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At the recent Valve Industry Knowledge Forum, Stan Hale, senior director of Supply Chain, MRC Global, reported on the status of International Society of Automation’s (ISA) TR96.05.01, and Carlos Davila, PE, product manager—Americas for Crane ChemPharma & Energy, gave updates on several standards from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), American Petroleum Institute (API) and Manufacturer Standardization Society (MSS). Here are condensed reports based on their presentations.
September 12, 2018
The manufacturing industry has struggled to attract younger workers over the last two decades and now, with nearly 25% of the manufacturing workforce being comprised of baby boomers who are about to retire, the situation is becoming critical.
September 10, 2018
A bypass line including a bypass valve is typically installed to provide continuous operation in case of regular maintenance of a control valve.
September 4, 2018
Butterfly valves are an integral part of keeping an aircraft carrier’s firemain system operating smoothly.
August 29, 2018
Alex Carrick, chief economist at ConstructConnect, shared many valuable insights concerning the construction market during VMA’s 2019 Market Outlook event and during an interview with VALVE Magazine.
August 28, 2018
While metal AM provides a host of positive advantages, it’s important to understand the realities of as-printed surface roughness.
August 20, 2018
With the introduction of new materials and the evolution of valve design over the years, the days when fluid handling operators were limited by the number of valve types available to control the process are long gone.
August 15, 2018
There are most certainly influences causing concern for some of the presenters at VMA’s 2018 Market Outlook Workshop, but there was also much to celebrate and an optimistic outlook for 2019 and 2020.
August 13, 2018
From time to time, we re-publish well-received or particularly valuable articles that have previously run on VALVEMagazine.com so that those who might have missed them will be able to catch up on the best of the best.
August 6, 2018
The facts are staggering.
July 30, 2018
Modern industrial distributors, especially those working with valves and related equipment, generally have a great reputation for being good at providing services and technical information.
July 23, 2018
Like the superhero that can leap tall buildings, the valve industry is made of steel.
July 19, 2018
