Reshoring, Robots and What Happens if We Do Bring Jobs Back?
While offshoring is painted as the major villain in the decline of numbers of manufacturing jobs in the U.S., automation may actually be a bigger threat.
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VMA Sees Limited Valve Shipment Growth for 2017
After a year of little growth in 2016, U.S. valve shipments for 2017 are forecast to gain ground: about 2% for the year.
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The State of Industrial Distribution in 2017
Key trends for the industrial distribution sector and recommendations on how distributors can gain a competitive edge in a complicated economic environment were the topics addressed during a recent webinar hosted by Modern Distribution Management.
The 2017 Energy Outlook: Exports and the Demand for Valves
The recently released Annual Energy Outlook 2017 (AEO2017) from The Energy Information Administration (EIA) provides modeled projections of domestic energy markets through 2050.
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Velan Awarded Nuclear Valve Contracts in China Worth $36M
Velan has been awarded important contracts for the supply of nuclear class valves to China Nuclear Power Engineering Corporation (CNPEC), China Nuclear Power Engineering Co.
Market Outlook for 2017: Sluggish Growth with a Focus on New Realities
While the current uptick in the economy is good news to all industries, continued low oil prices and political unpredictability are making it difficult to get financing for projects, according to speakers at the 2016 VMA Market Outlook workshop in San Diego last August.
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Global Economic Outlook 2017
While there are obvious differences from country to country, one could reasonably generalize by saying that what we have today is a combination of low growth, low inflation, increasingly ineffective economic policies, and increasingly destructive politics.
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The 2017 Market Outlook: Oil & Gas, China and U.S. Dollar Are Still Top Concerns
As was the case at last year’s event, speakers and attendees at this year’s Market Outlook Workshop were consistent in their concerns about the low price of oil and the high U.S. dollar.
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U.S. and Canadian Concerns are Worldwide Concerns
During the recent meeting of the European Congress of the Valves and Taps Industry (CEIR) in Lyon, France, the 55 representatives from 11 different European nations discussed issues that closely mirror topics of concern to the valve community in the United States and Canada.
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Are We Bringing Back U.S. Jobs?
We first introduced readers to the Reshoring Initiative and its founder and president, Harry Moser, in the Winter 2013 edition of VALVE Magazine.