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From the Editor: Time Keeps on Ticking into the Future

From the Editor: Time Keeps on Ticking into the Future

Welcome to the Summer issue of Valve.

Oil & gas Quality/Compliance Renewables Sustainability Thought Leadership

July 22, 2024

Are You Using AI in Your Business?

Artificial intelligence tools can help businesses function better. Here are some suggestions on where to start.

Automation General Leadership Thought Leadership

July 19, 2024

From the Editor: Time Keeps on Ticking into the Future

From the Editor: Time Keeps on Ticking into the Future

Welcome to the summer issue of Valve!

Thought Leadership

July 18, 2024

Banning Forever Chemicals Threatens to Disrupt Flow Control Landscape

Banning Forever Chemicals Threatens to Disrupt Flow Control Landscape

Much is being done by the VMA and other industry associations and coalitions to educate and inform legislators on the sweeping impact of potential PFAS regulations and bans.

General Quality/Compliance Sustainability Thought Leadership

May 21, 2024

It Was an Exciting Spring for VMA!

It Was an Exciting Spring for VMA!

VMA hosts three cornerstone events each year, some for members only.

Sustainability Thought Leadership

May 21, 2024

Operational Basics of Safety Valves

These spring-loaded valves provide overpressure protection for downstream equipment.

General Valve Basics Valves

May 21, 2024

Maximizing Efficiency in EPC Projects

The crucial role of procurement in industrial construction.

General MRO Supply Chain

May 15, 2024

Innovating to Comply, Our Industry Is at a Crossroads

Innovating to Comply, Our Industry Is at a Crossroads

Depending on who you ask, industrial valves might not be the most exciting aspect of new plant construction, but they’re the unsung heroes that keep operations running smoothly.

Quality/Compliance Sustainability Thought Leadership

May 14, 2024

Industry Profile: Tim Chicoine

Tim Chicoine is the director of sales, Americas for WedgeRock Engineered Solutions, and principal of Riverhawk Industrial Sales Inc.

General

May 13, 2024

Standards Spotlight: Shoot the Breeze

The British Valve and Actuator Association, VMA’s complement in the UK, is the voice of our industry “across the pond.”

Quality/Compliance Thought Leadership

May 10, 2024

VMA News

VMA’s mission is to serve the growth and innovation of the U.S. and Canadian industrial valve industry globally by providing a forum that enhances a positive operating environment, increases knowledge, advances technology innovations and facilitates business and government connections for manufacturers, distributors and service providers of valves, actuators and controls.

Automation MRO Sustainability

February 13, 2024

An Interview With…Andy Duffy

Andy Duffy, VMA Chairman of the Board, at the 2023 annual meeting.

General Sustainability Thought Leadership

February 13, 2024

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