAD/CAM facilities.

Nowadays, Orton serves clients worldwide, producing and marketing approximately 10,500
valves per year; and dealing with End Users, Engineering and Contractors.
 GENERAL INFORMATION

 Company name: Orton S.r.l.

 Legal address: Via Vittor Pisani 27, 20124 Milano, Italy

 Plant / main offices address: Via dei Bazachi, 50 – 29121 Piacenza - Italy

 Telephone: +39 0523 762511

 Fax: +39 0523 762512

 E mail: sales@ortonvalve.com

 Website: www.ortonvalve.com

 Parent company IMI plc

FACILITIES

 Grounds: 56,000 sqm

 Factory: 15,000 sqm (covered area)
 Offices: 3,300 sqm

FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Orton is a 100% private company, fully owned by IMI plc, a British multinational group
Annual turnover in the last six years faced a tremendous growth as per following scheme
(Currency: Euros):

2000: 10,079,000
2001: 12,502,000
2002: 15.611.000
2003: 19,032,000
2004: 21,307,000
2005: 23.144.000
2006: 34,924,000
2007: 58,316,000
2008: 60,442,000

COMPANY PERSONNEL

According to their main functions, the company personnel is divided as follows:

General & Administration = 11

Q.A./Q.C. = 15
Sales & Contract Administration = 17
Engineering = 15
R&D = 5
Manufacturing = 95
Total = 163
 PRODUCTS

 Product range: Isolation and Control butterfly valves for Process and Utilities

MAIN PRODUCTS MAIN PRODUCTS CHARACTERISTICS

TRIPLE ECCENTRIC METAL SEATED SIZE 3” ÷ 160”
VALVES Cryo to H.T.
Rating ANSI 150 up to ANSI 2500
DOUBLE ECCENTRIC SIZE 3" ÷ 160"
BUTTERFLY VALVES RATING PN 10-16-20-25 ANSI 150
RUBBER LINED SIZE 1½" ÷ 80"
BUTTERFLY VALVES RATING PN6-10-16-20-25 ANSI 150
TEFLON LINED SIZE 1½" ÷ 24"
BUTTERFLY VALVES RATING PN 6-10-16
CONTROL SIZE 6" ÷ 60"
BUTTERFLY VALVES RATING ANSI 150 ÷ 2500

Market sectors: LNG/NATURAL GAS

REFINERY
PETROCHEMICAL & CHEMICAL PLANT
POWER PLANT
SOLAR POWER PLANT
NUCLEAR POWER PLANT
PULP & PAPER INDUSTRY
SHIP BUILDINGS
STEEL MILLS
FOOD INDUSTRIES
PHARMACEUTICAL PLANT
OFF SHORE
WATER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM
BREWERS
 MAIN END USER QUALIFICATIONS / APPROVALS:

SHELL HOLLAND / U.K.

EXXON MOBIL U.S.A.
CHEVRON U.S.A.
BP U.K.
KOC KUWAIT
KNPC KUWAIT
NPCC U.A.E.
ADNOC U.A.E.
SWCC SAUDI ARABIA
SABIC SAUDI ARABIA
SAUDI ARAMCO SAUDI ARABIA
P. D. O. OMAN
SASOL SOUTH AFRICA
KOREA GAS CORPORATION KOREA
ZHEJIANG YISHENG PETR. CHINA
YANGZI PETROCHEMICAL CHINA
CALTEX INDONESIA
PDVSA VENEZUELA
ENEL ITALY
AGIP ITALY
NAVANTIA FERROL SHIPYARD SPAIN
ENAGAS SPAIN
ELF FRANCE
D.O.N.G. DENMARK
BAE SYSTEM U. K.
SINOPEC CHINA
CNOOC CHINA
 MAIN EPC CONTRACTORS QUALIFICATIONS / APPROVALS

SNAMPROGETTI ITALY
ABB ITALY
TECHNIP ITALY ITALY
ENELPOWER ITALY
SICON OIL & GAS ITALY
ERG ITALY
TECNIMONT ITALY
NUOVO PIGNONE ITALY
TECNICAS REUNIDAS SPAIN
ABB LUMMUS B. V. HOLLAND
M.W. KELLOGG U. K
AKER KVAERNER U. K.
PARSON U. K.
K. B. R. U. K.
WHESSOE VOLKER U. K
FLUOR DANIEL U.K.
KRUPP UHDE GERMANY
LINDE ENG. GERMANY
TECHNIP FRANCE
SAIPEM FRANCE
STATOIL NORWAY
BECHTEL CORP. U. S. A.
CHICAGO BRIDGE & IRON U. S. A.
BLACK & VEATCH U. S. A.
MUSTANG ENG. U. S. A.
FAFCO SAUDI ARABIA
CHIYODA CORP. JAPAN
JGC CORP. JAPAN
TOYO ENG. CORP. JAPAN
HITACHI ZOSEN CORP. JAPAN
HITACHI INC. JAPAN
TOSHIBA JAPAN
MITSUBISHI CORP. JAPAN
HYUNDAI ENG. & CONSTR. KOREA
GS ENG. & CONSTR. KOREA
HYUNDAI HEAVY IND. KOREA
DOOSAN ENGINEERING KOREA
SHENHUA CHINA
HQCEC CHINA
 QUALITY ASSURANCE INFORMATION

Quality assurance standard: ISO 9001-2000 and ISO 14001

Orton carries out functional and pressure tests on 100% of the products before the delivery.
The majority are attended by the main inspection authorities, such as:

R.I.N.A.
LL. REGISTER
D.N.V.
T.ü V.
BUREAU VERITAS
S.G.S.
M.M.I.
ISPESL
STOOMWEZEN
A.B.S.
ENEL
A.P.A.V.E.
 MANUFACTURING INSPECTION AND TESTING EQUIPMENTS

Our manufacturing plant is served by the following machine tools:

No. DESCRIPTION MAKER TYPE

2 C.N.C. MACHINE CENTER MCM CONNECTION

1 C.N.C. MACHINE CENTER MCM PROGRESS
1 C.N.C. MILLING CENTER CERUTI 1500X1800
1 C.N.C. MILLING CENTER MORANDO 1300X1300
1 C.N.C. VERTICAL LATHE + DRILLING TITAN 4000 MAX 4.300 mm.
1 C.N.C. VERTICAL LATHE + DRILLING MORANDO WK 32 MAX 2.000 mm.
1 C.N.C. VERTICAL LATHE + DRILLING PROCAST NTM12/16 MAX 1.600mm.
1 C.N.C. VERTICAL LATHE + DRILLING PROCAST NTM10/13 MAX 1.300mm.
1 C.N.C. VERTICAL LATHE RAFAMET MAX 1.800 mm.
1 C.N.C. VERTICAL LATHE TITAN 3000 MAX 3.200mm.
1 C.N.C. HORIZZONTAL LATHE DAEWOO MAX 600 mm.
1 C.N.C. HORIZZONTAL LATHE EMXO - PADOVANI MAX 600 mm.
1 C.N.C. HORIZZONTAL LATHE EMCO MAX 360 mm.
1 C.N.C. HORIZZONTAL LATHE VEGA MAX 400 mm.
1 HORIZZONTAL LATHE MORANDO CENTER H. 350 mm.
1 HORIZZONTAL LATHE PONTIGGIA CENTER H. 400 mm.
1 HORIZZONTAL LATHE SAFOS CENTER H. 650 mm.
1 RADIAL DRILL LTF 1.200 mm.
1 RADIAL DRILL SASS 2.500 mm.
1 MILLING MACHINE DEBER TYPE 2 ½
1 SLOTTING MACHINE MINGANTI
1 AUTOMATIC HACK SAWING MACHINE FRIGGI 420 A
1 BELT SAW BIANCO 270 MAN
1 PRESETTING MAS. & FRAT. ELECTRONIC
1 TEST BENCH PRESS PASQUALI 15 Tons
1 TEST BENCH PRESS ICP 600 Tons
1 TEST BENCH PRESS SICMI 150 Tons
1 TEST BENCH PRESS SICMI 500 Tons
1 TEST BENCH PRESS SICMI 1.200 Tons
14 BRIDGE CRANES Tons 5/10/15
1 ELECTRIC LIFT TRUCK STILL 2.500 Kg.
1 ELECTRIC LIFT TRUCK STILL 2.500 Kg.
1 ELECTRIC LIFT TRUCK STILL 2.500 Kg.
1 ELECTRIC LIFT TRUCK CATERPILLAR 3000 Kg.
1 LIFT TRUCK ESLINGEN 10.000 Kg.
 CNC WORKING CENTER – MANDELLI

CNC Vertical turning machine MORANDO/PROCAST for turning and drilling max 1.7 mt

Four Bunkers for Cryogenic and High Pressure Gas test for valves up to DN 4000 (160”)
Internal Testing Area for finished valves (hydraulic tests and low pressure gas tests)
 ATTACHMENT 1

BANK REFERENCES

 CASSA di RISPARMIO di PARMA & PIACENZA

V.le Dante Alighieri, 14 - 29100 PIACENZA (PC) ITALY Tel. +39(0)523,712090

 BANCA NAZIONALE DEL LAVORO

Piazza Cavalli, 36/41 - 29100 PIACENZA (PC) – ITALY Tel. +39(0)523,598611

 CARISBO
Corso Vittorio Emanuele II, 209 – 29100 PIACENZA (PC) Tel. +39(0)523,348211
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ORGANIZATION CHART

POSITION OR FUNCTION NAME

PRESIDENT JOHN STEELE

MANAGING DIRECTOR ALBERTO ALIANI
FINANCIAL MANAGER VINCENZO MUCIACCIA
SALES MANAGER STEFANO NUCCI
MARKETING MANAGER ENZO STENDARDO
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER METIN GERCEKER
PRODUCTION MANAGER LUCIANO RASTELLI
ENGINEERING MANAGER ANDREA GNECCHI
PURCH. MANAGER RAW MATERIAL NADIA POZZI
PURCH. MANAGER MACHINING MAURO GATTI
LOGISTIC MANAGER ENRICO SBARSI
I.T. MANAGER DAVIDE TOSCANI
Q.A. MANAGER GIUSEPPE CRESPIATICO
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INSPECTION AND TESTING FACILITIES DESCRIPTION

 DIMENSIONAL CHECK: 4 dedicated areas

 HYDRAULIC & PNEUMATIC PRESSURE TEST 6 test benches available

 HYDRAULIC & PNEUMATIC TIGHTNESS TEST 6 test benches available

 NON DESTRUCTIVE TEST:

Dye Penetrant

Magnetic particle examination

Ultrasonic test

PMI Positive Material Identification

RX examination (Third parties)

 SPECIAL TESTING AREA: Helium leak test (Mass Spectrometer)

Cryogenic leakage test

 MECHANICAL & CHEMICAL ANALYSIS (THIRD PARTIES)

Mechanical test are performed by the foundries or by qualified and approved third
party laboratories

Chemical Analysis are performed with Oxford instrument model X-MET30000TX

The person in charge for Inspection and testing is Mr P.Rossetti - Q.C. Controller
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CODES AND STANDARDS

DESIGN ANSI B 16.34

ASME Section III - VIII and IX

FACE TO FACE DIMENSIONS API 609

ISO 5752
BS 5155
MS-SP-68
DIN 3203
ANSI B 16.10

FLANGE DRILLING ISO 2084

ANSI B 16.5
ANSI B 16.47
BS 3293
MSS-SP-44
API 605
DIN 2501
AWWA C 207

TESTING MSS-SP-61
API 598
API 6 D
DIN 3230 rate 1
BS 6755 rate A
ANSI B 16.104 cl.VI

FIRE TEST BS 6755

API 607 IV EDITION

QUALITY ASSURANCE ISO 9001

ISO 14001

MARKING MSS-SP-25