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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
In Episode 23 of the Discovery Channel’s “Dirty Jobs,” Mike Rowe had the task of pulling a submersible wastewater pump from a lift station for inspection and cleaning.
August 31, 2015
After tremendous stock market volatility earlier in the week, financial markets around the world began to stabilize somewhat by the end of last week.
August 31, 2015
Much of the business conducted at Valve World Americas Expo & Conference, July 15-16, was done on the 39,000-square-foot exhibit floor at the George R.
August 25, 2015
Since the early days of valve actuator use, there has been a choice between powering the actuator with electricity or pressurized fluid.
August 17, 2015
While the shale gas boom continues to play an important part in the economic well-being of the United States, it was the price of oil that was foremost in the minds of presenters and attendees alike at VMA’s 2016 Market Outlook event held in Chicago this month.
August 11, 2015
From time to time, we are re-posting particularly well-received 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 3, 2015
The U.S. economy expanded at a 2.3 percent annualized pace in the second quarter, and revisions to the first quarter replaced the small contraction with 0.6 percent growth, putting the first half of the year roughly in line with expectations.
August 3, 2015
While the science fiction image of robots conjures up visions of humanoid-like machines with arms, legs and a head, the reality is that most robots have no resemblance at all to humans.
July 27, 2015
Just two weeks ago, the Greek debt drama overshadowed the plunge in the Shanghai stock market, but with Greece receiving a bailout (and staying in the Eurozone, at least for now), more attention is being paid to China’s decelerating growth.
July 27, 2015
As valve end-user industries become more complex and demanding, manufacturers and suppliers must develop and find better, more efficient products to do the work.
July 21, 2015
