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Manufacturing

IMI Opens New Engineering and Manufacturing Facility in Sardinia

New facility boasts over 170,000 sq ft (16,000 sq meters) and will employ over 200 people
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Manufacturing

High Turnout at 2022 Annual Meeting Signals Strength of Industrial Valve Industry

VMA News Networking during awards dinner The 2022 VMA/VRC Annual Meeting welcomed VMA and VRC members for three days of networking and programming that tackled today’s issues and offered opportunities designed to create meaningful partnerships.
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Editor's Picks

Crane now offers an improved version of its Saunders P345 polymer pneumatic actuator, designed to reduce operating pressure requirements to 4.5 bar, which in turn, can reduce carbon footprint and energy cost by 11%. The lightweight piston-type pneumatic actuator has been developed to deliver sustainable performance for sterile biopharm applications.

Manufacturing

Pinch Valve Offers Solution for Flow Control Problems

Designed for tough slurry applications, Red Valves says this air-actuated Type A pinch valves is a cost-effective solution for problems with flow control.
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Applications

Curtiss-Wright Awarded Contracts to Support Critical U.S. Naval Defense Platforms

Contracts to provide propulsion valves, pumps and advanced instrumentation and control systems
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Manufacturing

VMA Members Listed as Top Distributors

Ferguson plc, MRC Global and NOW Inc. are included in the MDM Top Distributors list
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Insights

Marcum Manufacturing Survey: Optimism Continues Despite Challenges

Marcum Manufacturing Survey reports manufacturers feel optimistic in its 2022 survey. Approximately 60 percent of respondents have a positive attitude about manufacturing’s outlook in 2022.

Insights

Biden Signs $280 Billion CHIPS Act in Bid to Boost U.S. over China

New legislation was developed to strengthen the domestic chip manufacturing industry and finance scientific research in competition with China.