MANUFACTURING

Manufacturing

Jordan Valve Releases New Mark 75A Wafer-style Control Valve

Edited by Margo Ellis, Former Editor, Valve Magazine

Jordan Valve announced the release of a new product, the Mark 75A wafer style control valve.
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Manufacturing

Crane ChemPharma and Energy Announces New Saunders Valves Facility

Edited by Margo Ellis, Former Editor, Valve Magazine

The 100,000-sq-ft facility is planned to open in the fall of 2022.
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Manufacturing

Update from Capitol Hill: Expectations Going Into 2022 and Reshoring Discussion

Edited by Margo Ellis, Former Editor, Valve Magazine

Amber Thomas from AMT speaks to Harry Moser, founder and president of the Reshoring Initiative.

Insights

November 2021 Gardner Business Index Closing Reading at 59.0

By: Michael Guckes, Former Chief Economist & Director of Analytics

Gardner Business Index November results pointed to a narrowing spread between new orders and production activity as the expansion in new orders decelerated relatively quicker.

Manufacturing

Tips to Attract Manufacturing Talent

Edited by Margo Ellis, Former Editor, Valve Magazine

Texting, mental health and company culture. Recruiters competing for top talent in a tight labor market are developing innovative strategies to fill open positions.

Manufacturing

Samsung to Build $17B Semiconductor Factory in Texas

Edited by Margo Ellis, Former Editor, Valve Magazine

The tech giant looks to ease the global shortage of chips used in phones, cars and other devices.

Manufacturing

Biden Administration Leases Federal Regions for Offshore Wind

Edited by Chris Pasion, Managing Editor, Modern Machine Shop | Production Machining

This project is part of Biden’s commitment to generate at least 30 GW of offshore wind energy by 2030 and his pledge to cut U.S. fossil fuel emissions in half.

Insights

Leading AM Trade and Media Organizations Unite to Launch Formnext USA Chicago in Spring 2025

Mesago Messe Frankfurt (the organizers of Formnext) and Messe Frankfurt USA announce a strategic partnership with AMT – The Association For Manufacturing Technology and Gardner Business Media to create a new show in the U.S. dedicated to all aspects of industrial additive manufacturing.

Manufacturing

"Build America, Buy America" Signals Increased Commitment to U.S. Manufactured Goods

By: Margo Ellis, Former Editor, Valve Magazine

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act includes major domestic procurement (“Buy America”) requirements for infrastructure materials.
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Manufacturing

"Creators Wanted" Program Focuses on the U.S. Manufacturing Workforce

Edited by Margo Ellis, Former Editor, Valve Magazine

By 2025, Creators Wanted aims to reduce the skills gap in the United States by 600,000, as well as increase the number of students enrolling in technical and vocational schools or reskilling programs by 25% and increase the positive perception of the industry among parents to 50% from 27%.