2013 Technical Seminar Highlights Power Industry Changes and Challenges
While technological advances, like those developed for the fracing industry, have made possible many processes previously thought near impossible, there is still much work to be done by valve, actuator and control manufacturers and their suppliers to meet the continually changing needs of the power industry.
#VMAnews #actuators
Distributors and Channel Partners: Completing the Valve Family Circle
After preliminary approval by the VMA Board in January 2013, the full membership of the Valve Manufacturers Association has overwhelmingly approved a change in the VMA Constitution to expand the associate member category to include distributors and channel partners serving the industrial valve, actuator and control industry.
#VMAnews #actuators
Kingston Valves Announces New Safety Relief Valve
Storm Manufacturing Group, maker of Kingston Valves, announces the release of their new safety valve series: the Kingston Model 710.
#pressure-relief
Clean Service Relief Valves from Rupture Pin Technology
The clean service pressure relief valve from Rupture Pin Technology (RPT) uses a precise pin as the sensor and actuator.
#pressure-relief #actuators #automation
Matrix Metals Announces Capability Integration of Indian Boiler Regulations
Keokuk Steel Castings and Acerlan Foundry (subsidiaries of Matrix Metals) announce the capability integration of IBR (Indian Boiler Regulations) Certification.
#standards
Spirax Sarco Introduces CS10 Clean Steam Separator with Enhanced Surface Finish
Spirax Sarco has released the CS10 Clean Steam Separator with an enhanced surface finish as standard.
#pressure-relief #standards
Emerson Expands the Smart Machinery Health Portfolio
Emerson Process Management’s Smart Machinery Health portfolio now provides an integrated protection and prediction solution for critical reciprocating compressors.
#iiot #automation #standards
VMA Leadership Forum: Fugitive Emissions, API Standards and More
Each year the Valve Manufacturers Association hosts a meeting specifically for member companies’ top executives.
#VMAnews #standards
Rotork SVM Delivers Networked Solution for Increased Partial Stroke Test Functionality
The Rotork SVM (Smart Valve Monitoring) system has been selected to provide a networked solution for digital valve monitoring and partial stroke testing on a large scale oilfield installation in the Middle East.
#controls #automation #iiot
VMA Looks Back at 2012 and Forward to 2013
Contrary to dire predictions, the end of the Mayan calendar signaled only the end of one cycle and the beginning of another, while the end of 2012 signaled the end of another banner year for the Valve Manufacturers Association and the beginning of an exciting 2013.
#VMAnews #valvehistory
VMA Member News
Meet the Chairman: Rob Velan
Velan shares his background and talks about his future goals for the coming year as Chairman of the Board of Directors of VMA.
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Reflecting on 2025 and Charting a Strong Path Forward
One of my favorite times of year for VMA is the Annual Membership Meeting.
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Standards Spotlight: American Foundry Society
With the impacts of U.S. policy on reshoring manufacturing and tariffs, Ben Yates, VP of business development for American Foundry Society, recently spoke at the 2025 VMA Annual Meeting to provide an overview of the foundry industry in the U.S. and discuss the opportunities and trends.
#VMAnews #standards
