NAVSEA Selects Marotta MOPV for AFFF Systems
NAVSEA Selects Marotta MOPV for AFFF Systems
Montville, NJ (January 17, 2012) – The US Navy NAVSEA has awarded Marotta Controls contract in excess of $9 million dollars for the design, testing and production of motor-operated pilot valves (MOPV) for shipboard firefighting systems. The MOPV will provide two control functions, as a four-port master MOPV and a three-port service MOPV.
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The four-port master MOPV will be used to initiate aqueous film forming foam (AFFF) concentrate flow, and fire main flow for mixing and disbursement to AFFF systems aboard the Navy fleet. The three-port MOPV serves as the local disbursement valve for either fire main flow or the AFFF mixture. “Marotta is focused on integrating advanced materials and electronics to reduce weight, life cycle costs, and corrosion sensitivity of shipboard fluid control systems,” said Michael Leahan, vice president and chief sales officer of Marotta Controls. “The MOPV represents the latest evolution of our product line - a mature, cost efficient, smart design using superior materials - in a compact easy to install package. We are proud to have been selected to supply the MOPV to the US Navy.” |
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About Marotta Controls
Marotta Controls, Inc. is a small business specializing in the design, development, manufacture and qualification of motion and flow control solutions. Our valves, pressure regulators and electronic controllers play a vital role in weapons, fire suppression and propulsion systems on the global fleet of surface and subsea combat vessels. With over 200 patents and more than 67 years’ experience, Marotta provides customers with a wide range of control systems for the most demanding applications in the aerospace, space, marine and land systems markets.
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