Klinger Advantage provides fluid control equipment and services to operators in the chemical and petro-chemical sectors in the Gulf Coast area as well as the rest of the U.S. market. Product Lines Include: Ball, Butterfly, Plug and Piston Valves, plus Accessories Valve Repair Services, Valve Control Solutions and Devices Actuators, Solenoids, Limit Switches, Positioners, and more. The company was founded as Advantage Technical Services in 2002 as a specialty valve distribution company in Baton Rouge, LA. In 2013 KLINGER International GmbH acquired the company and KLINGER Advantage, Inc. was created. Klinger was founded in 1886 by Austrian engineer Richard Klinger. The company employs over 2,000 people in 60+ locations around the world. Klinger remains family owned and is headquartered near Vienna, Austria.