NEWS

Manufacturing

ValvTechnologies welcomes Quality Controls Inc. as a distributor

Edited by Margo Ellis, Former Editor, Valve Magazine

ValvTechnologies has picked Quality Controls Inc. (QCI) as a new distributor.
#controls #VMAnews

Manufacturing

Gardner Business Index (GBI) ended August at 58.8

By: Michael Guckes, Former Chief Economist & Director of Analytics

The Gardner Business Index (GBI) ended August at 58.8, marking the second consecutive month that the overall Index moved lower.

Insights

Use social media to attract young manufacturing talent

Edited by Lori Beckman, Executive Editor

Nicole Wolter, president of HM Manufacturing and a millennial, suggests tips for creating a social media feed that attracts young people to manufacturing. 

Manufacturing

U.S. labor shortage study breaks down the numbers by state

Edited by Margo Ellis, Former Editor, Valve Magazine

According to CareerCloud, as of Sept. 8, the number of unfilled jobs grew further to a record 10.9 million while the number of unemployed Americans fell to 8.3 million.

Education

Baker Hughes Foundation contributes $800,000 to Historically Black Colleges and Universities

Edited by Margo Ellis, Former Editor, Valve Magazine

The Baker Hughes Foundation has announced $800,000 in grants to four Historically Black Colleges and Universities for the 2021-22 academic year, part of the Foundation’s long-running mission to promote education and opportunity in the communities where Baker Hughes employees live and work.
#VMAnews

Manufacturing

Reshoring accelerated by Biden's plan to rebuild U.S. supply chains and COVID-19

Edited by Margo Ellis, Former Editor, Valve Magazine

The recent effort to strengthen U.S. self-sufficiency in an era of global value chains represents an intersection between a more confrontational foreign policy stance toward China and a domestic effort to reshore manufacturing.

MRO

Clearlake Capital-backed FloWorks acquires Genesis Systems

Edited by Margo Ellis, Former Editor, Valve Magazine

The acquisition of control valve, regulator, and valve automation and systems distributor expands the depth and reach of FloWorks’ portfolio of flow solutions providers
#automation #VMAnews

Manufacturing

Fairbanks Morse Defense acquires Hunt Valve Company Inc.

Edited by Margo Ellis, Former Editor, Valve Magazine

Fairbanks Morse Defense, a portfolio company of Arcline Investment Management, has acquired Hunt Valve Company Inc., a specialty manufacturer of naval valves and electromechanical actuators.
#VMAnews

Insights

Conval names Heglund as Midwest regional sales manager

Edited by Margo Ellis, Former Editor, Valve Magazine

Conval’s vice president of sales and marketing Don Bowers recently announced that Glenn Heglund of Minooka, Ill. has been appointed as Midwest regional sales manager.
#VMAnews

Manufacturing

Supply chain disruptions likely to wreak further havoc on Ida's destruction and recovery efforts

Edited by Margo Ellis, Former Editor, Valve Magazine

As far as costly disasters go, Hurricane Ida was no Katrina, but the damage inflicted by its rapid escalation and unpredictable path is troubling to observers who say the event reflects a newly ascendent type of storm that is both less predictable and more expensive, according to NBC News reports on Sept. 7.