CRANE ChemPharma & Energy and CRANE Nuclear Announce Title Sponsorship of Valve World Asia Conference and Nuclear Exchange 2013

Provides attendees with newly-released Chinese edition of Technical Paper No. 410

Suzhou, China (August 21, 2013) – CRANE ChemPharma & Energy and CRANE Nuclear, leading providers of highly-engineered products and solutions for fluid handling applications worldwide, are pleased to announce Crane’s title sponsorship of the 2013 Valve World Asia Conference and Nuclear Exchange in Suzhou, P.R. China on September 11 & 12 (booth #428). In addition to featuring their extensive line of valves, nuclear testing technology and training capabilities, Crane will introduce the Chinese translation of TP410 and distribute copies to conference attendees.

“This year’s Valve World Asia Conference and Expo represents an exciting milestone for Crane, as it offers us the opportunity to educate local audiences and facilitate the cross-cultural exchange of knowledge with the Chinese version of TP410,” said Dale Friemoth, Vice President Business Development, Crane Fluid Handling. “Not only can we illustrate our innovative product solutions, but we are now able to propel the industry forward with a comprehensive package of products, services and education for the Asian market.”

To supplement the launch of the Chinese edition of TP410, Crane’s Kevin Su will hold seminars on Wednesday, September 11 from 10:30-12:00 & Thursday, September 12 from 9:00-10:30 in the Learning Lounge on the expo floor. The seminars will focus on the heart of Technical Paper 410 and provide an overview of flow theory, formulae for pressure loss and key engineering data. The presentation will also review the fundamentals of piping systems, flow of fluids software and the interactive website, which includes built in models from pump manufacturers and a piping system simulation.

Nuclear Exchange hands-on master classes will be held in the Learning Lounge throughout the conference, including Valve Diagnostics in the Nuclear Power Industry and Operating Benefits and Maintenance of a Nuclear Plug Valve, both hosted by Crane Valve Services. The valve diagnostics class will deliver a detailed training session on the breakthrough VOTES® Infinity Diagnostic System, offering an overview of the system and associated peripherals as well as an in-depth look at its software and analysis features and capabilities. To book a place in the Crane classes in advance, visit Crane stand 428 on the expo floor.

Visitors to the Crane booth can also explore the state-of-the-art Noz-Chek® & Duo-Chek® valves, WTA® bellows sealed globe valves, Xomox® and Flowseal® high performance butterfly valves and Krombach® brand double-offset and triple-offset butterfly valves, among others. For more information about Valve World Asia and Crane’s participation, please visit www.valve-world.net/vw2013.

About CRANE
Crane Co. is a diversified manufacturer of highly engineered industrial products. Founded in 1855, Crane provides products and solutions to customers in the aerospace, electronics, hydrocarbon processing, petrochemical, chemical, power generation, automated merchandising, transportation and other markets. The Company has five business segments: Aerospace & Electronics, Engineered Materials, Merchandising Systems, Fluid Handling, and Controls. Crane has approximately 11,000 employees in North America, South America, Europe, Asia and Australia. Crane Co. is traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE:CR). For more information, visit www.craneco.com.

CRANE ChemPharma and Energy (within Crane’s Fluid Handling segment) designs and manufactures a variety of high performance products including: highly engineered check valves, sleeved plug valves, lined valves, process ball valves, high performance butterfly valves, bellows sealed globe valves, aseptic and industrial diaphragm valves, multi/quarter-turn valves, actuation, sight glasses, lined pipe, fittings and hoses, and air operated diaphragm and peristaltic pumps. Its trusted brands (in alphabetical order) ALOYCO®, CENTER LINE®,COMPAC-NOZ®, CRANE®, DEPA® & ELRO®, DUO-CHEK®, FLOWSEAL®, JENKINS®, KROMBACH®, NOZ-CHEK®, PACIFIC, RESISTOFLEX®, REVO®, SAUNDERS®, STOCKHAM®, TRIANGLE®, UNI-CHEK®, VALVES®, WTA®, and XOMOX® offer customers complete and innovative product portfolio designed for the most demanding corrosive, erosive, and high purity applications. Among the industries served are the chemical processing, biotechnology, pharmaceutical, oil & gas, refining, and power generation. For more information, visit www.cranechempharma.com, www.craneenergy.com

CRANE Nuclear designs and manufactures a variety of valves, valve parts, and valve testing equipment for domestic and international nuclear power plants. Our trusted brands (Powerhouse™, Viper™ and Votes® Infinity) and reliable services provide complete valve solutions that help ensure nuclear plant safety through the reliable performance of motor-operated valves, air-operated valves and checkvalves.For more information, please visit www.cranenuclear.com.