VMA Welcomes CGIS as a New Distributor/Channel Partner (Associate) Member
CGIS is a global supplier of high-performance valves, controls and automation.
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Highland Foundry Honored at Annual Pinnacle Awards
Highland Foundry has won multiple Pinnacle Awards at the annual Manufacturing Safety Alliance of BC awards event this year.
ISM: Manufacturing Grew at Slower Rate in November
Manufacturing grew in November, as the Manufacturing PMI registered 57.5%, 1.8% lower than the October reading of 59.3%.
Neles Adds Eight New Channel Partners in the Americas
Neles signed seven new distributor agreements and one agent agreement in South and Central America during the last three quarters of 2020.
U.S. Added 245,000 Jobs in November, Short of Expectations
Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 245,000 in November, and the unemployment rate edged down to 6.7%, the U.S.
NAM Praises Biden’s Selections for Treasury, Other Top Positions
The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) praised President-elect Joe Biden’s announcement of former Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen as his nominee for Secretary of the Treasury.
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Annual Meeting Provides Tools to Visualize the Future
Although the format for the 2020 VMA/VRC Annual Meeting was different, the fact the event was virtual allowed considerably more people to participate compared to last year—attendance jumped by 30% over 2019—and the enthusiasm was evident throughout the three-day event.
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Virtual Market Outlook Event Exceeds Expectations
By: Judy Tibbs, Editorial Consultant, VALVE Magazine
During the 2020 Market Outlook Workshop August 6 and 7, more than 140 people from across the U.S. and Canada gathered together via laptops and electronic devices to learn what economic experts predict may happen in the short and long term and how that could affect the valves and pumps industries, and to discuss what they were hearing. “The feedback to our first virtual event and overall participation was even better than we expected,” said Heather Rhoderick, CAE, president of Valve Manufacturers Association (VMA), which produced the event with the Hydraulic Institute (HI).
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Recommended Practices (RP) Changing Engineering and Supplying of Assemblies
The issue is that assemblies are not currently treated as “engineered” items — they are often produced by slapping the actuator on the old (or new) valve specified by the piping requirements without much understanding of the specifics of the interactions between valve and actuator connections through the drive train (coupling).
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Implementing the Fourth Industrial Revolution
Many names have been given to the current state of technology in manufacturing including the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) and Industry 4.0.
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