Inspection and Maintenance Can Alleviate Supply Chain Woes
As industrial companies confront the challenges posed by global supply chain constraints, extra attention should be paid to maintenance as a strategy for minimizing the need for new equipment and components.
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Baker Hughes Posts 2021 Q4 Orders Up 24%
By: Margo Ellis, Former Editor, Valve Magazine
The increase helped push the company to a $428 million pre-tax profit for full-year 2021, turning around losses of $15.2 billion in 2020.
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Fluid Sealing Association Appoints Thom Jessup as President
Edited by Margo Ellis, Former Editor, Valve Magazine
Thom Jessup, with EGC Enterprises, assumes the executive leadership role in 2022.
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Velan Reports Strong 2021 Q3 Financials
Highlights include a significant increase in sales and improved margins.
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Parsing Out and Breaking Down the Great Resignation
Edited by Margo Ellis, Former Editor, Valve Magazine
At 2.3%, manufacturing quit rates were below the national average of 3% in November 2021, according to the Bureau of Labor and Statistics.
Harnessing the Hidden Power of Data to Drive Operational Certainty
Data is quite possibly the largest untapped resource that exists in our world today. The problem is not a scarcity of raw data, but rather a vast gap between raw data and the people, processes and tools required to turn the information into actionable insights that can enable data-driven operational certainty.
Clearlake Capital-backed FloWorks Acquires SemiTorr
Edited by Margo Ellis, Former Editor, Valve Magazine
Transformational acquisition of specialty flow control distribution platform enhances FloWorks’ product suite and establishes new end markets and geographies.
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Megatrends Global Predictions for Manufacturers
By: Margo Ellis, Former Editor, Valve Magazine
“2030: How Today’s Biggest Trends Will Collide and Reshape the Future of Everything” categorizes population trends, trends about emerging markets and technological trends.
Emerson Acquires European Wind Turbine Firm Mita-Teknik
Edited by Margo Ellis, Former Editor, Valve Magazine
The industrial giant has expanded, buying a European-based company that provides control system technology and software designed to help wind turbine and wind farm operators improve operation and optimize energy usage.
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Update from Capitol Hill: Expectations Going Into 2022 and Reshoring Discussion
Edited by Margo Ellis, Former Editor, Valve Magazine
Amber Thomas from AMT speaks to Harry Moser, founder and president of the Reshoring Initiative.