Innovation Center

The 12,000 sq. ft. Dixon Innovation Center, located in Chestertown, Md., becomes the prime location for the development of new products and solutions pertaining to Dixon's industrial and specialty market segments including petrochemical, construction, fire prevention and suppression, food and beverage, mining, and pharmaceutical processing. The Dixon Innovation Center opened on March 19, 2012 culminating a strategic initiative to develop a technologically advanced R&D resource for the industry.

Research, development and testing functions include prototype product design and manufacturing, application-specific testing, and competitor product benchmarking. To support these functions the Center houses technologically advanced machine tools, testing equipment, plus computer-aided design using SolidWorks modeling and simulation.

In addition, the Innovation Center will conduct training sessions for customers, including Dixon distributors and end-users. Wide-ranging training topics include sessions on fluid and dry material transfer applications, industrial hose coupling workshops and specific market segment training. Programs designed for small and large groups - including general and custom courses - are part of the training options offered.

Send an email to the Innovation Center at: engineering@dixonvalve.com