Renewable Energy Sources Rising: Beyond Fossil Fuels
Alternate and renewable energy sources, including wind, solar, biofuel, geothermal and others, have frequently made the headlines in recent years, driven partly by worries over imported oil and the need for national energy independence, but also by discussion of possible regulation concerning greenhouse gas emissions.
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Sorting Out Wireless Standards for Smart Valves and Actuators
Back in the ’90s Profibus and Foundation fieldbus competed to replace 4-20 mA communication for field devices like valves and process transmitters with all-digital systems.
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What Makes a Company Best in Class?
Just about everyone is familiar with the term Operational Excellence (OpX), but what exactly is it and how can it be achieved?
Plenty to See and Hear at Emerson User Exchange
On September 28 more than 1,600 of Emerson Process Management’s customers, local business partners and company people gathered in Orlando for the company’s annual five-day Global Users Exchange.
2010 Market Outlook: Recovery to be Slow, But Steady
While speakers at this year’s VMA Market Outlook Workshop disagreed on exactly when recovery will get here, they all agreed we’re on our way.
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Construction: Residential Begins to Stabilize; Commercial to Falter
Leading up to publication of Valve Magazine’s 2010 Market Outlook cover story (mid-October), we take a look at a few of the industries that we did not have room to address in the print edition, but are available for our readers here on ValveMagazine.com.
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Vary Management Style to Meet the Needs of Different Age Groups
The theme of the 2009 Valve Industry Leadership Forum was “The Changing Workplace and the Workers Within,” and in keeping with that theme was a presentation by Marilyn Moats Kennedy, founder and managing partner of management consulting firm Career Strategies (Wilmette, IL). Ms.
The Chinese Puzzle
Western (particularly American) companies and workers have been badly hurt over the years by the steady move of manufacturing to low-wage countries, particularly China, where the Pearl River Delta in southern Guangdong province became known as the world’s factory floor.
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Ten Tips for Tightening Expenses During Tough Times
What can you do to help your company get through these most-challenging times?
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Good Riddance to 2008—and a Look Ahead
I think there’s a pretty good consensus that 2009 has to be better than 2008.
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