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First Valve Repair Event Shows Depth of Today’s Issues

First Valve Repair Event Shows Depth of Today’s Issues

Repair and maintenance is one of the most critical areas of today’s valve world and attendees at the Valve Repair Council’s first Valve Repair Meeting & Exhibition last fall found out why.

MRO Thought Leadership

March 13, 2013

Success Through Supply Chain Collaboration

Success Through Supply Chain Collaboration

With valve components sourced from numerous suppliers around the globe, valve, actuator and control manufacturers are faced with a significant number of challenges while attempting to meet the desired flow control at a competitive price.

Actuators Supply Chain Thought Leadership Valves

March 8, 2013

Criticality of Torque and Load in Bolted Joints

Criticality of Torque and Load in Bolted Joints

“No matter how big and complex the machinery gets," said John Gans during his presentation at the November 2012 Valve Repair Council Repair Meeting & Exhibition in Houston, "at its heart, holding everything together, is the humble little bolt." Dr.

General MRO

February 28, 2013

Challenges and New Solutions in the Dry Chlorine Industry

Challenges and New Solutions in the Dry Chlorine Industry

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.

Manufacturing MRO Valve Basics

February 28, 2013

Ancient Roman Valves

The story of water supply in the ancient Roman Empire is grand.

General Manufacturing Valve Basics Water/wastewater

February 19, 2013

New York Area Manufacturing Rebounded in February

New York Area Manufacturing Rebounded in February

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.

Manufacturing

February 19, 2013

Reshoring Movement Builds Momentum

Reshoring Movement Builds Momentum

The non-profit Reshoring Initiative helps companies understand the true cost of offshoring by using Total Cost of Ownership analysis.

General Supply Chain Valve Basics

February 19, 2013

Industrial Production Unexpectedly Fell on Weak Manufacturing

Industrial Production Unexpectedly Fell on Weak Manufacturing

Industrial production edged down 0.1% in January after having risen 0.4% in December.

Manufacturing

February 18, 2013

Hydrocarbon Processing: 2013 Global Construction Outlook

Hydrocarbon Processing: 2013 Global Construction Outlook

Total capital spending on construction is estimated to exceed $57 billion in 2013 according to Hydrocarbon Processing’s HPI Market Data 2013.

Manufacturing

February 18, 2013

President’s Four-Step Plan to Make U.S. “Magnet” for Manufacturing Jobs

President’s Four-Step Plan to Make U.S. “Magnet” for Manufacturing Jobs

The U.S. has added 500,000 new manufacturing jobs over the past 3 years.

Manufacturing Workforce Development

February 14, 2013

NFIB Small-Business Owner Confidence Up Slightly

NFIB Small-Business Owner Confidence Up Slightly

Small-business owner confidence continues to drag, according to the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) Small Business Optimism Index.

Leadership Manufacturing

February 13, 2013

Congressmen Tim Ryan, Tom Reed Launch New House Manufacturing Caucus

Congressmen Tim Ryan, Tom Reed Launch New House Manufacturing Caucus

Rep. Tim Ryan (D-OH) Rep.

Manufacturing

February 13, 2013

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