The U.S. economy stagnated in the first quarter, with real GDP growing by just 0.2 percent.
May 4, 2015
Mechanical packing dates back more than 5,000 years when horse hair was braided and coated with animal fat for lubrication and additional sealing characteristics.
April 28, 2015
Durable goods orders jumped 4.0 percent in March, which should be a sign that the sector was growing strongly and rebounding from recent softness.
April 27, 2015
It is well known that effective planning can save time and curtail expenses when production and utility plant areas prepare for upcoming maintenance turnarounds, outages, and shut-downs.
April 27, 2015
Manufacturing production increased 0.1 percent in March.
April 20, 2015
Industrial oxygen is used for many purposes: in a basic oxygen furnace for making steel, water pollution countermeasures, including sewage treatment, habitability and superfund site rehabilitation, and chemical processes such as production of vinyl chloride, nitric acid, epoxyethane and hydrogen peroxide.
April 20, 2015
Castings made from many different ferrous alloys are produced for many industries, including valves.
April 14, 2015
After a slew of releases the week before, last week was a quiet one on the economic front.
April 13, 2015
This week marks the start of regular season baseball in the United States, an event I look forward to with anticipation every year.
April 6, 2015
The energy industry is entering into increasingly challenging environments.
April 6, 2015
Natural gas production in the U.S. has increased substantially over the last few years due to technological advancements in natural gas extraction methods.
April 1, 2015
While the words “cast” and “steel” often go together in the valve world, so do “forged” and “steel.” Forged steel valves are a cornerstone of the world’s valve inventory.
March 30, 2015