KLINGER Die Erste: Joining forces in Taiwan

After many years of partnership in Finland and Denmark, the KLINGER Holding is proud to announce a new joint venture with Die Erste. Official as of February 17th, KLINGER Die Erste will offer an expanded range of valves via a fully integrated manufacturing process. This new portfolio will cater to key industries like pulp & paper, steel, energy, marine, chemical, oil & gas, with customized product packages appropriate for each sector.

KLINGER is the majority owner of the joint venture with 51%. The management team leading this joint venture consists of Klavs Knutzen (KLINGER Business Unit Director Service & Distribution), Aaron Tseng (Die Erste Managing Director), Peter Tseng (Die Erste Shanghai Managing Director) and Jenny Liu (Die Erste Sales Director).

A history of trust

Founded in 1982, Die Erste is a second-generation family run business started by Frank and Lisa Tseng in Taiwan. Currently run by their sons Aaron and Peter Tseng and Aaron’s spouse Jenny Liu, Die Erste has worked with KLINGER for 25 years. With over 5,000 valve and accessory products in its catalog, Die Erste has a proven track record of quality in its sourcing, manufacturing, and distribution processes. Direct involvement in foundry and supplier operations allows Die Erste to maintain consistency across projects. Personnel operate through an independently certified system of controls, maintaining standards that qualify Die Erste for a variety of international certificates.

Streamlining quality

Key to this new venture is the chance to ensure valve quality through the entire product life cycle.

KLINGER will manage all aspects of product development, and valve parts will be manufactured exclusively for KLINGER. Bringing all components of the supply chain under one umbrella will allow KLINGER to unify the product range while also expanding offerings in a meaningful, targeted fashion.

Expanded offering

Die Erste’s 5,000-square-meter foundry maintains an annual output of 1,500 to 2,400 tons of stainless, carbon steel, and alloy castings. Exacting metallurgy standards for all products are enforced with spectro analysis, metallographic microscopy, and hardness testing, while finished valves are subject to high-pressure, hydraulic, and pneumatic testing. CNC, lathes, and milling capabilities allow Die Erste to perform custom Research & Development projects beside standard large-scale offerings.

A good example of KLINGER Die Erste’s highly specialized products is our FSAB 2-way firesafe ball valve jointly developed by both joint venture partners for steam applications. With KLINGER special stem packing design, certified by TUV Rheinland to firesafe standard, this series offers unparalleled performance and is many industry customer’s preferred option.

The KLINGER Die Erste joint venture will bring to market a variety of innovative products, meeting the benchmarks of quality and efficiency for which both companies are already known.

The product portfolio covers customized ball valves, segment ball valves, cryogenic ball valves, PFA lined ball valves, as well as gate, globe, check valves, tank bottom valves and strainers. Additionally, with a solid network of qualified suppliers, KLINGER Die Erste is capable of supplying beyond its product scope to offer butterfly valves, knife gate valves or OEM oriented products. Standardized or customized, these valves are widely used in all kinds of segments where precision flow is required.