Mr. Velan is one of the most ingenious and innovative leaders in the field of industrial valve design and manufacturing. He designed the first universal steam trap and has 12 patents in the area of industrial valves and traps.
The Velan Inc. family business is a public company which now oversees 17 manufacturing plants globally with over 2,000 employees. An entrepreneur with a special talent for invention and promotion, he is a scientist with a penchant for cosmology and deeply held philanthropic values.
Karel Velan considers himself first and foremost an engineer. Engineering is his deepest passion in which he has realized his greatest achievements.
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