Ingenuity Rules at Emerson Exchange
The theme of this year’s Exchange was “Inspiring Ingenuity,” and ingenuity was definitely demonstrated in the hundreds of workshops, short courses and technology and industry forums held over the five days.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Highlights from VMA’s 2014 Market Outlook Workshop
It was record attendance at this year’s Market Outlook Workshop with more than 125 people from both VMA and the Hydraulic Institute gathered at the historic Langham Hotel in Boston.
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Advanced Machine Tools Keep Production Costs in Check
The valve landscape has changed over the past few decades—instead of über-high volumes of simple valves, many buyers and makers of valves are increasingly aiming for low-to-medium volumes of complex, high-precision valves made from exotic materials.
#gate-globe-check #materials
New API Standard for Globe Valves
While the American Petroleum Institute (API) and other organizations published a variety of valve standards covering gate, ball, check, butterfly and plug valves for decades, the first for globe valves came out in 2013.
#standards #ball-butterfly-plug #gate-globe-check
Disruptive Forces Changing Distributors’ Roles
Historically, the distributor was considered an extension of the manufacturer’s organization—certainly, they have always been customer advocates.
The Shale Gale: Winds from Regulatory, Legislative and Legal Fronts
Last year, domestic energy production crossed an important milestone when oil production surpassed crude imports for the first time in two decades.
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VRC: Yesterday and Today
In 1989, VMA formed the VRC to create a way for facilities that have good quality control procedures, use quality parts and have access to OEM specifications a way to band together to reach common goals.
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