VMA Awards William "Bill" Sandler Scholarship to Three Students
Edited by Margo Ellis, Former Editor, Valve Magazine
Now entering its third year, the scholarship program was established to provide educational opportunities to the children of VMA and VRC member company employees.
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Emerson Acquires European Wind Turbine Firm Mita-Teknik
Edited by Margo Ellis, Former Editor, Valve Magazine
The industrial giant has expanded, buying a European-based company that provides control system technology and software designed to help wind turbine and wind farm operators improve operation and optimize energy usage.
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Emerson Announces Recipients of 2021 ASCO Engineering Scholarship Program
Edited by Margo Ellis, Former Editor, Valve Magazine
Merit-based scholarships invest in students' leadership potential and vision for the future.
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Jordan Valve Releases New Mark 75A Wafer-style Control Valve
Edited by Margo Ellis, Former Editor, Valve Magazine
Jordan Valve announced the release of a new product, the Mark 75A wafer style control valve.
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Neles Appoints Interim President
Edited by Margo Ellis, Former Editor, Valve Magazine
Simo Sääskilahti, CFO of Neles, Appointed as Interim President and CEO Beginning January 1, 2022.
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Crane ChemPharma and Energy Announces New Saunders Valves Facility
Edited by Margo Ellis, Former Editor, Valve Magazine
The 100,000-sq-ft facility is planned to open in the fall of 2022.
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Quality Valve Acquires Griffco Valve
Edited by Margo Ellis, Former Editor, Valve Magazine
Griffco Valve, based in Amherst, NY, has been acquired by Quality Valve as of Nov. 15, 2021.
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Valtek Multi-Z Control Valve is Updated
By: Margo Ellis, Former Editor, Valve Magazine
Photo credit: Courtesy of Flowserve
The updated Multi-Z valve is available in globe and angle configurations and multiple material options, enabling it to be tailored to meet specific application requirements.
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Baker Hughes Foundation's $60,000 Grant Supports Water Access Projects
Edited by Margo Ellis, Former Editor, Valve Magazine
The contribution to the Society of Exploration Geophysicists’ humanitarian outreach program Geoscientists Without Borders enables greater access to clean water around the world.
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Several VMA Members Named on Newsweek's 2022 "America's Most Responsible Companies" List
Edited by Margo Ellis, Former Editor, Valve Magazine
The list of America’s Most Responsible Companies, compiled by Newsweek in partnership with Statista Inc., is based off of publicly available environmental, social and governance data as well as an independent survey of U.S. residents.
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Severn Group Acquires ValvTechnologies
Edited by Margo Ellis, Former Editor, Valve Magazine
The deal, which follows the strategic partnership announced in June of this year, represents a step toward Severn Group’s vision to become the leading global severe service valve specialist in the energy and industrials sectors.
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Setpoint Integrated Solutions Acquires Valsource International
Edited by Margo Ellis, Former Editor, Valve Magazine
Setpoint Integrated Solutions acquires Houston-based Valsource International in a customer-focused move, adding additional territory to Setpoint’s Gulf Coast footprint.
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Emerson's New Gas Detectors Operate in Extreme Conditions
Edited by Chris Pasion, Managing Editor, Modern Machine Shop | Production Machining
Emerson’s two new open path gas detectors offer performance reliability over wide areas in extreme environments and an easier, faster installation and commissioning process.
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Baker Hughes Reports 16 Straight Months of Added Oil and Gas Rigs
Edited by Margo Ellis, Former Editor, Valve Magazine
U.S. energy firms added oil and natural gas rigs for a record 16 consecutive months as crude prices in recent weeks rose to a seven-year high, prompting some drillers to return to the wellpad.
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Neles and thyssenkrupp Team up to Deliver Valves for Green Hydrogen
Edited by Margo Ellis, Former Editor, Valve Magazine
Within the scope of the agreement, Neles will deliver its segment valves to be used in electrolysis plant modules supplied by thyssenkrupp Uhde Chlorine Engineers.
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MRC Global Elects Two New Members to Board of Directors
Edited by Chris Pasion, Managing Editor, Modern Machine Shop | Production Machining
George Damiris and Ronald Jadin have joined MRC Global’s board of directors.
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Baker Hughes Releases Third Quarter Report
Edited by Chris Pasion, Managing Editor, Modern Machine Shop | Production Machining
Baker Hughes experienced orders of $5.4 billion for the quarter, up 6% sequentially and up 5% year-over-year. Revenue was $5.1 billion for the quarter, down 1% sequentially and up 1% year-over-year.
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OSHA COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Mandate Suspended
Edited by Margo Ellis, Former Editor, Valve Magazine
the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit granted a motion to stay OSHA's COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Emergency Temporary Standard, published on November 5, 2021.
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MRC Global's Biannual InSight Magazine is Out
Edited by Margo Ellis, Former Editor, Valve Magazine
MRC Global’s reporting explores timely issues of transportation delays, capacity challenges and pricing instability that affects valve and fitting product costs and lead times, among other important topics impacting business this year.
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Emerson Reports Q4 and Full Year 2021 Results and 2022 Outlook
Edited by Margo Ellis, Former Editor, Valve Magazine
Fourth quarter net sales were $4.9 billion, up 9 percent from the year prior despite an estimated $175 million impact due to supply chain, logistics and labor constraints.
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