INSIGHTS

Insights

Going Lean: ‘A Million Little Changes’

This is the first in a three-part series of articles based on insights provided by speakers at VMA’s 2011 Manufacturing Workshop & Tour, held May 4-6 in Atlanta.
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Opportunities in Latin America

The spring 2011 edition of Valve Magazine contained a short article about international expert José Luis Vittor.

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2011 Valve Shipments Forecast

VMA’s annual valve shipment forecast had some positive news for the industry: modest growth for the second year in a row.
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Making Progress On Improving Our Aging Water Infrastructure

The nation’s utilities are employing rate increases, technology and other tools to maintain and, in some cases, upgrade or replace, our water infrastructure.
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Technical

Evaluating Standard Class Valve Castings

By: Judy Tibbs, Editorial Consultant, VALVE Magazine

Why is there a need for a new casting standard?
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Cyber War: Are Your Defenses Sufficient?

The precipitating event in the 1986 Tom Clancy novel Red Storm Rising is a massive fire in a Soviet petroleum installation caused by an infiltrator in the control room.

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VMA members on Valve World event: a good show, but…

This year’s Valve World Expo, Nov. 30 – Dec. 2, is behind us and by most accounts, it was a pretty good show.
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Emerson Event Reflects Company’s Optimistic Outlook

Things are looking up for Emerson Process Management—and for industry in general—if you judge by attendance at this year’s Emerson Global Users Exchange, held Sept. 27 to Oct. 1 in San Antonio: Nearly 2,300 people attended, up from last year’s 1,800.

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Market Outlook 2011: Clear Skies? Wait Until 2012

Many of the attendees of this year’s Market Outlook, held Aug. 12-13 in San Francisco, came hoping (at last) to hear some good news.
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Opportunities Abound for Doing Business in Brazil

Brazil holds a tremendous amount of opportunity for manufacturers and vendors today, as it is one of the easiest of the BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India and China) in which to conduct business, according to Jerry Owen, president of Intrix Americas LLC.