AMERICAN Innovation LLC is a company dedicated to research and development and is situated in the newly built AMERICAN Flow Control Center for Innovative Excellence in Crawfordsville, Indiana. The team of engineers and technologists have the latest tools for product prototype design and development. The state-of-the-art facility has full validation capability through extensive testing of the products that are to be manufactured by AMERICAN Valve and Hydrant and the Waterous Company. AMERICAN Innovation is a fully owned subsidiary of AMERICAN Flow Control, the valve and hydrant division of AMERICAN Cast Iron Pipe Company, headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama. AMERICAN Flow Control manufactures the iconic American-Darling and Waterous brands of fire hydrants for municipal and industrial fire protection applications, gate valves, check valves, indicator posts, tapping sleeves, and more.