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Petrochem Industry to Reap Rewards of Shale’s Bounty

(12/18/11) Thanks to the U.S. shale-oil and natural-gas boom, another lucrative market has emerged—gas liquids used to make plastics—according to an article written by Ben Lefebvre for WSJ.com. And that’s good news for the petrochemical industry. Read more

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Cameron’s Flow Control division celebrated a milestone in 2011, when it shipped its 2,500th subsea choke out of its state-of-the-art Subsea Center of Excellence in Longford, Ireland. From its first subsea choke supplied back in 1975, Flow Control has become a premier global subsea choke supplier in the oil and gas industry.  Read more

MEMBERS & MANUFACTURING

MAPI Quarterly U.S. Industrial Outlook: Current Rebound Will Give Way to Slight Deceleration in 2012

U.S. manufacturing industrial production rebounded in the third quarter of 2011, growing by 4%, and is extending into the final months of the year, according to the Manufacturers Alliance for Productivity and Innovation (MAPI) U.S. Industrial Outlook.  Read more

• Rotork Acquires Fairchild Industrial Products Company

• Curtiss-Wright Adds Anatec International and Lambert, MacGill, Thomas

• Tyco Flow Control Opens State-of-the-Art Plant in Chengdu, China

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ValvTechnologies’ new Express package is a space-saving automation solution for automated systems and offers quick delivery for severe service water and steam applications in the power industry. The Express package includes the V1-1 valve and ValvTechnologies’ actuator. Read more

END-USERS

Industrial Outlook: Continued Strength in Planned Project Spending

Continued strength in North American industrial project activity in November lent support to a gradually strengthening U.S. economy. According to an analysis by Industrial Info—a leading provider of global industrial market intelligence—the North American Industrial Spending Index rose 30% compared to year-earlier scheduled project spending. In fact, November marked the 12th consecutive month this index has shown double-digit increases in industrial project spending.  Read more

• Colorado Requires Disclosure of Fracking Chemicals

• Big Bill Coming Due for Underspending on Water-Related Infrastructure

• BP Accuses Halliburton of Destroying Test Results on Deepwater Horizon Cement

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BASICS IN A BOX™... Everything you need to conduct a full-day training program at your plant, facility or headquarters. Modeled after the presentations given at VMA's Valve & Actuator 101 course, which is designed for newcomers to the many industries that use valves and actuators, those who need a refresher course on "the basics" and individuals who know one segment of the industry or product category, but wish to expand their knowledge.

ECONOMY/GOVERNMENT

CEOs of Big Companies Foresee No Pickup in Hiring

The Business Roundtable says that about one third of its member CEOs expect to add employees and invest in more large equipment during the next six months, little changed from three months ago.  Read more

• Government Opens Gulf of Mexico for Oil Business

• Consumer Confidence Up Sharply: Conference Board Survey

• U.S.-Canada Border Plan Expected to Ease Travel, Trade

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NOW AVAILABLE! PDFs of all Valve Magazines from 2000 to 2010–more than 40 issues and hundreds of articles–all on one CD, where you can search by article, issue or key words. This CD will make a terrific reference tool for your office. Find it at The VMA Store for just $149 ($119 for VMA/VRC members).

VALVE MAGAZINE PREVIEW

The Challenges of Distribution

Like every aspect of the American industrial world, the way we distribute our products has been greatly affected by the world’s economic weakening—stocking a product does not occur as much when purse strings are tight. Now, with business getting back on track in the valve and actuator world, fulfilling orders carries with it a new set of challenges—distributors are working with compressed lead times to keep end users—who are facing their own economic pressures—happy. Valve Magazine’s winter issue takes a look at what today’s distribution channel faces and what the future holds.

Life-Cycle Costing

Although measuring the true cost of a product by figuring expenses over its lifetime is a practice that has been around for decades, some shy away from its use because it can be a very complex process. It doesn’t have to be that complicated, however, if a simple formula, explained in the next issue of Valve Magazine, is used to figure life-cycle costs.

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It’s your new employee’s first day at your company, and he or she knows nothing about valves. What to do? We’ve got just the thing: An Introduction to the Valve Industry, available as a PDF file with more than 100 slides and notes. This affordable product is available in The VMA Store—just $49 ($43 for VMA/VRC members).

ASSOCIATION NEWS

Head to Houston in March 2012 for Two Valve Seminars

Whether you’re an experienced engineer or a newcomer to the industry, the Valve Manufacturers Association has developed an educational program to increase your knowledge of valves, actuators and controls. Two seminars will be held in March at the Hilton NASA Clear Lake in Houston. First up is the Valve Basics Seminar & Exhibit, March 6-7, followed by VMA’s annual Technical Seminar & Exhibit, March 8-9. Information and online registration for both programs is available on VMA.org > Events.

The Valve Basics event features VMA’s course along with our popular “valve petting zoo” and tabletop exhibits. The Technical Seminar program will focus on “Prevailing Challenges and Solutions for the Oil & Gas / Petrochemical Industries.” Both events are scheduled to last 1½ days.

Interested in exhibiting? The Valve Basics Exhibit (March 6) accepts both U.S & Canadian suppliers and manufacturers. The Technical Exhibit (March 8) accepts ONLY U.S. & Canadian suppliers to valve, actuator and control manufacturers. Discounts are available for suppliers who wish to participate in both events.

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Order both the Back to Basics and Actuators & Controls compilations and deduct $10 from the total! Separately, these article collections cost $79 each ($69 each for VMA/VRC members). Together, these two manuals contain more than 40 articles covering all the basic valve types, valve specifications, a primer on materials and articles about all aspects of actuation and control.

To promote your products and services to thousands of Valve Magazine readers, contact VMA Ad Director Sue Partyke (540.374.9100). The next issue of eVMnews will be published in February 2012. Also, ask Sue about packages that combine print and online advertising for maximum effectiveness.