BIF
Established in 1853 as Builder’s Iron Foundry, BIF has been developing and manufacturing flow measurement and control products for many market segments since 1893. Venturi flow meters have been one of BIF’s most important products. A continuing dedication to developing and upgrading the venturi flow meter led to BIF’s research and development of the Universal Venturi Tube in the early 1970’s. Today, BIF specializes in the design and supply of venturi meters, rate-of-flow controllers and specialized venturi configurations. These venturi flow meters are utilized to measure fluids such as cold water, hot water, gases such as nitrogen hydrogen and helium, and many other specialty fluid processes. Hundreds of thousands of BIF venturi devices and rate of flow controllers efficiently and accurately do their job day after day, year after year. We call it Time Tested. At BIF we have the expertise to help find the best solutions for your flow applications regardless of how difficult it may be.
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- Business Type:
- Manufacturer
- Industry Type:
- Water Monitoring and Testing
- Market Focus:
- Globally (various continents)
About Us
In the beginning…
The High Street Furnace Company was little more than a blacksmith shop when it began producing iron plows in Providence around 1820. Sold to the newly incorporated Builder’s Iron Foundry (BIF) in 1853, the new owners added products that held more promise of growth and reflected their own areas of expertise.
BIF’s stated purpose at incorporation was the “manufacture of iron facades for houses and other castings for builders and other uses.” Examples of ornamental iron work produced by BIF during the mid-1800’s can still be seen on the Library of Congress Building in Washington. Other products produced by BIF during that period included cylinders for bridge piers and prefabricated lighthouses, which were installed around the world.
Almost 200 years have passed since the High Street Furnace Company produced its first iron plow. Its successor, BIF, has successfully designed, manufactured, and marketed a steadily evolving product line for over 13 decades.
Over 200 Years later and still developing better ways to measure flow…
Today BIF, specializes in the design and supply of venturi meters, rate-of-flow controllers, and metering accessories. Combining our expertise, and thousands of installations, BIF can meet your application requirements.
BIF literally wrote the book…
In 1887, Clemens Herschel introduced the Herschel Standard Venturi, by far the most accurate flow meter available over the ensuing 100 years. In 1893, the Chief Engineer at BIF, F.N. Connet, perfected the necessary metering instruments to enable use of the BIF Venturi tube as a flow measurement tool.
Learn more about what makes the BIF UVT superior to anything else
It’s been over 40 years, since the development of the UVT, but it’s design is still the standard all other venturi meters should be compared to. While others have attempted to copy the UVT’s hydraulic shape, only BIF has the knowledge, experience and years of development and testing to stand behind it.
Venturi tubes and meters have been two of BIF’s most important products ever since. A continuing dedication to upgrading these products led to BIF’s research and development of the Universal Venturi Tube™ in 1970. At the time of its introduction, the UVT™ was the result of thousands of hours of design engineering and rigorous hydraulic testing. The UVT greatly increased the reliability and accuracy of flow measurement. At the same time, the UVT reduced costs of both lead-in piping and surrounding structures by eliminating the previous requirement for long runs of straight pipe into a Venturi.
Application/Industries Served
Servicing the World’s Water Markets
BIF Water supplies Custom Venturi flow meters throughout the world including the United States, China, Taiwan, Russia, India, France, and Germany.
BIF Serves the Following Industries:
- Municipal Water and Wastewater
- Industrial Wastewater Treatment
- Petrochemical and Refining
- Flow Test Stands
- Oil and Gas
- Transportation
- Aerospace
- Environmental Remediation
- Food and Drug
- Agricultural
- Fossil Power
- Nuclear Power
- Pulp and Paper
- Defense