Improving Valve Sealing Performance and Reliability
Approximately 300,000 tons of fugitive emissions are released each year in the United States, according to the Fluid Sealing Association, and regulations put in place to lower that number are being added every year.
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Filling the Gap with Valve Basics Training
Five years after the first Valve Basics Seminar was held, the course continues to attract a diverse array of young industry professionals from across the U.S. and Canada.
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Prosperity in the Age of Decline
In his address to VMA’s Annual Meeting in September, ITR Economist Alan Beaulieu was generally optimistic. “Life is good right now in the U.S.,” said Beaulieu. “The 2014 rate of economic growth was a bit higher than the 3.8% we had projected, and while the rate of growth will slow a bit in 2015, it is still expected to rise by 2.4% next year.”
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Market Outlook 2015: Oil Joins Gas in the Spotlight
Natural gas returned as star of the show at the 2014 VMA Market Outlook Aug. 14-15 in Boston, but it shared the stage this year with oil.
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The 2015 Economic Outlook: U.S. and Global
A comprehensive report on VMA’s annual Market Outlook event held in Boston is being featured in the Fall 2014 issue of VALVE Magazine.
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VMA’s Annual Meeting: Elections, Awards and a New Initiative
By: Judy Tibbs, Editorial Consultant, VALVE Magazine
Board members were elected, special members were recognized and a new career program was approved at the Valve Manufacturers Association’s 76th Annual Meeting Sept. 18-20 at the Ritz-Carlton Dove Mountain in Marana, AZ.
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WEFTEC 2014: Bigger than Ever
The Water Environment Federation’s Annual Technical Exhibition and Conference (WEFTEC), the largest water event in North America, is expected to beat records for exhibits and session attendance that were set in 2013.
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Standards, Safety, Training Top Topics at Meeting
Twenty-five years ago, the member companies of the Valve Manufacturers Association of America (VMA) saw a need to promote both safety and quality in valve and actuator repair.
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Mining for Value
At VMA’s annual Market Outlook Workshop held in Boston this past August, Glen Ives, chair of Deloitte Canada, reported on the state of the mining industry and the trends affecting its profitability and future.
“I am an economic bull,” he said. “I look at China and see an economy that's growing and will double in the next 10 years.
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Valve World Expo Opens Third Exhibit Hall
Valve World Expo, the 9th Biennial Valve World Conference & Exhibition, Dec. 2-4, 2014 in Düsseldorf, Germany, has grown significantly since the event moved to that location.
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Highlights from VMA’s 2014 Market Outlook Workshop
It was record attendance at this year’s Market Outlook Workshop with more than 125 people from both VMA and the Hydraulic Institute gathered at the historic Langham Hotel in Boston.
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Impacts of Leaking Valves
The VMA’s recent Technical Seminar focused in large part on fugitive emissions, and with good reason.
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Meeting Focuses on Latest in Valve Repair
In 1989, the member companies of the Valve Manufacturers Association of America (VMA) saw a need to promote both safety and quality in valve and actuator repair.
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The Shale Gale: Winds from Regulatory, Legislative and Legal Fronts
Last year, domestic energy production crossed an important milestone when oil production surpassed crude imports for the first time in two decades.
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VRC: Yesterday and Today
In 1989, VMA formed the VRC to create a way for facilities that have good quality control procedures, use quality parts and have access to OEM specifications a way to band together to reach common goals.
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VMA Manufacturers Workshop: Touring Mazak, Learning Lean
Nearly 60 attendees at VMA’s Manufacturers Workshop in Cincinnati, April 30-May 2, had in-depth learning experiences that revolved around the LEAN system, machine manufacturer Mazak and the MT Connect program.
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Issues Affecting Today’s Corporate Finance Leaders
Being a corporate “finance leader” today means wearing multiple hats, if the spectrum of people who attended the 2014 VMA Finance Leaders Seminar April 10-11 in Arlington, VA is any indication.
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Ivan Velan: VMA’s New Leader Has Strong Family Roots
The Valve Manufacturers Association welcomed its first chairman from a Canadian company when Ivan Velan, executive vice president, Velan, Montreal, Quebec, was sworn into office at the 75th annual meeting last fall.
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Emissions’ Standards, Innovation and Safety Highlight Technical Seminar
The theme of VMA’s 2014 Technical Seminar and Exhibition event was “Valve Emissions for Compliance, Standards and Technology” and the presenters covered the subject from every angle.
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Valve Basics: It’s a Zoo Out There!
When VMA launched its Valve Basics course in 2009, it soon became clear the program would be in great demand.
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