A collaboration between valve manufacturers and end-users has led to a clearer understanding of the factors that cause valve failure under these circumstances and factors that can increase the service life of those valves.
February 28, 2013
The story of water supply in the ancient Roman Empire is grand.
February 19, 2013
The February 2013 Empire State Manufacturing Survey indicates that conditions for New York manufacturers improved for the first time since the summer of last year.
February 19, 2013
The non-profit Reshoring Initiative helps companies understand the true cost of offshoring by using Total Cost of Ownership analysis.
February 19, 2013
Industrial production edged down 0.1% in January after having risen 0.4% in December.
February 18, 2013
Total capital spending on construction is estimated to exceed $57 billion in 2013 according to Hydrocarbon Processing’s HPI Market Data 2013.
February 18, 2013
The U.S. has added 500,000 new manufacturing jobs over the past 3 years.
February 14, 2013
Small-business owner confidence continues to drag, according to the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) Small Business Optimism Index.
February 13, 2013
Rep. Tim Ryan (D-OH) Rep.
February 13, 2013
United States and European Union leaders announce that, based on recommendations from the U.S.-EU High Level Working Group on Jobs and Growth co-chaired by United States Trade Representative Kirk and European Trade Commissioner De Gucht, the United States and the European Union will each initiate the internal procedures necessary to launch negotiations on a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership.
February 13, 2013
December U.S. manufacturing technology orders totaled $499.43 million according to The Association for Manufacturing Technology (AMT). This total, as reported by companies participating in the USMTO (United States Manufacturing Technology Orders) program, was up 17.8% from November but down 9.4% when compared with the total of $550.99 million reported for December 2011.
February 13, 2013
In their presentation at the Valve Repair Council Repair Meeting & Exhibition, Nov. 1 and 2, 2012, in Houston, Bob Donalson and Kevin Simmons of Pentair Valves & Controls shared valuable information about maintenance and repair programs for pressure-relief valves.
February 12, 2013