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Sharpen your skills, learn from industry leaders and connect with peers at event in Pasadena, Texas.
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New Dust Collection Monitoring and Control from Emerson

Products combine in intelligent dust collector automation solution with advanced diagnostics and floor-to-cloud connectivity.
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Emerson Extends North America Impact Partner Services

Emerson’s network of 18 locally accessible, Emerson-certified, strategic partners will service select measurement devices throughout North America.
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MRO

HVOF Coatings for Severe Service Valves

Chrome carbide is one coating that can be done during manufacturing or repairs that extends service life of valves and other flow control components.
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MRO

Precision Spray and Coatings Announces Additional Capability

Ball lapping capabilities enable the company to meet tight demand tolerances and surface finish requirements.
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MRO

Precision Spray and Coatings Announces Expanded Capacity

The company is expanding its capability by adding three new surface grinders.
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R.E. Mason Joins Valve Repair Council

R.E. Mason recently joined the Valve Repair Council. The company serves customers in the energy, life sciences, pulp and paper and chemical industries.
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VMA News

VMA’s mission is to serve the growth and innovation of the U.S. and Canadian industrial valve industry globally by providing a forum that enhances a positive operating environment, increases knowledge, advances technology innovations and facilitates business and government connections for manufacturers, distributors and service providers of valves, actuators and controls.
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MRO

Harrington Acquires PumpMan

Acquisition will complement Harrington’s range of products and solutions.  
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Design

The Evolution of the All-Encompassing Ball Valve

The compact design, simplicity of use, ease of repair and wide performance capability have helped to make the ball valve a dominant design in modern industrial applications.
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MRO

Nuclear Component Testing: The Impact of Stress Wave Testing on Safety Relief Valves

Cold bar testing reveals a qualitative pass/fail status for valves, but more confirmation is needed for these critical components.
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Manufacturing

Erosive Pulp & Paper Systems Require Proper Valve Selection

By: Heather Gaynor, Editor, Valve Magazine

As new recycled paper plants are being built for the first time in decades, not only do paper companies have opportunities to grow revenue but so do service suppliers such as valve companies.
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Design

IMI Critical Engineering Korea Adds Additive Manufacturing Capability

IMI Critical Engineering has enhanced its additive manufacturing capacity with the installation of a new 3D printing machine at its South Korea facility.
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MRO

Majority Interest in FloWorks Sold to Wynnchurch

Current owner Clearlake Capital Group will retain a minority stake in the business going forward.
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Technical

Do Current Headwinds Affect the Repair or Replace Decision for Valves?

By: Heather Gaynor, Editor, Valve Magazine

Perspectives from a valve repair company and and OEM on what drives end users to make this determination.
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Baker Hughes Awarded Fuel Gas Purge N2 Control Valves contract for Mitsubishi Hydrogen Blend Project

Mitsubishi Power Americas and Magnum Development have begun construction on the world’s largest underground hydrogen storage project, a 300 GWh underground storage facility in Delta, Utah.
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Quality Valve Acquired by The Stephens Group

Partnership enables continued growth of specialty distribution platform for OEM replacement and repair parts for valves.
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VMA Welcomes Portland Valve

Portland Valve is a part of the CIRCOR family, and manufactures a full line of high-performance butterfly valves as well as the controls to accompany them, together creating dependable valving systems for a wide range of Navy applications.
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Technical

Riggio Valve is Now an Authorized Level II Modification/Service Shop for Velan

Riggio Valve (riggiovalve.com) has been named by Velan, a world leader in industrial valves, as a Level II modification/service provider for their valves.
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