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A.W. Chesterton: 1724 Low E Sealing System

A.W. Chesterton: 1724 Low E Sealing System

Achieving Low E Fugitive Emissions Compliance in Chemical Industry Valve Stem Sealing A.W.

Automation General

March 9, 2015

NAM Monday Economic Report – March 9, 2015

NAM Monday Economic Report – 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.

Manufacturing Thought Leadership

March 9, 2015

Understanding Generational Differences

Understanding Generational Differences

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.

General Thought Leadership Valve Basics

March 4, 2015

NAM Monday Economic Report – March 2, 2015

NAM Monday Economic Report – March 2, 2015

While manufacturers remain mostly optimistic in their outlook, we have seen softness in a number of recent economic indicators.

Manufacturing Thought Leadership

March 2, 2015

Valves in a Cement Slurry Line

Valves in a Cement Slurry Line

Basically everywhere you look in modern society, you see something made of concrete.

General

March 2, 2015

NAM Monday Economic Report – February 23, 2015

NAM Monday Economic Report – February 23, 2015

In the minutes of its January 27–28 meeting, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) provided a nuanced view of the economic outlook.

Manufacturing Thought Leadership

February 23, 2015

Inexpensive Safe Water Tapped by Correcting Control Valve Output

Inexpensive Safe Water Tapped by Correcting Control Valve Output

The error output from a control valve can come from a variety of sources: uncontrolled input pressure, uncontrolled input flow rate, inaccurate orifice size or turbulent flow through the system which causes irregularity of flow rates through the system.

Automation Controls General Valves Water/wastewater

February 23, 2015

Solenoid Valve Technology for Upstream Oil and Gas Heating Equipment

Solenoid Valve Technology for Upstream Oil and Gas Heating Equipment

Low-temperature stainless-steel fuel shutoff valves are typically used for on/off control of fuel gas within gas fuel trains in process heating system burners.

Automation General Valves

February 17, 2015

Regulators versus Control Valves: What’s the Best Fit?

Regulators versus Control Valves: What’s the Best Fit?

The combination of North American shale fields that continue to fuel high levels of new domestic oil and gas projects and ongoing global efforts means the need for efficiency in instrumentation selection has never been higher.

Automation Controls General

February 17, 2015

Filling Jobs, One Woman at a Time

Filling Jobs, One Woman at a Time

The United States added more than half a million manufacturing jobs in the last three years and more jobs are coming from firms that are reshoring thanks to lower energy prices and the diminishing spread between labor costs in North America and China.

Manufacturing Thought Leadership Workforce Development

February 9, 2015

NAM Monday Economic Report – February 9, 2015

NAM Monday Economic Report – February 9, 2015

Manufacturers in the United States have added roughly 18,800 workers per month on average over the past 13 months, with an average of 29,000 from October through January.

Manufacturing Thought Leadership

February 9, 2015

Hacking: Control Systems Are Not Immune

Hacking: Control Systems Are Not Immune

Almost every day we read about a cybersecurity breach of a major bank, retailer or government computing system.

Automation General Leadership Thought Leadership

February 3, 2015

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