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One of the most powerful innovations in training staff for offshore oil rigs was developed thanks to the video game industry.
April 12, 2017
While offshoring is painted as the major villain in the decline of numbers of manufacturing jobs in the U.S., automation may actually be a bigger threat.
April 10, 2017
The positive forecast Alan Beaulieu of ITR Economics shared was welcome news at VMA’s 2017 Leadership Forum. “You’re going to like 2017 and 2018,” he said. “Consumers are in great shape, retail sales are at a record high level, housing starts are positive, interest rates remain favorable, employment and wages are rising, and banks are lending.” However, it is not all smooth sailing.
April 3, 2017
Q: How do the requirements in this International Organization for Standards (ISO) document differ from those in the previous version?
March 29, 2017
Because of the difficulties of dealing with slurry as a medium, the equipment assigned to move it along faces many challenges.
March 29, 2017
While there has been much rhetoric from the new U.S. administration over the past two months about “deregulation,” Cameron’s Alberto Daglio pointed out in his presentation at VMA’s 2017 Technical Seminar there is much more to achieving approved status for valves than meeting governmental regulations.
March 27, 2017
With drought and climate change affecting countries around the world, there is a tremendous need for development of sustainable architecture.
March 21, 2017
Over the centuries, the pulp and paper industry evolved greatly: from the first recorded paper made from rag stock in China (circa 100 AD) to paper derived from wood pulp (the 1840s) to the highly technical manufacturing and chemical processes of today.
March 14, 2017
As the final control element in most process control and automation systems, control valves are part of a complex system-within-a-system in which the valve positioner can be an integral component.
March 14, 2017
While much the 2017 VMA Technical Seminar, held March 2-3 in Nashville, focused on numbers, statistics and specifications, attendees were reminded in a highly charged, emotional presentation by safety awareness speaker Brad Livingston just why it is important to be so vigilant when engineering valves in the extreme.
March 7, 2017
A typical oil and gas capital project cycle consists of a process of structured stage gates that ensure activities are processed or completed in a logical sequence.
February 28, 2017
After a year of little growth in 2016, U.S. valve shipments for 2017 are forecast to gain ground: about 2% for the year.
February 28, 2017
