Founded in 1992 by Anthony “Tony” Hynes in the basement of his home in Upstate New York, Precision Valve & Automation (PVA.net) has grown into a global enterprise, epitomizing “the gold standard” within the dispensing and coating industry.

As manufacturers of dispensing and coating equipment as well as industrial motion-automation technology, PVA’s precision equipment is used worldwide in industries ranging from solar, semiconductor packaging, printed circuit board assembly, aerospace and defense, medical device manufacturing and consumer electronics.

With 225 employees and valued at $70 million, the company is privately owned.

PVA’s dispensing valve product line grew rapidly to include technology that proved superior for accurately applying conformal coating materials. In 1994, PVA debuted a selective conformal coating system that would later become the PVA2000. By 2003, Hynes was awarded his first patent, for the FCS300-ES atomized spray valve.

Today, PVA’s top performing technology is the Delta 8 robotic platform for custom mixing and dispensing of coatings and other adhesive materials.

Beginning in 2005, PVA opened an office in Singapore, followed by two offices in China, then Denmark and Mexico. PVA’s largest trading partners are Canada and Mexico. The European headquarters is located in the Netherlands.

A separate division, PVA Med, focuses on simplifying and streamlining the prosthetics process using 3D printers and in-house fitting and molding. PVA Med is now fulfilling a program of sending 30 3D printers to the Ukraine to help medical facilities create and make prosthetic sockets faster and easier for victims of war to receive prosthetics. Hynes expects the 26 remaining 3D printers to be delivered by the end of 2027. During COVID, the company developed the PREVENT™ Emergency Ventilator, which received a Global Technology Award for Best Product – North America in 2020.

View a 2-minute YouTube demonstration of PVA dispensing and coating technology at work: https://youtu.be/CtL6w2vJsQ8