The Manufacturer’s Guide to Digitizing 7 Key Business Processes
Many manual and ad hoc processes are used to manage the unstructured information that surrounds key manufacturing processes.
The Valve Industry’s Role in Climate Change
The world may not agree on all the causes of climate change, but most people realize our actions over the last 150 years have directly contributed to greenhouse gas (GHG) buildup, most notably accumulation of carbon dioxide and methane.
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The 2017 Energy Outlook: Exports and the Demand for Valves
The recently released Annual Energy Outlook 2017 (AEO2017) from The Energy Information Administration (EIA) provides modeled projections of domestic energy markets through 2050.
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Misconceptions Regarding Control and Isolation Valve Standards
All on/off isolation valve standards are not created equal and cannot be applied unilaterally to all valves.
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Is Your Favorite a 2016 Top 10 Article?
Since VALVEMagazine.com was inaugurated many years ago, valve professionals have increasingly taken advantage of the valuable information and insights provided in content created exclusively for and by our readers.
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Six Tips for Successful Listening: The Importance of Being Earnest
In business or in life, one of the most valuable skills to master is listening, yet, according to Nikki Bishop and Bruce Smith in a presentation at the 2016 Emerson Global Users Exchange, less than 2% of all professionals have had formal education or learning to understand and improve listening skills and technique.
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HR Professionals Gather at VMA Workshop
Human resources managers, executives representing their companies and YVPs (young valve professionals) from VMA companies gathered Nov. 14-15 at the Valve Manufacturers Association’s Human Resources Workshop in Houston.
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Cast vs. Forged: The Ongoing Debate Takes a New Direction
In the valve industry, the cast versus forged debate has been around for many years.
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High-Pressure Test Enclosures for Valve Assemblies
As drilling operations explore ever greater depths and pressures, operating pressures for new valve assemblies are going beyond traditional limits.
#pressure-relief #standards
Leadership, Security and the ‘IIoT’ Dominate 2016 Emerson Exchange
If ever there was any doubt that the future of industrial processes rests in the cloud, the recently concluded 2016 Emerson Global Users Exchange (Oct. 24-18 in Austin, TX) put that to rest.