NAM's "Navigating Current Supply Chain Disruptions"
Edited by Margo Ellis, Former Editor, Valve Magazine
The National Association of Manufacturers hosted panelists for a webinar, share key suggestions to help maneuver the hurdles of supply chain, worker shortages and wage inflation.
Overall Economy Sees Big Job Growth, Industry Gains Slowed
Contributed by Margo Ellis, Former Editor, Valve Magazine
Manufacturing added 13,000 new jobs in January, according to preliminary Department of Labor data.
January 2022 Gardner Business Index Closes at 58.4
By: Michael Guckes, Former Chief Economist & Director of Analytics
The index reported a modest one-month gain but still four points above the level from one year ago.
NAM 2030 Manufacturing Outlook
Edited by Margo Ellis, Former Editor, Valve Magazine
Everything in manufacturing is changing, driven by technologies capable of giving decision makers more information than ever before.
Trillium Flow Technologies to Acquire Termomeccanica Pompe
Edited by Margo Ellis, Former Editor, Valve Magazine
The joint agreement will bring the Termomeccanica Pompe, Gabbioneta pumps and Begemann brands together under the Trillium umbrella in Italy.
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Baker Hughes Posts 2021 Q4 Orders Up 24%
By: Margo Ellis, Former Editor, Valve Magazine
The increase helped push the company to a $428 million pre-tax profit for full-year 2021, turning around losses of $15.2 billion in 2020.
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Parsing Out and Breaking Down the Great Resignation
Edited by Margo Ellis, Former Editor, Valve Magazine
At 2.3%, manufacturing quit rates were below the national average of 3% in November 2021, according to the Bureau of Labor and Statistics.
PFAS Chemicals and PTFE: Should the Valve Industry Be Concerned?
By: Greg Johnson
Legislation moving through Congress could affect the future use of thousands of PFAS chemicals (per- and polyfluoroalkyl). The house passed H.R. 2467 in July of 2021 and, though the bill is general in nature, it assigns the responsibility to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for determining which PFAS chemicals will be controlled or banned altogether.
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Harnessing the Hidden Power of Data to Drive Operational Certainty
Data is quite possibly the largest untapped resource that exists in our world today. The problem is not a scarcity of raw data, but rather a vast gap between raw data and the people, processes and tools required to turn the information into actionable insights that can enable data-driven operational certainty.
Sustainability Transition is a Priority Among Manufacturing Execs
Edited by Margo Ellis, Former Editor, Valve Magazine
The question now is no longer if, or whether, manufacturing needs to work to create a cleaner, greener and more globally responsible industrial future. It’s all about the when and how it can get there in the most effective and swiftest way possible.