The Moment That Changed the Valve Industry

Prior to the 1990s, industrial valves and actuators were largely connected through mounting brackets and couplings. Such configurations resulted in complex structures, higher installation tolerances, and increased energy loss, while also introducing additional maintenance and operational risks.
At that time, the fundamental relationship between valves and actuators had not yet been re-examined or redesigned from the perspective of overall structural safety.

This change began in Taiwan.

Michael Huang, founder of Transworld Steel, comes from a strong engineering background and has devoted many years to ball valve structural design and practical manufacturing. He redesigned the platform of the ball valve so that the stem could be directly coupled with the actuator, thereby eliminating mounting brackets, shortening the torque transmission path, and significantly improving overall rigidity and concentricity.
This was not merely a simplification of structure, but a reconfiguration at the system level.

On September 21, 1999, Michael Huang was officially granted a patent for this key invention.
This design later became known within the industry as the Direct Mount Design.

It was the world's first ball valve designed with a direct mount platform.

The introduction of the direct mount platform fundamentally transformed the valve industry:

• Valves and actuators became a fully integrated structural system
• Installation tolerances were significantly reduced
• Transmission efficiency and positioning accuracy were greatly improved
• Overall system reliability and operational safety were substantially enhanced

More importantly, this innovation established the structural logic and engineering foundation for the later ISO 5211 standardized mounting interface.

For Transworld Steel, this invention represented more than a single patent achievement; it became the core principle underlying the company's origin— addressing fundamental structural challenges through engineering discipline.

More than two decades later, the direct mount platform has become a global standard in industrial valves. Its origin can be traced to an engineer's long-term verification and practical implementation of structural integration feasibility through hands-on manufacturing experience.

To this day, Transworld Steel continues to invest in research and innovation, having accumulated more than thirty patents, while steadily advancing valve structural design, intelligent valve technologies, and overall factory safety performance.

At that moment, the world of valves was forever changed.