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The Valve Industry Finds Value in ESG Initiatives

The Valve Industry Finds Value in ESG Initiatives

The valve manufacturing industry in North America is one of the industries that have embraced this new way of thinking and is leading the way with the integration of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) initiatives. These initiatives range from valves designed to mitigate climate change to community involvement activities.

General Sustainability

March 10, 2020

Digital Twins: Connecting Real and Virtual Space

Digital Twins: Connecting Real and Virtual Space

The Fourth Industrial Revolution has been all over the news in recent years, transforming how manufacturing and other industries function.

General

March 10, 2020

Online Control Valve Diagnostics in Today’s Cybersecurity World

Online Control Valve Diagnostics in Today’s Cybersecurity World

The topic of cybersecurity usually brings to mind data breaches that impact financial or private information, stolen intellectual property or disruption of major events such as political elections.

Controls General Leadership Thought Leadership

February 25, 2020

Valve Performance Management

Valve Performance Management

Comprehensive valve performance management provides monitoring and service for valves throughout a process or facility.

General Leadership MRO

February 24, 2020

Accelerating Manufacturing Operations with High-Strength Plastic 3D Printing

Accelerating Manufacturing Operations with High-Strength Plastic 3D Printing

3D printing in a factory 3D printing encompasses a family of processes that involve building up a plastic or metal part in an incremental layer-by-layer fashion.

General

February 12, 2020

VMA’s New Leaders

VMA’s New Leaders

The association gained two new leaders last fall: Heather Rhoderick, who is VMA’s new president, and Bryan Burns, chairman of the board.

General Thought Leadership

February 11, 2020

Hydrogen’s Role in Reducing Industrial Carbon Emissions

Hydrogen’s Role in Reducing Industrial Carbon Emissions

“When considering what a global energy system on a 1.5°C or 2°C [2.7°F or 3.6°F] pathway will look like by 2050, hydrogen consistently plays a critical role as a low-carbon fuel,” according to a report from Rocky Mountain Institute authored by Thomas Koch Blank and Patrick Molloy.

Automation General

January 29, 2020

Valves in Space

Valves in Space

All of these valves need to be built to precise fits and finishes and to stringent performance requirements because “On a spacecraft, everything has got to work. If it breaks, you’re done.”

General Quality/Compliance

January 28, 2020

Linear Actuators for Automating Gate Valves

Linear Actuators for Automating Gate Valves

Most professionals in the valve industry are already familiar with the use of linear actuators to operate globe valves.

Actuators General Valves

January 10, 2020

Advanced Pressure Control in a City Water System

Advanced Pressure Control in a City Water System

Every water supply district experiences unnecessary losses from leakage and expenses for repairing line breaks.

Automation General Valves Water/wastewater

January 2, 2020

3D Printing Materials

3D Printing Materials

Q: 3D printing and additive manufacturing have become buzz words in various industries, but what do they mean in the context of valves, and what materials are involved?

General Thought Leadership

January 1, 2020

Equipment as a Service: Extending the Subscription Model to Industrial Equipment

Equipment as a Service: Extending the Subscription Model to Industrial Equipment

Equipment as a Service (EaaS) is a relatively new concept similar to the widely used Software as a Service (Saas). SaaS allows customers to use cloud-based software on a subscription basis.

Automation General MRO

December 19, 2019

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