Editor’s Note: 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.
May 14, 2019
Attendees at this year’s Valve Industry Knowledge Forum received a fresh dose of education on a subject not previously covered at VMA meetings: marketing and management.
May 9, 2019
In any industry, one of the most challenging tasks is keeping up to date and compliant with complicated and ever-changing sets of performance standards.
May 6, 2019
Valve internals, such as seats and closures, are often at risk of erosion, abrasion, corrosion, galling and damage from cavitation.
April 29, 2019
Technology has been advancing at a pace that may be faster than our ability to protect it, according to Pat Toth, cybersecurity program manager with the Manufacturing Extension Partnership at National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Toth was keynote speaker at the second VMA Valve Industry Knowledge Forum, April 9-11 in Birmingham, AL.
April 23, 2019
From time to time ValveMagazine.com will open up the archives and re-publish some of our most popular articles from years past.
April 22, 2019
You see them everywhere: acres of giant white cylinders — some rotund and some a bit slimmer — rising from the ground like a farmer’s root crop ready for harvest.
April 17, 2019
Valve industry executives gathered in Toronto last month to network, exchange ideas and learn about diverse topics relating to their leadership, including economic issues, digitization of enterprises and how to adapt as a leader in a changing organization.
April 11, 2019
While presenting in a recent VMA Valve Basics 101 Course in Houston, I found myself in a familiar role: explaining solenoid valves (SOVs) to attendees. (I work with solenoids so much that one VMA member at that conference joked that I needed to be wearing an I Heart Solenoids t-shirt). During the hands-on “petting zoo” portion of the program, which involves smaller groups of attendees, one of the most frequently asked questions I get from people came up: What’s the difference between direct-acting and pilot-operated SOVs, and how do we make a choice?
April 8, 2019
Women work in all aspects of companies that use or manufacture valves.
March 26, 2019
The Industrial IoT (Internet of Things), Industry 4.0 and other smart manufacturing initiatives have successfully increased the productivity and efficiency of valve manufacturing.
March 12, 2019
Because of the critical function of main steam isolation valves in nuclear applications, keeping these valves running at optimum performance levels is vital.
March 11, 2019
