Call for Abstracts Open for VMA's Valve Forum 2026
                        Applications due by October 31 for next year’s event.
                        
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Challenges and Opportunities Are Everywhere
By: Heather Gaynor, Editor, Valve Magazine
                        Regulatory changes and updates, as well as tariff uncertainty, are keeping us on our toes.
                        
                    
New Report Says Renewables More Cost Effective in Global Markets
                        Renewables maintain their cost leadership in global power markets, IRENA’s new report on Renewable Power Generation Costs in 2024 states.
                        
                    
Latest GDP Report Shows Mixed Messages
                        Headline number was negative, but this was primarily driven by a large increase in imports.
 
                        
                    
Meet the Chairman: Kirk Wilson
                        Wilson tells us about his goals for his tenure as chairman and what he thinks the biggest challenges and opportunities valve manufacturers and the industry are facing today.
                        
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Upcoming Webinars from VMA
                        
      
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The Valve Manufacturers Association (VMA) has announced a slate of upcoming webinars, some just for members and others open to the public.
                        
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The American Society of Mechanical Engineers
                        ASME was formed to help “the global engineering community develop solutions to real world challenges.” The nonprofit was founded in 1880 to enable collaborations, sharing of knowledge and skills across engineering and to promote engineering to the general public.
                        
                    
 
                     
                 
                 
                         
                                 
                                 
                                 
                                