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The Actuation Selection Process

The Actuation Selection Process

A common misconception in our industry is that actuating a valve is as simple as putting the most co...

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How to Choose the Best Rapid Prototyping Method

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Crane Co. Reports Second Quarter Results

Tuesday, 25 July 2017  |  Chris Guy

Crane Co. reported second quarter 2017 earnings of $1.14 per diluted share, compared to $1.15 per share in the second quarter of 2016. Excluding Specia...

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The Actuation Selection Process

The Actuation Selection Process

Tuesday, 25 July 2017  |  Carlos Gamero

A common misconception in our industry is that actuating a valve is as simple as putting the most cost-efficient actuator on top of your valve of choi...

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Crane Co. Reports Second Quarter Results

-1 DAYS AGO

Crane Co. reported second quarter 2017 earnings of $1.14 per diluted share, compared to $1.15 per share in the second quarter of 2016. Excluding Special Items, second quarter 2017 earnings per diluted share were $1.17, compared to $1.21 per share in the second quarter of 2016.

Second quarter 2017 sale...

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Badger Alloys Joins VMA as Associate Member

7 DAYS AGO

This week the Valve Manufacturers Association (VMA) welcomes Badger Alloys as an official associate supplier member. This is VMA’s fourth new member in 2017.

Located in the heart of Milwaukee and founded in 1966, Badger Alloys offers single source capabilities for custom castings. The company pou...

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U.S. Chemical Production Moved Higher in June

18 MINS AGO

According to the American Chemistry Council (ACC), the U.S. Chemical Production Regional Index (U.S. CPRI) edged higher by 0.3% in June, following a 0.3% gain in May, and a 0.4% decline in April, as measured on a three-month moving average (3MMA) basis. During June, output grew in all regions except t...

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U.S. Fuel Ethanol Production Continues to Grow in 2017

1 DAY AGO

Through the first six months of 2017, U.S. weekly ethanol production averaged 1.02 million barrels per day (b/d), an increase of 5% over the same period in 2016. On a weekly basis, U.S. ethanol production set a record of 1.06 million b/d in the week of January 27, 2017, and it has averaged near or a...

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Manufacturing & The Economy

IHS Market PMI Index Reached Four-Month High in July

3 HOURS AGO

July data revealed a further acceleration in business activity growth across the U.S. private sector. At 54.2, up from 53.9 in June, the seasonally adjusted IHS Markit Flash U.S. Composite PMI Output Index signaled the strongest rate of expansion since January.

The pickup in business activity growth ...

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IMF Lowers 2017 Growth Forecast for U.S.

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The growth forecast in the United States has been revised down from 2.3% to 2.1% in 2017 and from 2.5% to 2.1% in 2018, according to the IMF’s World Economic Outlook. While the markdown in the 2017 forecast reflects in part the weak growth outturn in the first quarter of the year, the major fa...

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Metso Releases Interim Review for ‘09

Metso received new orders worth 1.02 billion euros in April-June. Orders received decreased by over one third in the Automation business line. This was mainly due to the heavy investment budget cuts in the paper and pulp and energy industries. Metso is constructing new plant and office premises for the Automation business line in Shanghai, China.

 

Source: Metso

 

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