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Plant engineers are saddled with an important task: outfitting their plants with the most reliable, high quality and cost-effective valves for their applications within their allotted budgets.
October 15, 2015
The Dow Jones Industrial Average reached an all-time high at 18312.39 on May 19.
October 12, 2015
Some of the following questions may seem unrelated, but they all involve key concepts that explain the sometimes-misunderstood phenomena of flashing and cavitation:
October 12, 2015
If you perform a Google search on the words “critical service valves,” you quickly discover that the number of hits is endless.
October 9, 2015
Solenoid valves are vital components of many process automation systems.
October 5, 2015
As with every intended use for valves, piping carries its own set of standards that valve companies and users need to understand.
September 29, 2015
The global manufacturing sector continued to show signs of struggle in data released last week, with a number of headwinds dampening demand and production.
September 28, 2015
At this time, no national standards exist that clearly define severe service valves (SSVs) or set them apart from general purpose valves.
September 21, 2015
In deciding not to start raising short-term interest rates, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) said, “Recent global economic and financial developments may restrain economic activity somewhat and are likely to put further downward pressure on inflation in the near term.” As such, the Federal Reserve has chosen to see how the next few months transpire before opting to begin the process of normalizing rates, likely at the December 15–16 meeting, depending on the strength of incoming data between now and then.
September 21, 2015
“While single family building normally dominates the construction market, right now, multi-family building is on fire!” said Richard Branch of Dodge Data and Analytics during his opening statement at the 2016 VMA Market Outlook event held in August.
September 14, 2015
The Randstad Manufacturing & Logistics Employee Confidence Index (ECI) rose from 55.9 at year-end 2014 to 60.8 points in mid-year 2015, representing an increase of 4.9 points.
September 7, 2015
Across the world of manufacturing, the talent gap is getting broader as top positions are vacated and companies struggle to entice qualified candidates.
September 1, 2015
