With oil prices falling and production continuing to climb, attendees at the Valve Manufacturers Association’s 2015 Valve Industry Leadership Forum, March 19-20 in New Orleans, were anxious to hear the forecasts of presenting experts regarding the oil and gas sector.
March 25, 2015
The U.S. economy has sputtered a bit in the early months of 2015.
March 23, 2015
In highly-corrosive chemical and refining applications where in-line and atmospheric sealing is critical, sleeved plug valves provide essential defense against leaks and fugitive emissions.
March 17, 2015
While geothermal power production is not growing as fast in the U.S. as it is many other parts of the world, it nevertheless has huge potential in North America.
March 16, 2015
Global news dominated the headlines once again last week.
March 16, 2015
In addition to sharing updated information on standards, safety and innovations in design, VMA’s Technical Seminar, held March 5-6, 2015 in San Antonio, featured several presentations on additive manufacturing, also known as 3D printing.
March 9, 2015
Achieving Low E Fugitive Emissions Compliance in Chemical Industry Valve Stem Sealing A.W.
March 9, 2015
According to the latest NAM/IndustryWeek Survey of Manufacturers, which will be released this morning, business leaders remain mostly confident about activity over the coming months.
March 9, 2015
A universal issue that comes up at almost any event today is the need to attract new people with the right skills into the specialized, technical fields where valves and control devices are made and used.
March 4, 2015
While manufacturers remain mostly optimistic in their outlook, we have seen softness in a number of recent economic indicators.
March 2, 2015
Basically everywhere you look in modern society, you see something made of concrete.
March 2, 2015
In the minutes of its January 27–28 meeting, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) provided a nuanced view of the economic outlook.
February 23, 2015