MANUFACTURING

Insights

Ohio University Graduate Builds a Career in Valves After Completing his Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Edited by Margo Ellis, Former Editor, Valve Magazine

“I didn’t want to be at a company where I was another number. I wanted to be a specialist, which is why I chose valves,” said Lowery. 

Applications

U.S. Energy Secretary Says Oil, Gas Output Will Continue to Increase

Edited by Margo Ellis, Former Editor, Valve Magazine

The administration expects domestic oil production will increase as well in coming months and help stabilize prices for crude and gasoline.

Manufacturing

Gardner Intelligence: Business Index of 61.4 Reflects Expansion in New Orders and Production at Accelerated Rates

By: Jan Schafer, Director of Market Research

With the exceptions of exports and supplier deliveries, 2022 has been good for trends in manufacturing activity measured as part of GBI.

Manufacturing

Trillium Flow Technologies Acquires Termomeccanica Pompe

Edited by Margo Ellis, Former Editor, Valve Magazine

The company has completed its acquisition of Termomeccanica Pompe with its wide range of vertical turbine and split case pumps used in water transmission, desalination, power generation and oil and gas markets.
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Insights

Biden to Require U.S.-made Steel and Iron for Infrastructure

Edited by Margo Ellis, Former Editor, Valve Magazine

The administration hopes to create more jobs, ease supply chain strains and reduce the reliance on China and other nations with interests that diverge from America's.

Manufacturing

Emerson Condition-monitoring Software Expands Visibility to Asset Health

Edited by Margo Ellis, Former Editor, Valve Magazine

The latest release of AMS Machine Works enables holistic condition monitoring programs for critical assets.
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Manufacturing

U.S. DOE Invests $5M in Advancing Lithium Battery Manufacturing and Workforce

Edited by Margo Ellis, Former Editor, Valve Magazine

“I am glad to see the Department of Energy collaborating with our industry partners to invest in the next generation of our clean energy workforce,” said U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee.

Manufacturing

Manufacturing Technology Orders Highest in Two Decades for First Two Months of 2022

Edited by Margo Ellis, Former Editor, Valve Magazine

However, several headwinds stand in the way of growth, most notably inflation. Persistent inflation, exacerbated by geopolitical events, threatens to undermine the base of consumer demand that has supported the manufacturing technology industry the last twelve months.  

Manufacturing

Kearney Reshoring Index Remains Negative, but the Tide is Turning

Edited by Margo Ellis, Former Editor, Valve Magazine

Annual report on the extent of reshoring shows little change over the previous year but predicts that a redefinition of reshoring will soon create dramatic change, with companies combining reshoring and nearshoring to create a best cost — rather than a lowest cost — supply chain.

Insights

Research Finds Limited Economic Cost to Carbon Emission Goals

Edited by Margo Ellis, Former Editor, Valve Magazine

While researchers find that immediate economic benefits of carbon emissions reductions are limited, most scenarios have net economic benefits after 2050, and the vast majority (more than 75%) by 2080.