DA Control and Redstar Valve Showcase Innovations at the 2026 China Water Association Annual Meeting & Exhibition
2026.04.20

A Premier Industry Exchange Platform in Shenzhen From April 16 to 18, 2026, the China Urban Water Supply and Drainage Association Annual Meeting & Urban Water Technology and Product Exhibition was successfully held at the Shenzhen World Exhibition & Convention Center (Baoan). As one of the most influential exchange platforms in the urban water sector, this prestigious event gathered a vast network of leading enterprises, industry experts, scholars, and professional buyers from across the globe to explore emerging industry trends, exchange technical breakthroughs, and demonstrate pioneering innovative products.

DA Control & Redstar Valve: Joint Presentation of Advanced Technologies At this flagship exhibition, DA Control alongside Anhui Redstar Valve Co., Ltd. made a powerful joint appearance, presenting our comprehensive, next-generation fluid control solutions and intelligent water technologies. Our high-profile booth attracted significant attention from industry leaders and engineering experts, highlighting Redstar's ongoing commitment to driving digital transformation, energy efficiency, and safety across global municipal and industrial water networks.


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Full-Scenario Product Portfolio Attracts Global Attention As invited exhibitors, Zhejiang DA Control Technology Co., Ltd. and Anhui Redstar Valve Co., Ltd. delivered a high-impact presentation by showcasing an extensive, full-scenario product matrix. The display centered on heavy-duty cast iron valves engineered for municipal water distribution networks, alongside premium brass and stainless steel valves specialized for residential and end-user water connections. This comprehensive display fully demonstrated both companies' integrated technical capabilities, manufacturing excellence, and cutting-edge innovations across the entire urban water supply and drainage ecosystem.

Deepening Industry Engagement and Strategic Cooperation The innovative exhibit attracted a large volume of domestic and international clients, municipal engineering experts, and industry professionals who stopped by to engage in high-level technical exchanges. By offering one-stop solutions from heavy industrial municipal infrastructure to refined residential terminal controls, DA Control and Redstar Valve successfully expanded their brand influence and solidified strategic partnerships within the global smart water network community.


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Innovative Product Highlights Empowering Smart Water Security At the exhibition, Anhui Redstar Valve Co., Ltd. highlighted a premium array of innovative, high-performance products, including the "Zhiyongan" Bladder-Type Surge Protection System, Flat-Bottom Eccentric Semi-Ball Valves, Linear Piston Flow & Pressure Control Valves, and Intelligent IoT Air Valve Groups. This cutting-edge lineup fully demonstrates Redstar's core R&D advantages in pipeline safety, transient control, and intelligent water management.

"Zhiyongan" Bladder-Type Surge Protection System: The Digital Focus The "Zhiyongan" Bladder-Type Surge Protection System emerged as a major center of attention at the event. This advanced configuration delivers an active, integrated surge management solution by combining heavy-duty bladder surge tanks with smart IoT monitoring terminals. Utilizing high-frequency pressure sensors, the system captures real-time dynamic pressure transients to provide early warnings for severe water hammer events. Concurrently, it integrates multi-dimensional monitoring capabilities—including liquid level, temperature, and leakage detection—alongside automated air-induction and exhaust sequences to achieve real-time, autonomous health diagnostics of the surge vessel.

Digital O&M and Unattended Smart Pipeline Operation For instance, in the event of an operational anomaly such as an internal bladder rupture, the system immediately identifies the structural failure and triggers remote alarms. By automatically maintaining optimal working water-gas ratios, the system enables complete digital operation and maintenance (O&M) and fully unattended performance for surge mitigation assets. This high-reliability digital safety matrix provides an absolute safeguard for the long-term stabilization and secure operation of global water transmission networks.

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Flat-Bottom Eccentric Semi-Ball Valves: Re-Engineering for Complex Conditions Another high-profile centerpiece attracting extensive professional interest was the Flat-Bottom Eccentric Semi-Ball Valve. Independently developed by Redstar Valve as a flagship high-performance solution, this valve utilizes an advanced horizontal valve shaft installation design, specifically engineered to overcome the chronic operational bottlenecks of conventional valves operating under heavy particulate accumulation and harsh, complex hydraulic conditions.

Eliminating Medium Accumulation & Maximizing Energy Efficiency Featuring a unique eccentric kinematic structure paired with a precision flat-bottom flow channel design, the valve effectively eliminates the accumulation of medium debris and solid sediments within the valve body. This geometry ensures an unobstructed fluid pathway, significantly minimizes hydraulic friction loss, and substantially enhances the operational volumetric efficiency and energy-saving performance of water transmission networks.

Versatile Cross-Sector Application Performance Due to its heavy-duty wear resistance and superior self-cleaning geometry, this innovative product line provides exceptional performance across a broad spectrum of critical sectors. It is widely deployed globally in municipal water supply and drainage networks, mega-scale long-distance water diversions, industrial water supply lines, wastewater treatment facilities, and advanced agricultural irrigation projects.


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Intelligent Air Valve Groups: Next-Generation Active Pipeline Protection Furthermore, the Intelligent Air Valve Group demonstrated by Redstar Valve showcased absolute technological advancement in smart network infrastructure. This cutting-edge assembly seamlessly integrates a heavy-duty air release valve, a motorized maintenance valve, an intelligent IoT monitoring terminal, and a centralized cloud management platform, delivering an uncompromised, active pipeline protection solution for modern water networks.

High-Frequency Transient Capture and Autonomous Protection The system provides continuous, real-time tracking of pipeline pressures, vacuum air-intake rates, exhaust velocities, and seal integrity states. Engineered for severe hydraulic transients, the smart terminal instantly switches to high-frequency data logging during sudden water hammer events or pressure spikes to capture valuable dynamic wave profiles. Simultaneously, it triggers autonomous valve closure sequences to isolate risks, achieving comprehensive situational awareness and secure, remote intelligent control over critical air management assets.

Revolutionizing Municipal Network Safety and O&M Efficiency By replacing reactive manual maintenance with automated predictive diagnostics, this smart valve matrix drastically elevates the safety management benchmarks of municipal and industrial pipeline networks. The technology ensures maximum operational reliability while reducing physical field-inspection costs, significantly boosting the overall operations and maintenance (O&M) efficiency for water authorities worldwide.



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DA Control Focuses on Residential Metering Systems and Integrated Solutions Zhejiang DA Control Technology Co., Ltd. delivered a high-impact presentation by highlighting its "Three-Savings" Residential Metering System Integration Pack, advanced integrated product solutions, and premium stainless steel valve series. This display fully demonstrated the company's latest innovative achievements in optimizing user-end water supply networks, maximizing field installation efficiency, and pioneering structural product integration.

The "Three-Savings" Integration Pack: Redefining Residential Metering The "Three-Savings" (Hassle-Free, Time-Saving, and Cost-Effective) Residential Metering System Integration Pack emerged as a major point of interest among exhibition attendees. Engineered around an innovative quick-plug connection mechanism, the system delivers a sleek, modern aesthetic paired with eco-friendly, green material compliance, while drastically accelerating on-site installation timelines.

Optimized Geometry for Lower Head Loss and Seamless Installation Through sophisticated structural optimization, this integrated package entirely eliminates the need for traditional water meter couplings and double male-thread connectors. This streamlined configuration sharply reduces installation steps and material consumption, while significantly lowering hydraulic head loss to elevate the water pressure experience for end-users. The integration pack provides a highly efficient, labor-saving, and reliable solution for both new residential meter deployments and large-scale urban water network retrofits.


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Premium Stainless Steel Valves: Uncompromised Material Safety In terms of advanced material science, the Stainless Steel Valve Series exhibited by DA Control attracted significant interest from professional visitors. Engineered with superior corrosion resistance, high tensile strength, and an extended operational lifespan, these premium valves are specifically manufactured to meet the ultra-strict safety, absolute stability, and long-term durability standards required by modern residential water supply networks.

Empowering Urban Water Infrastructure via Technological Innovation Through this flagship exhibition, Zhejiang DA Control Technology Co., Ltd. and Anhui Redstar Valve Co., Ltd. successfully demonstrated their profound technological expertise and landmark innovations across smart water networks, pipeline safety protection, residential metering integration, and high-performance valve manufacturing. Driven by evolving global market demands, both enterprises continue to pioneer technical upgrades, delivering comprehensive, end-to-end solutions to guarantee the safe, high-efficiency, and intelligent operation of urban water supply and drainage networks.

A Shared Vision for Smart, Digital, and Integrated Development Looking ahead, both companies will continue to deepen their footprint in the global water sector, closely aligning with the irreversible industry megatrends of intelligent automation, digital transformation, and structural integration. By continuously elevating product quality standards and global service capabilities, DA Control and Redstar Valve are dedicated to contributing powerful technical strengths to accelerate the high-quality, sustainable development of global urban water infrastructure.


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