What’s in Store for 2013?
A report from the VMA Market Outlook Workshop, held in August 2012: Attendees at this year’s workshop were buoyed by relatively positive messages from all of the speakers, including Alan Beaulieu of the Institute for Trend Research and Michael Halloran of Robert W.
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VRC to Hold New Valve Repair Event
Like VMA, the Valve Repair Council is committed to education for those in the valve industry.
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Market Outlook 2013: Brazil
A report from the VMA Market Outlook Workshop, held in August 2012: In the last few years, Brazil has been an important and growing market for manufacturers.
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Market Outlook 2013: Oil and Gas
A report from the VMA Market Outlook Workshop, held in August 2012: John Spears of Spears & Associates works with domestic and international petroleum industry equipment and service firms, financial institutions and government entities, making him uniquely qualified to track market size and share for over 30 segments of the petroleum industry.
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API's New Casting Quality Standards
The Valve Manufacturers Association held its annual Technical Seminar & Exhibits at the Hilton NASA Clear Lake in Houston, March 8-9.
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Are FE Standards Hot Air?
The Valve Manufacturers Association held its annual Technical Seminar & Exhibits at the Hilton NASA Clear Lake in Houston, March 8-9.
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From a Humble Beginning, an Industry Rises
Although VMA members might think the valve industry began with formation of the Valve Manufacturers Association on Sept. 1, 1938, in reality, the industry in this nation was around for 100 years before that date, its roots firmly attached to the American industrial landscape.
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Intellectual Property Theft: Part One
As part of the Valve Manufacturers Association’s ongoing efforts to help manufacturers defend against IP Theft, and to protect end users and the public against dangerous products, Valve Magazine is presenting a two-part Web feature covering the far-ranging effects of counterfeit products.
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Qualification Standards on Performance Type Testing
The Valve Manufacturers Association held its annual Technical Seminar & Exhibits at the Hilton NASA Clear Lake in Houston, March 8-9.
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Technology the Key to Profitability in the Oil Sands
The Valve Manufacturers Association held its annual Technical Seminar & Exhibits at the Hilton NASA Clear Lake in Houston, March 8-9.
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Energy Policy to Set America’s Future
The Valve Manufacturers Association held its annual Technical Seminar & Exhibits at the Hilton NASA Clear Lake in Houston, March 8-9.
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VMA Delivers… Valve Education
By: Judy Tibbs, Editorial Consultant, VALVE Magazine
Nearly 100 attendees gathered March 6-7 to learn valve and actuator fundamentals at VMA’s Valve Basics Seminar & Exhibits at the Hilton NASA Clear Lake in Houston.
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Rise in Valve Shipments Signals Growth in Economy
The Valve Manufacturers Association (VMA) recently released its latest annual market forecast for valve shipments.
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Presidential Proposals
In his State of the Union address on Jan. 18, President Obama presented several programs and initiatives to Congress and to the American people, many of which could have a noticeable impact on manufacturing—which, of course, includes valve, actuator and control manufacturing.
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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.
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A Conversation with Ravi Krishnan on Doing Business in India
Although this year’s Market Outlook had its share of gloomy news regarding international economic woes, a bright spot in many of the speakers’ comments was India.
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Market Outlook 2012: The Winds of Change
Attendees at this year’s VMA Market Outlook walked into the meeting room with a bit of shell shock.
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It’s a Different World, Forecasters Proclaim
When speakers at the VMA Market Outlook Workshop walked into the presentation room in August of this year, they faced a situation where federal budget battles, a wildly fluctuating stock market, the first-ever downgrading of U.S. credit standing and other developments had pulled the rug out from under an already sluggish economy.
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The State of U.S. Refining: Increased Output, Canadian Ties
One of the overall trends in the refining industry in this country today is that, while the number of refineries being built is stagnated and has been for many years, the operable capacity of the refineries has steadily increased, remaining strong during the economic recession, according to Cindy Schild, refining issues manager for the American Petroleum Institute.
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