NEWS

Technical

AUMA: New Solutions for Oil and Gas Applications

AUMA has developed new actuation solutions for a range of specialized oil and gas applications, including an innovative approach for lift plug valves.
#ball-butterfly-plug

Applications

New Oil Flow Research May Mean Improved Reservoir Yields

The amount of oil recoverable from reservoirs in deep rock formations could be improved, following a new discovery by scientists at the University of Edinburgh and Heriot-Watt.

Education

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.
#VMAnews #basics

Insights

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.
#VMAnews

Insights

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.
#VMAnews #water-wastewater

Insights

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.
#VMAnews

Insights

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.
#VMAnews

Insights

Valve Shipments This Year Will Reach a 5-year High

In 2014, the U.S. industrial valve industry will see the fifth straight year of increases in annual shipments.
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Insights

VMA’s 75th Annual Meeting: Elections, Honors and Celebration

By: Judy Tibbs, Editorial Consultant, VALVE Magazine

At its 75th Annual Meeting, held Oct. 3-5 at The Breakers in Palm Beach, FL, members of the Valve Manufacturers Association of America elected Ivan Velan, executive vice president of Velan to serve as 2013-14 chairman of the VMA Board of Directors, filling the slot held by 2012-13 chairman Mark Cordell of Cameron Valves & Measurement.
#VMAnews

Education

Valve Basics Online Training Program Set to Launch

By: Judy Tibbs, Editorial Consultant, VALVE Magazine

Although VMA’s entry-level basics seminars have been extremely popular since introduced to the industry in 2009, the association has worked toward a broader way to reach people hungry for knowledge.
#basics #VMAnews