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Highland Foundry Honored at Annual Pinnacle Awards

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.

General Manufacturing

December 10, 2020

ISM: Manufacturing Grew at Slower Rate in November

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%.

Manufacturing

December 7, 2020

Neles Adds Eight New Channel Partners in the Americas

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.

General Manufacturing

December 7, 2020

U.S. Added 245,000 Jobs in November, Short of Expectations

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.

Manufacturing Workforce Development

December 4, 2020

The Whys, Hows and Whats of LinkedIn

The Whys, Hows and Whats of LinkedIn

“LinkedIn is the world’s largest professional network, with more than 500 million users in more than 200 countries and territories worldwide,” said Jim Cahill, chief blogger and head of social media at Emerson (www.emerson.com/en-us). In a presentation at the Valve Manufacturers Association 2020 Virtual Valve Forum, Cahill offered ways to make the most of LinkedIn.

Thought Leadership

December 3, 2020

NAM Praises Biden’s Selections for Treasury, Other Top Positions

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.

Manufacturing

December 2, 2020

Innovation: Helping Customers Cope with Today’s Challenges

Innovation: Helping Customers Cope with Today’s Challenges

One of the most acute challenges in the business of water/wastewater today is the failure of systems and piping, which are aging faster than many municipalities and water authorities can react.

Automation MRO Water/wastewater

December 1, 2020

Virtual Valve Forum and Basics Event Draws Attendees from Across the Industry

Virtual Valve Forum and Basics Event Draws Attendees from Across the Industry

More than 200 people from across the valve industry participated virtually in the VMA Valve Forum and Valve Basics event, which included 4 days of presentations on technical, manufacturing, management and marketing, valves 101, and valve repair.

MRO Thought Leadership Valve Basics

November 20, 2020

Using the Internet of Things for Supply Chain Visibility

Using the Internet of Things for Supply Chain Visibility

One factor I noticed was that every article on the subject of the Internet of Things (IoT) was about applications inside the factory and not within the supply chain. For example, there were articles on machine monitoring, equipment monitoring, preventive maintenance, and smaller topics.

Automation MRO Supply Chain Thought Leadership

November 17, 2020

New Process Uses Papermill Waste to Produce Chemicals for Making Nylon

New Process Uses Papermill Waste to Produce Chemicals for Making Nylon

A new processing method converts a primary waste product of the paper industry into chemicals used to make nylon.

General

November 17, 2020

The Actuators That Drive Subsea Operations

The Actuators That Drive Subsea Operations

Subsea development includes different types of activities such as exploration, drilling, completion and production.Subsea manifolds are the arrangement of piping, valves, connections, structures and the foundation used in the subsea production system to receive, combine and distribute the hydrocarbon fluid

Actuators Automation Controls General

November 5, 2020

Pulp and Paper: Changing Habits

Pulp and Paper: Changing Habits

Different sectors of the pulp and paper industry have reacted differently to conditions during the pandemic, conditions affected by the surging demand for paper products, said Soile Kilpi of AFRY, an international engineering, design and advisory company.

General

October 21, 2020

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