MANUFACTURING

Insights

Recession or Not, U.S. Economy Has Slowed Notably

NAM's August 2022 report cites mixed news for manufacturing.

Education

The Future of Valve Manufacturing is Already Here

Companies in the valve and control products industry are responding to a confluence of forces that are changing the landscape of manufacturing — automation, agility and digitalization to name a few.
#basics #automation

Education

Dow Doubles Commitment to $2 Million for Manufacturing's Largest Workforce Campaign

Dow's new contribution promotes Creators Wanted program to continue recruiting more workers to the manufacturing industry.

Technical

New Technologies Solve Severe Cavitation Problems

An advanced anti-cavitation control valve design enabled by 3D metal printing solved a power plant’s severe cavitation problem and dramatically improved its bottom line.
#controls #materials

Applications

Grappling with the World's Complex Energy Transition Through an ESG Lens

By: Margo Ellis, Former Editor, Valve Magazine

With a long list of contributing factors, the world is barreling headlong into an energy transition that’s full of challenges, opportunities and lofty net-zero goals.
#pressure-relief

Technical

Editor's Product Picks

Neles introduces valve-sizing and selection software for all intelligent automated process valves.
#automation #VMAnews #controls

Manufacturing

U. S. Steel Announces Update on Metallics Strategy

U.S. Steel Corporation announced it would expand its low-cost iron ore competitive advantage and increase its self-sufficiency by supplying domestic feedstock to its growing fleet of electric arc furnaces (EAFs).
#materials

Manufacturing

LEGO Carbon-neutral Facility to be Built in Virginia

LEGO Group to invest more than $1 billion to build a new factory in Virginia.

Manufacturing

Siemens Announces New R&D Collaboration with Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Edited by Margo Ellis, Former Editor, Valve Magazine

CATCH will be the entry point for many manufacturers to understand how and why additive manufacturing is crucial to designing products more effectively, manufacturing them closer to the point of purchase and creating a more resilient supply chain.
#iiot #VMAnews #automation

Manufacturing

U.S. House Approves Oversight of Ocean Shipping to Combat Inflation and Backlogs

Edited by Margo Ellis, Former Editor, Valve Magazine

The bill would boost the investigatory authority of the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) and increase industry transparency.