McKenzie Valve & Machining Company was placed in McKenzie, Tennessee and started producing the UTLX brand of valves and tank car components in 1997. The facility is centrally located in a 40,000+ square foot manufacturing......McKenzie Valve & Machining Company was placed in McKenzie, Tennessee and started producing the UTLX brand of valves and tank car components in 1997. The facility is centrally located in a 40,000+ square foot manufacturing facility conveniently located with access to major transportation venues for fast and efficient delivery to customers. The original intent was for the facility to supply railroad components to Union Tank Cars two main production facilities in East Chicago, Indiana and Sheldon, Texas, as well as, Procor Limiteds plant in Canada. Since that time Union Tank Car has built a third facility in Alexandria, Louisiana and McKenzie Valve has increased its customer base outside of those facilities. The Tennessee facility was created by relocating the machinery and designs from the East Chicago facility. By bringing in new equipment, McKenzie Valve was able to more than double the existing valve manufacturing capacity. Over the past decade, McKenzie Valve has continually improved. The teamwork seen at McKenzie Valve is a testimony to the culture that exists and the superior effort that is put forth to make high quality products. McKenzie Valve & Machining Company is continually striving to meet customer demands and offer new options based on consumer responses and technological advances. Many new products have been completed and are awaiting results from service trials. Even more are being designed and being directed at new regulations and customer demands. To complement these new designs, McKenzie Valve continues its AAR certified Quality Program and has been approved to make pressure retaining components per Class D facility, as required by M-1002.