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The Basics of Eccentric Plug Valves

The Basics of Eccentric Plug Valves

Wastewater systems present many challenges to pumps and valves because the flow can contain grit, solids and debris, depending where in the process the equipment is located.

General Thought Leadership Valve Basics Valves Water/wastewater

September 11, 2019

Back to Basics: The Nuts and Bolts of Torque and Tension

Back to Basics: The Nuts and Bolts of Torque and Tension

Torque is a force that causes an object to rotate, while tension is a force that causes an object to stretch or elongate.

General Valve Basics

September 5, 2019

Leak Testing Gas Components and Systems

Leak Testing Gas Components and Systems

Leak testing is performed for four basic reasons, says John McLaren, product manager, leak detection at Agilent Technologies, Inc.

General Valve Basics

August 28, 2019

Digging into the Whys of Coating Failures

Digging into the Whys of Coating Failures

The most common reason coatings don’t do what they are tasked with doing is surface preparation.

General MRO

August 27, 2019

Speakers Share Market Outlook for the Rest of 2019, 2020 and Beyond

Speakers Share Market Outlook for the Rest of 2019, 2020 and Beyond

Members attending the VMA Market Outlook Workshop, August 8-9 in San Diego, received good news and bad news about markets important to the valve industry, as well as recent overall economic conditions domestic and worldwide.

General Manufacturing Thought Leadership

August 14, 2019

Lean Manufacturing

Lean Manufacturing

Most people in industry today recognize that lean manufacturing helps manufacturers and plants improve efficiency by eliminating waste in the production process.

Thought Leadership Valve Basics

August 13, 2019

Behavioral Aspects of Compliance with Workplace Safety Measures

Behavioral Aspects of Compliance with Workplace Safety Measures

Herbert William Heinrich, author of Industrial Accident Prevention, A Scientific Approach, devised a way of understanding the relationship between unsafe acts and workplace injuries.

Quality/Compliance Thought Leadership

August 6, 2019

Control Valve Selection for Severe Service

Control Valve Selection for Severe Service

A control valve can be used to control pressure, pressure drop, flow and temperature in any system where there is a fluid flowing through a pipe that needs to be controlled.

Automation General MRO Valves

July 30, 2019

The Adventures of Duke Waters: Chapter 4

The Adventures of Duke Waters: Chapter 4

We continue the series written by John Ballun, President and CEO of Val-Matic Valve and Manufacturing Corp., and released in 2016 as a book dedicated to the mentors that saved him and others from making costly mistakes in the field.

Thought Leadership

July 24, 2019

The Economics of Valve Repair

The Economics of Valve Repair

The old saying in the valve service industry is “price, quality and delivery—you can pick any two.” That saying is still true 175 years after the first steam valves quit working and needed repair.

General MRO Thought Leadership

July 19, 2019

MDM Mid-Year Economic Update: Slowing Growth for 2019

MDM Mid-Year Economic Update: Slowing Growth for 2019

Though 2018 represented a strong year of revenue growth in most sectors, the second half of 2019 will likely show a downshift.

General Manufacturing Thought Leadership

July 17, 2019

Valve Basics New Format Offers Options

Valve Basics New Format Offers Options

If there is one thing that those involved in developing and running the Valve Basics program have come to understand, it’s that the term “basics” means different things to different people.

Quality/Compliance Thought Leadership Valve Basics

July 16, 2019

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