The term “Lean” is used in a variety of ways in many companies.
June 2, 2014
Last year, domestic energy production crossed an important milestone when oil production surpassed crude imports for the first time in two decades.
May 28, 2014
Valve professionals involved in the oil and gas industry were in abundance at this year’s record-breaking Offshore Technology Conference May 5-8 in Houston.
May 28, 2014
In 1989, VMA formed the VRC to create a way for facilities that have good quality control procedures, use quality parts and have access to OEM specifications a way to band together to reach common goals.
May 22, 2014
The fractionation process receives the compressed cracked gas for separation into various products at specified quality levels.
May 19, 2014
The term “double block-and-bleed (DBB)” carries a lot of misconception when it’s used to describe valve functionality.
May 13, 2014
Nearly 60 attendees at VMA’s Manufacturers Workshop in Cincinnati, April 30-May 2, had in-depth learning experiences that revolved around the LEAN system, machine manufacturer Mazak and the MT Connect program.
May 12, 2014
While most firms are mindful of the importance of managing assets, projects and people, knowledge management is less frequently considered of primary importance when discussing and setting corporate policy.
May 5, 2014
The EPA has been reducing the allowable fugitive emissions on valves in the last few years.
April 28, 2014
Manufacturers contributed $2.14 trillion in value-added output in the fourth quarter of 2013, according to new real GDP data by industry from the Bureau of Economic Analysis.
April 28, 2014
Being a corporate “finance leader” today means wearing multiple hats, if the spectrum of people who attended the 2014 VMA Finance Leaders Seminar April 10-11 in Arlington, VA is any indication.
April 23, 2014
In many engineering sectors, application environments for polymer-based materials are expanding into ever higher temperatures, differential pressures and increased corrosive chemical attack.
April 17, 2014
