Our testing systems are designed, engineered, and manufactured to provide the most advanced equipment and accessories in the industry today. We specialize in Hydrostatic Valve Test Equipment and Pneumatic Valve Test Equipment, and we cater to clients with needs for these specialties.
CALDER has been teaching the fundamentals and fine points of valve testing operation for as long as we’ve been inventing and building the systems.
Get hands-on training and valve testing skill development by our experienced OEM certified CLIMAX trainers, at one of our eight global training centers or at your own site anywhere in the world. Your instructor will provide valuable information on operator safety, machine set up and operation, technical tips and tools to improve operational performance and efficiency.
Whether it’s a regularly scheduled course at one of our CALDER Institutes or a custom curriculum conducted at your facility, your valve test operators will benefit from courses developed by the most experienced and respected professionals in the business.
The CALDER Valve Test System Can Grow & Evolve with YOUR Business! The lineup of CALDER advanced valve testing systems, manufactured by CLIMAX, are the most flexible and versatile systems on the market. The CALDER test system can seamlessly expand and evolve with your business, giving you the lowest total cost of ownership (TCO) and the highest return on investment (ROI) over the life of the tester.
The CALDER HYDROPRO™ Universal Straight Valve Tester (USV) and Universal Flange Valve Tester (UFV) are the safest, most accurate, and most versatile advanced valve testing systems in the industry. When paired with the HYDROPRO™ Console, HYDROPRO™ valve testing systems are capable of hydrostatic tests up...
Stainless Steel World Americas – December 2021. Today, experienced machinists, fabricators, machine shop owners, and OEMs use their trade skills and experience to shape and reshape the world we live in. In all cases, the question is not, can they machine complex metal parts and...
Customized to Mobilize Your Specific Valve Testing Needs! CALDER Valve Testers has been customizing valve testing systems for almost 40 years designing and creating unique solutions to meet all your valve testing challenges head-on. The CALDER Mobile Valve Workshop is no exception, offering unrivaled flexibility...
CLIMAX | CALDER invites you to visit us at the Valve World Americas Expo & Conference on October 13 – 14, 2021, at the George R Brown Convention Center in Houston, Texas, booth 1521. Valve World Americas Expo & Conference is the largest exhibition for services, equipment, and other valve needs. CLIMAX, the leading...
When safety and time are critical, look no further than CALDER for your valve testing solutions. We offer a variety of valve testing and repair machines, including the new TURN-AROUND-TESTER™ (TAT). The TURN-AROUND-TESTER™ offers the ability to put it in the back of a truck, get it on site,...
Visit us at our CALDER Valve Tester locations in Saudi Arabia and UAE. Meet the experts and get a first-hand look at the latest technology available from CALDER. See live demonstrations of the machines our customers are raving about, like the new CALDER Portable Valve...
See the CALDER TURN-AROUND-TESTER LIVE on April 28, 2021 Over 50 years ago, CLIMAX pioneered the portable machine tool industry, with state-of-the-art tools that solve the world’s toughest machining challenges. In 2013, CLIMAX acquired CALDER Testers and brought portable to the valve testing industry. The...
CLIMAX, the world’s #1 choice for portable machining, welding, and valve testing invites you to visit us in Houston on February 15 – 26, 2021. This is a great opportunity to get a first-hand look at the latest technology available from CLIMAX, BORTECH, CALDER & H&S TOOL. Meet the experts...
Ben Franklin famously said – ‘Lost time is never found again. Time is money… Waste it now. Pay for it later!’ These words ring true in today’s environment where successful businesses are always trying to maximize performance and efficiency and minimize the time it takes...
The CALDER HYDROPRO™ Universal Straight Valve (USV) tester is the most versatile and user-friendly tester in the industry, designed to clamp a wide variety of straight bodied valves. When paired with the HYDROPRO™ Console, the HYDROPRO™ USV is ideal for hydrostatic tests up to 9700 psi...
Congratulations to Dave Briggs and the CLIMAX | CALDER engineering team for officially receiving the Patent for the CALDER Safety Interlock System. The Safety Interlock System is designed with interlocking knobs and valve handles that will not release the clamp pressure until the internal test pressure...
CLIMAX | CALDER, and TOMCO invite you to visit us at booth 26 at the 2020 IPEIA Conference on February 24 – 28, 2020. The conference will be held at the Banff Conference Centre, in Banff, Alberta (107 Tunnel Mountain Drive, Banff, Alberta T1L 1H5...
CALDER Advanced Valve Testing & Repair Systems by CLIMAX is excited to announce TOMCO Industrial as an exclusive sales and service representative for all CALDER products in Canada. This new partnership with TOMCO will allow CALDER, the leading global manufacturer of valve pressure test benches...
CLIMAX | CALDER invites you to visit us at booth 426 at the 2020 AUG MUG Conference on January 13 – 17, 2020 located at the Renaissance Austin Hotel, in Austin Texas (9721 Arboretum Boulevard Austin, Texas).The AUG MUG Conference is a forum for exchanging technical information related...
The CALDER HYDROPRO™ Universal Straight Valve (USV) Tester is the most versatile and user-friendly tester in the industry! The USV system uses our patented Easy-Out Seal Plate™ holders which allows quick change-out of seal plates from flanged to other valve end type connections with minimal effort....
CLIMAX | CALDER invites you to visit us at the Valve World Americas Expo & Conference on June 19-20, 2019 at the George R Brown Convention Center located in Houston Texas. Valve World Americas Expo & Conference is the largest exhibition for services, equipment, and...
The CALDER TURN-AROUND-TESTER™ can efficiently perform a wide variety of pressure tests and can be easily transported for use on job sites. Valve repair shops and technicians are now taking their shop on the road. With superior quality, safety, durability, and performance, owning a CALDER TURN-AROUND-TESTER™ ...
CALDER Advanced Valve Testing Systems proudly announces the appointment of Mr. Kevin Vincent to the position of General Manager. CALDER is a subsidiary of CLIMAX Portable Machining & Welding Systems, headquartered in Newberg, Oregon. Mr. Vincent has been in commercial positions of increasing responsibility at CLIMAX for five years, serving most recently as a...
Fisher Price, CALDER Product Line Manager, focused on CALDER Advanced Valve Testers, has been working in the valve industry since 2004. Spending much of his career with Nuclear power companies, Fisher has held several roles machining, welding, testing, and repairing valves, as well as, providing expertise...
Oil & Gas News, November 2018: CLIMAX Portable Machining and Welding Systems is the world’s premier supplier of portable machining and welding equipment. Under its CALDER product line, the corporation provides the world’s most advanced line of valve testing and repair systems. CLIMAX | CALDER...
CALDER Advanced Valve Repair & Testing Systems cordially invites you to the GRAND OPENING of our new CALDER Saudi Arabia sales office, customer service center and product showroom in Dammam, Saudi Arabia. Please stop by on Monday, November 19 any time between 10:30 AM and 2:00...
Clark Turner has been in the valve industry for more than 35 years, where he’s done everything including repairing, hydrotesting, and installing line valves, as well as installing safety and relief valves in various processes. He also spent significant time as an ASME Section VIII design...
CALDER Valve Testing Systems recently introduced a new, enhanced lineup of valve testing systems that have proven to be a reliable solution for valve repair shops. The new valve testers have quickly earned a reputation as the safest, highest quality, and most durable, versatile, and productive systems...
The new CALDER TURN-AROUND-TESTER™ can efficiently perform a wide variety of pressure tests and can be easily transported for use on job sites, giving valve repair shops and technicians the opportunity to take their shop on the road. Contact us today at +1.985.974.6070 or [email protected] to...
The TURN-AROUND-TESTER™ (TAT) is the perfect solution for service teams to complete in-field testing of freshly refurbished Control and Safety Relief valves. The self-contained TURN-AROUND-TESTER™ will fit in any full-sized pickup bed with the controls positioned to ergonomically allow the operator to complete the testing even when...
Over 50 years ago, CLIMAX pioneered the portable machine tool industry, with state-of-the-art tools that solve the world’s toughest machining challenges. In 2013, CLIMAX acquired CALDER Testers, and now CLIMAX | CALDER has brought portable to the valve testing industry. The new CALDER TURN-AROUND-TESTER™ can efficiently...
We live in a world with valves, and those valves need to be repaired and tested. Today we’re asking all valve repair shops, power plants, refineries, and owners of valves: How much downtime and money could you save if you could repair and TEST your...
GOING PORTABLE WITH A WHOLE NEW TECHNOLOGY We live in a world with valves and those valves need to be repaired and tested! 51 years ago, CLIMAX disrupted traditional repair processes, introducing undeniable value by inventing the portable key mill, bringing portable machining technology directly...
In 1966, CLIMAX pioneered the portable machine tool industry, with state-of-the-art tools that solve the world’s toughest on-site machining challenges. But this is different. This is a game changer. On October 18th, CLIMAX is going portable with a new technology. Be the first to know...
Manufacturing Today – July 2017 When giant institutions such as oil refineries, mines and power plants experience a mechanical breakdown, it can cost them millions of dollars per day. The broken piece of equipment – which can be the size of a bus – is...
CLIMAX | CALDER invite you to visit our booth (1628) at the VALVE WORLD AMERICAS EXPO, June 20 – 21, 2017 in Houston Texas. VALVE WORLD AMERICAS EXPO is the largest exhibition for services, equipment, and other valve needs. CLIMAX will showcase their valve grinding and...
The CALDER HYDROPRO™ Universal Straight Valve Tester (USV) and Universal Flange Valve Tester (UFV) are the safest, most accurate, and most versatile advanced valve testing systems in the industry. When paired with the HYDROPRO™ Console, HYDROPRO™ valve testing systems are capable of hydrostatic tests up to 9700...
The CALDER Safety Relief Valve Tester (SRV) sets a new industry standard for testing safety relief valves with unsurpassed performance and ease of use. EASY TO USE, WITH UNRIVALED QUALITY, SAFETY & CUSTOMER SUPPORT Every component in the SRV pressure circuit is designed to work...
A Dozen Questions That Can Save You Millions in Your Valve Testing Program! When purchasing a valve testing system, the top concerns have to be safety, quality, durability, performance, versatility, usability, productivity and – ultimately – total cost of ownership and return on the investment....
The Most Versatile & Cost-Effective Way to Test Straight Bodied Valves! The CALDER HYDROPRO™ Universal Straight Valve (USV) Tester is the most versatile and user-friendly tester in the industry, designed to clamp a wide variety of straight bodied valves. When paired with the HYDROPRO™ Console,...
With vastly superior quality, safety, durability, flexibility, performance and support owning a CALDER Advanced Valve Testing System is by far the most flexible and cost-effective way to manage your valve testing program, reduce your total cost of ownership and maximize your return on investment over the...
BIC Magazine, April 2017 When purchasing a valve testing system, the top concerns have to be safety, quality, durability, performance, versatility, productivity and return on investment. Ask these 12 pivotal questions when purchasing a valve tester: Is every component in the tester certified by the...
Our engineers and valve test experts asked customers what they want in the next generation of valve testers. One message was loud a clear: customers want fast, responsive, expert service and support. So we’ve built that right into the foundation of our new CALDER offering!...
CALDER engineers, in collaboration with key industry experts, spent countless hours designing this next generation of CALDER advanced valve testing systems. Not only are CALDER systems more versatile, accurate, durable and cost-effective, they’re designed with “Safety First!” in mind. Our systems maximize user protection and ensure test...
The new lineup of CALDER advanced valve testing systems, manufactured by CLIMAX, are the most flexible and versatile systems on the market. The CALDER test system can seamlessly expand and evolve with your business, giving you the lowest total cost of ownership (TCO) and the...
The HYDROPRO™ Console – The Most Versatile & Cost-Effective Way to Test Valves! The HYDROPRO™ Console is the most versatile and user-friendly tester in the industry, capable of performing a wide variety of valve tests when paired with a CALDER hydraulic clamping system or even blind...
Introducing the new CALDER Product Family The new platform of CALDER advanced valve testing systems manufactured by CLIMAX are the safest, most accurate and most versatile systems on the market, and we are pleased to announce our new line-up of valve testing equipment. HYDROPRO™ CONSOLE The...
Are you ready? On January 16th, CALDER will transform the valve testing industry, unveiling EIGHT new products! We’re going to show customers, world-wide, a whole new vision of industrial valve testing, a quantum leap in performance, safety, reliability, versatility, and cost-effectiveness. We’ve made a major investment...
Get ready – CALDER valve test systems will transform the valve testing industry starting January 16th! We’re going to show customers, worldwide, a whole new vision of industrial valve testing, a quantum leap in performance, safety, reliability, versatility, and cost-effectiveness. HOW? We have been working...
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