Kurt Hanusa is a Sales Manager at ValveMan, the B2B industrial valve distributor based in Exton, PA. With 15+ years in industrial sales, Kurt works directly with engineers, contractors, and facility teams to match the right valve to the right application. He spends his days solving real field problems (sizing, materials, pressure ratings, and hard-to-source parts), which gives him a practical, ground-level view of what actually works in the field.
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