A valve comprising: a valve portion with a valve body and a fluid passage; a supply port disposed through said valve body, wherein said supply port is connected to said fluid passage; a control port disposed through said valve body, said control port being connected to said fluid passage; an exhaust port disposed through said valve body, said exhaust port being connected to said fluid passage; a valve member for controlling the flow of fluid medium between said supply port and said control port, wherein said valve member controls the flow of fluid medium between said control port and either of said supply port or said exhaust port by moving with respect to said valve body; a metering land formed in said fluid passage for controlling the flow of fluid medium through said fluid passage; and a metering orifice for fluidly communicating said fluid passage with at least one of said control port, said supply port, and said exhaust port, with said metering land being engageable with said metering orifice for controlling the flow of fluid medium through said metering orifice, and with said metering land having metering edges for metering the flow of fluid medium through Said metering orifice; and a metal insert having said fluid passage formed therein, said valve body being a composite valve body, wherein said composite valve body has a bore where said metal insert is positioned, said composite valve body being disposed at least partially around said metal insert; characterized in that the valve further comprises: a solenoid portion having a coil with an armature moveable within said solenoid portion in response to the energization of said coil, wherein said armature is operably configured to contact said valve member and causes said valve member to slide within said fluid passage; and a spring operably connected to said armature for biasing said armature in one direction when said coil is not energized. a valve portion with a valve body and a fluid passage; a supply port disposed through said valve body, wherein said supply port is connected to said fluid passage; a control port disposed through said valve body, said control port being connected to said fluid passage; an exhaust port disposed through said valve body, said exhaust port being connected to said fluid passage; a valve member for controlling the flow of fluid medium between said supply port and said control port, wherein said valve member controls the flow of fluid medium between said control port and either of said supply port or said exhaust port by moving with respect to said valve body; a metering land formed in said fluid passage for controlling the flow of fluid medium through said fluid passage; and a metering orifice for fluidly communicating said fluid passage with at least one of said control port, said supply port, and said exhaust port, with said metering land being engageable with said metering orifice for controlling the flow of fluid medium through said metering orifice, and with said metering land having metering edges for metering the flow of fluid medium through Said metering orifice; and a metal insert having said fluid passage formed therein, said valve body being a composite valve body, wherein said composite valve body has a bore where said metal insert is positioned, said composite valve body being disposed at least partially around said metal insert; characterized in that the valve further comprises: a solenoid portion having a coil with an armature moveable within said solenoid portion in response to the energization of said coil, wherein said armature is operably configured to contact said valve member and causes said valve member to slide within said fluid passage; and a spring operably connected to said armature for biasing said armature in one direction when said coil is not energized. a solenoid portion having a coil with an armature moveable within said solenoid portion in response to the energization of said coil, wherein said armature is operably configured to contact said valve member and causes said valve member to slide within said fluid passage; and a spring operably connected to said armature for biasing said armature in one direction when said coil is not energized.