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The Challenges of Creating Super-Clean

The Challenges of Creating Super-Clean

Because biopharmaceuticals are produced using living organisms, and the drugs produced are used in humans and animals, the cost of contamination is very high and sterilization of the process system is critical.

Automation General

January 28, 2019

Tariff Pressure Builds on Valve Industry

Tariff Pressure Builds on Valve Industry

In the last year, one word has dominated U.S. trade policy: tariffs.

General Thought Leadership Valve Basics Valves

January 20, 2019

Top-Entry Valves in Offshore Oil and Gas

Top-Entry Valves in Offshore Oil and Gas

Why are offshore pipeline valves so important?

General Supply Chain

January 16, 2019

VALVE Magazine: Readers’ Choice 2018

VALVE Magazine: Readers’ Choice 2018

Happy New Year to our VALVE Magazine readers and contributors.

General Thought Leadership

January 2, 2019

The Dynamics between Manufacturers and Distributors

The Dynamics between Manufacturers and Distributors

The relationship between valve manufacturers and their sales channels is intriguing, dynamic and at times challenging.

Thought Leadership

January 1, 2019

How Does the Gig Economy Affect Your Search for Good Employees?

How Does the Gig Economy Affect Your Search for Good Employees?

In November, the latest 2018 skills gap study from Deloitte and The Manufacturing Institute projected that 2.4 million skilled jobs will go unfilled in manufacturing between 2018 and 2028.

Thought Leadership

December 31, 2018

VanAire Expands Ownership to Steven Soderman

VanAire Expands Ownership to Steven Soderman

VanAire, Incorporated announces that Steven Soderman will join Tony Lambert and Eric Miller as an owner of the Gladstone, MI based manufacturing company. “I am grateful for the opportunity and proud to be part of carrying out VanAire’s commitment to its customers, employees, and the community,” Soderman stated. “It is an exceptional opportunity in what is truly an exceptional company.” Soderman is a 1998 graduate of Michigan Technological University and has been with the company since 2017 when he assumed the roles of C.E.O. and quality manager.

General Manufacturing

December 19, 2018

John Spears: Advisor to the “Oil Patch”

John Spears: Advisor to the “Oil Patch”

Many people in the valve industry recognize the name John Spears because he has been a featured speaker at VMA’s Market Outlook for many years.

General Thought Leadership

December 18, 2018

Paint & Coatings

Paint & Coatings

A walk through a typical valve distributor’s warehouse will yield a contrasting view of either silver or black products.

General Thought Leadership Valve Basics

December 17, 2018

Looking Toward 2019 at Power Gen and Valve World

Looking Toward 2019 at Power Gen and Valve World

Two recent events over the last month brought together valve manufacturers and end users, and VMA members and staff were there to learn all that’s new in the industry.

General Thought Leadership

December 11, 2018

The Adventures of Duke Waters

The Adventures of Duke Waters

Editor’s Note: In 2016, John Ballun, released a collection of enlightening and sometimes humorous engineering stories based on what he learned over the years from numerous mentors.

General Thought Leadership

December 4, 2018

Monitoring Pressure Relief Devices

Monitoring Pressure Relief Devices

The purpose of a process plant control system is to keep process variables at the desired operating point and within safety limits.

Automation General Valves

December 4, 2018

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