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The Basics of Eccentric Plug Valves

The Basics of Eccentric Plug Valves

Wastewater systems present many challenges to pumps and valves because the flow can contain grit, so...

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AWWA: 2019 State of the Water Industry

AWWA: 2019 State of the Water Industry

Water industry professionals reported in...

Back to Basics: The Nuts and Bolts of Torque and Tension

Back to Basics: The Nuts and Bolts of Torque and Tension

Torque is a force that causes an object ...

Leak Testing Gas Components and Systems

Leak Testing Gas Components and Systems

Leak testing is performed for four basic...

Digging into the Whys of Coating Failures

Digging into the Whys of Coating Failures

The most common reason coatings don&rsqu...

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Houston Manufacturing Executives Feeling More Optimistic

2 DAYS AGO  |  Chris Guy

The Houston Purchasing Managers Index (PMI), a short-term leading indicator for regional production, registered 51.6 in August, slightly up from 51.4 ...

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alliantgroup Once Again Named ‘Healthiest Employer’

2 DAYS AGO

alliantgroup has been recognized as the Houston Business Journal’s Healthiest Employer for 2019, the second year in a row it has been honored with the award. The Houston Business Journal awarded alliantgroup the honor in the “small and medium businesses” category during a breakfast cere...

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Badger Alloys Expands Team

2 DAYS AGO

Badger Alloys, Inc. recently announced three new additions . Reid Petges, foundry engineer, will be responsible for designing the risering and gating systems for new and complex castings to ensure their quality. He has 10 years of foundry experience.

Anthony Triplett has joined the company as superviso...

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American Gas Supply Now 20% Larger

2 DAYS AGO

The Potential Gas Committee (PGC) released the results of its latest biennial assessment of the nation’s natural gas resources, which indicates that the U.S. possesses a total mean technically recoverable resource base of 3,374 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) as of year-end 2018. This is the highest ...

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API Issues Three New Standards for Offshore Oil, Gas Production

4 DAYS AGO

The American Petroleum Institute (API) has published three new Integrity Management (IM) standards to ensure the continued reliable and efficient operation of offshore floating production platforms, including facilities designed to produce natural gas and oil, and export liquefied natural gas (LNG)....

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Manufacturing & The Economy

Houston Manufacturing Executives Feeling More Optimistic

2 DAYS AGO

The Houston Purchasing Managers Index (PMI), a short-term leading indicator for regional production, registered 51.6 in August, slightly up from 51.4 in July. Readings above 45 signal overall economic expansion in Houston over the next three to four months. Readings above 50 signal expansion in the ma...

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Manufacturing Job Openings at All-Time High

3 DAYS AGO

According to the Labor Department’s Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey , job openings in the U.S. fell for a second straight month in July. In the manufacturing sector, however, openings jumped to an all-time high, rising from 515,000 in June to 522,000 in July. The manufacturing job opening...

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