Victaulic is a developer and producer of mechanical pipe joining systems and is the originator of the grooved coupling pipe joining system. Victaulic specializes in the development of coupling, valve, and fitting technologies for Heavy Industrial Industries such as Oil & Gas, Mining, Maritime, Power, & Clean Water. Victaulic also designs couplings, valves, fittings, and sprinkler system technologies for HVAC, Plumbing, & Fire Protection in Commercial structures. Victaulic was founded in 1925 in New York City to market a radical new concept in the piping industry - a mechanical bolted coupling that would engage into grooves and use a gasket seal. The concept of joining pipe with bolted mechanical grooved couplings originated during World War I for rapid deployment of fuel and water lines to Allied forces. The company that worked closely with the War Department of England to develop this new method of joining pipe was named Victory Pipe Joint Company after the coupling it had engineered - known as the "victory joint" from early military uses. Later, combining the words "Victory" and "Hydraulics" the name was shortened to Victaulic, and the company began to shift its focus to commercial piping applications to market its new innovative method of joining pipe. Today the company is headquartered in Easton, Pennsylvania, and employs more than 3,500 people worldwide. Victaulic main products are: (a) Victaulic Grooved Couplings used to join mechanical pipes together. The company produces a variety of these grooved couplings along with other technologies since it was founded. (b) The "Victaulic Vortex" Fire Suppression System, a product placed at critical locations like data centers. It emits a mix of water and nitrogen from a single source that simultaneously cools the affected area and extinguishes the fire. The Vortex is the only Fire Suppression system approved for use in areas containing flammable liquids & hazardous machinery. (c) Victaulic Sprinker Heads / Sprinkler Systems, Grooved Valves / Groove Fittings, and Expansion Joints