Online Valve Communities—Something for Everyone
In earlier columns, I highlighted the value of online communities and their ability to connect people with similar expertise.
Emerson Exchange Brings 2,800+ to Nashville
This year’s Emerson Global Users Exchange was held Oct. 24-28 in Nashville, TN.
Vibration Analysis Pinpoints Valve Noise Source
A refinery that shared a property line with local residents located and corrected a whining sound that threatened the peace of the community.
MSS Publishes Revised SP-55-2011, Approves SP-58-2009
The Manufacturers Standardization Society (MSS) announces that revised Standard Practice, SP-55-2011, Quality Standard for Steel Castings for Valves, Flanges, Fittings, and Other Piping Components - Visual Method for Evaluation of Surface Irregularities, has been has been published AND approved by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) as an American National Standard (ANS). They also approved Standard Practice, SP-58-2009, Pipe Hangers and Supports –Materials, Design, Manufacture, Selection, Application, and Installation.
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Market Outlook 2012: The Winds of Change
Attendees at this year’s VMA Market Outlook walked into the meeting room with a bit of shell shock.
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Website Tools for the Taking
The days when companies populated their websites primarily with PDFs of catalogs, a few paragraphs “About the Company,” a list of “Contacts,” and highlights of “Products” and “Customers Served” are behind us.
A Conversation With David Dunbar: What the Global Reach Means for Valves
David Dunbar, President of Valves & Controls, Tyco Flow Control, describes the valve industry using the phrase “stubborn complexity.” Dunbar, who presented some of his views on where the industry is headed at the Valve World conference last November, explains what he means by that phrase.
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It’s a Different World, Forecasters Proclaim
When speakers at the VMA Market Outlook Workshop walked into the presentation room in August of this year, they faced a situation where federal budget battles, a wildly fluctuating stock market, the first-ever downgrading of U.S. credit standing and other developments had pulled the rug out from under an already sluggish economy.
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The State of U.S. Refining: Increased Output, Canadian Ties
One of the overall trends in the refining industry in this country today is that, while the number of refineries being built is stagnated and has been for many years, the operable capacity of the refineries has steadily increased, remaining strong during the economic recession, according to Cindy Schild, refining issues manager for the American Petroleum Institute.
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2012 Market Outlook: Economic picture is not as grim as it’s painted to be
The downfall in the stock market that occurred just as the Market Outlook Workshop was about to begin was only the “prick that burst the bubble” of the miraculous exuberance the market experienced in the previous months, according to Alan Beaulieu, president of the Institute for Trend Research.
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