NEWS

Insights

Six Months in, 4,300 Infrastructure Projects Underway

White House senior adviser Mitch Landrieu said that those challenges are “an unbelievable opportunity to get right something that we actually haven’t been collectively very good at in the country.”

Applications

Standard Power to Build Massive Blockchain Data Center at Pennsylvania Nuclear Power Station

Edited by Margo Ellis, Former Editor, Valve Magazine

Energy Harbor Corporation and Standard Power have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to develop a “large-scale carbon-free data infrastructure operation” adjacent to Energy Harbor's Beaver Valley nuclear facility in Shippingport, PA.

Manufacturing

STEP Ahead Awards Honor Women in Manufacturing

Edited by Margo Ellis, Former Editor, Valve Magazine

The STEP Ahead program, which is designed to help advance women’s achievements in the fields of science, technology, engineering and production.

Insights

Flowserve Corporation Reports First Quarter 2022 Results

Edited by Margo Ellis, Former Editor, Valve Magazine

“Improving our backlog conversion cadence for the balance of the year is our major priority. I am confident in our ability to deliver sequential revenue and earnings growth throughout 2022 based upon our ongoing operational efforts, our six-year-high backlog and the robust demand environment,” said Scott Rowe, Flowserve’s president and CEO.
#VMAnews

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ACC Urges EPA To Fix “Misguided” TSCA Implementation

Edited by Margo Ellis, Former Editor, Valve Magazine

The American Chemistry Council (ACC) is urgently calling on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to reverse “misguided policy changes” and get Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) implementation back on track, according to the organization.

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Documents Show Superior Oil Refinery Knew About Valve Issues Years Prior to 2018 Explosion

Edited by Margo Ellis, Former Editor, Valve Magazine

The refinery was aware of erosion on that valve during past turnarounds for at least a decade, according to a 2018 report from OSHA’s Health Response Team.

Design

Emergency Shutoff Valve Automation with Cowan’s E2H-ESD Actuator

By: Margo Ellis, Former Editor, Valve Magazine

“We designed this product around the modular concept to allow the customer to have the flexibility to remove the hydraulics and controls in the field with very minimal work since an important reason for failure of electric and electrohydraulic actuators is vibration in the pipe transferred to the process valve,” says Maria Aguirre, director of Business Development.
#actuators #controls #automation

Applications

Kansas County Wins $281M WIFIA Loan for $400M Wastewater Plant Modernization

Edited by Margo Ellis, Former Editor, Valve Magazine

The Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) loan will help fund upgrades at the 1940s-era facility, a significant portion of which is nearing the end of its useful life. 
#water-wastewater

Insights

Curtiss-Wright Corporation Reports Financial Results for the First Quarter 2022

Edited by Margo Ellis, Former Editor, Valve Magazine

“We are greatly encouraged by the double-digit order growth in the first quarter, which builds upon our already strong backlog and provides further confidence in our full-year outlook,” said President and CEO Lynn M. Bamford.
#VMAnews

Manufacturing

Biden Launches AM Forward Program to Spur Growth of 3D-printed Parts

By: Margo Ellis, Former Editor, Valve Magazine

The goal is to strengthen the manufacturing workforce and domestic supply chain through additive manufacturing (3D printing).
#components #automation