Capabilities

The staff, expertise, experience and facilities to meet your most demanding flow measurement needs worldwide


Primary Flow Signal has the resources to meet your differential producer flow meter needs quickly, expertly and cost effectively. We have by far the largest project engineering staff in the DP meter field. Our strong financial position enables us to enter into even the largest contracts.


We have more than 3,000 calibrations traceable to the National Institute of Standards and Technology, a fully equipped and staffed QA/QC department and hold certifications to ISO 9001-2008; ASME S and U; NB R and PED Module H. We are the only completely vertically integrated manufacturer in the industry. This means we can design, engineer, fabricate and ship to you with absolute single-source responsibility.


Following is a list of our manufacturing facilities and equipment capabilities:


    Machining -turning equipment: (horizontal)
    • Kingston CL-38-2500 CNC lathe (20" x 100")
    • Kingston LD-45-80 CNC lathe (40" x 120")
    • Kia 15 LMA, CNC Mill/Turn with sub spindle and live tooling
    • Kia 21 LMS B, CNC Mill/Turn with sub spindle and live tooling
    • Kia Superturn 28 TN CNC lathe
    • Kia Superturn 28 TN CNC lathe
    • Okuma Howa twin spindle lathe, 2SP-1
    • HITACHI SEIKI4 NE-600,25T CNC lathe
    • HITACHI SEIKI Hi Tec-Turn HT255
    • Mazak Quickturn 28N
    • HYUNDAI QUICKTURN 28N CNC lathe with Mazak controls
    • American Pacemaker 12 x 60 engine lathe
    • South Bend 6 x 36 engine lathe
    Vertical lathes
    • CINNCINATTI HYPR• 84" vertical boring mill with tracer
    • GIDDINGS & LEWIS 64" VTL, S/N 7508
    • BULLARD X-1601 CUTMASTER, 42" VTL with double ram
    • BULLARD 42" VTL
    • BULLARD 42" CUTMASTER VTL, # 19445
    Milling equipment:
    • COLLETC & ENGLEHART 6" horizontal boring mill with 10' rotary table
    • LUCAS #42, 3" horizontal boring mill with rotary table
    • LEADWELL V-40 CNC vertical machining center with 4th axis
    • LEADWELL V-40 CNC vertical machining center
    • HITACHI SEIKI V65 vertical machining center
    • HAAS VF2 Vertical CNC machining center
    • INDUMA # 3 knee mill
    • Bridgeport F 537 vertical milling machine
    Drilling and other equipment:
    • 22" HEM H130HA-DC programmable, CNC horizontal cut-off saw
    • Meuser 60" radial drill
    • CSEPEL 40" radial drill
    • Vanguard Z3050x16/2 , 60" radial drill
    • Sunnen honing machine MBB 1660
    Fabrication equipment:
    • THERMAL DYNAMICS "Dynatorch" PAK 45, plasma/CNC profiler with 10' x 12' water table
    • 300 T, VERSON No. T15-12, press brake
    • 60 T, NIAGRA No.1B 60 6x8 (6'=3/16",10' =10 Ga.)
    • BERTSCH pinch rolls, 1-1/4 x 8'
    • WEBB No. R3L-102-A pinch rolls, 5/16" X 6'
    • H&S Tool, Inc. pneumatic pipe beveller and facing tool to 24"
    Welding equipment:
    • JETLINE No. LSW-72 , seam welder with miller "Maxstar" 350 amp. cold wire TIG with feed
    • PANDJIRIS 1600, 16'x16' manipulator with Lincoln 1000 amp sub arc, NA-3N controller and 10T trolley
    • 6'X8' manipulator with Lincoln 650 amp, NA5, sub arc control and Aronson positioner
    • Various 12" - 64" weld positioners to 30,000 Ibs.
    • Power rolls and mechanized welding systems
    • (11) TIG/MIG weld stations
    • (8) Miller Syncrowave 250 DX Weld GTAW machines
    • (4) Miller Dimension 652 CV GMAW machines
    • (1) Miller Dynasty 700 inverter/pulse GT AW machine
    • (1) Miller Deltaweld 452 CV GMAW machine
    • (1) H•bart Mega Mig 650, GMAW machine
    • Thermal Dynamics "MERLIN" PAK 15XL plasma
    • Hypertherm Powermax 1000, G3 series plasma cutter
    • Miller SRC 333, 450A DC CC, air arc gouging machine
    • (13) Acorn welding tables
    • Other weld processes: flux core arc welding, shielded metal arc welding, submerged arc welding, carbide, stellite and inconel hardfacing
    Additional manufacturing capabilities:
    • KAESER compressor and abrasive blast system
    • Painting to customers specs.
    • Technifor pneumatic CNC nameplate engravers
    • Hydro proof testing equipment to 10,000 PSI.
    • Calibration lab to 8" NPS; flow rates up to 900 gpm and1500 cfm with NIST traceability
    • Fiberglass mold and finishing cell
    • Manning's heat treatment equipment
    • Honing equipment to 14"
    • Weld inspection (NDE); visual, penetrant, ultrasonic and radiograph
    • Brown & Sharp "Gage 2000" coordinate measuring machine
    • InnovXsystems Alpha 2000 Series, digital PMI test gun
    • Tooling and gage calibration program and software
    • Class 3 (cryogenic applications) cleaning station
    • Crating and packaging department with export shipping to international standards
    • Tine HLN-11 A hardness tester
    Material handling:
    • (2) Bridge cranes -5 Ton
    • (6) Bridge cranes -2 Ton
    • Mobile crane -18 Ton
    • 6 T - Yale forklift - 30M
    • 2 T - Nissan forklift - 40M
    • 2 T - Toyota forklift - 40M
    • 10 T - Yale forklift
    • Tank rolls - to 40,000 lbs.
    Physical plant: (Rhode Island):
    • 35,000 sq. ft. main heavy manufacturing floor
    • 2 Acres of dedicated paved yard
    • 70,000 overall enclosed space
    Houston, Texas - equipment:
    • Do-All cut-off saw
    • Warner & Swasey #3 turret lathe
    • Radial arm drill, Herman Kolb
    • (3) Miller 350 Syncrowaves, GTAW machines
    • (3) MILLER Mig (GMAW) machines
    • (2) SMAW machines
    • Miller Spectrum 2050, plasma cutter
    • Weld positioners and turning rolls
    • Hydro test station
    • Sui Air ES-18, 25HP rotary screw compressor
    • Ingersol Rand T30 air compressor
    • Machine shop inspection tooling for meter/bore manufacturing
    • 3 T - TCM fork truck
    • 5 ton "Shaw-Box" overhead bridge crane