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Changing the Way Americans Think About Manufacturing Careers
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Changing the Way Americans Think About Manufacturing Careers

The Valve Manufacturers Association is focusing a major effort on developing a solution to a problem that plagues this industry as well as most of the industrial world: how to find and attract talented new workers.

General Manufacturing Thought Leadership Valve Basics

January 5, 2016

The Underappreciated Mounting Kit
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The Underappreciated Mounting Kit

All too often, the mounting kit is considered trivial, an afterthought deemed a commodity within all the other specified control components that comprise a complete automated valve package.

Actuators General Quality/Compliance Thought Leadership

January 5, 2016

A Beginner’s Guide to the Right Actuator (Consider the Valve!)
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A Beginner’s Guide to the Right Actuator (Consider the Valve!)

A valve, in its most basic form, consists of a body and an internal moving component (closure element), which shuts off or restricts flow through the valve.

Actuators General Thought Leadership Valve Basics

December 21, 2015

Hazards in Chlorine Piping and the History of a Solution
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Hazards in Chlorine Piping and the History of a Solution

North America relies on chlorine for many industrial processes and for making the ingredients that go into many of the nation’s chemicals.

General

December 7, 2015

Power Plant Isolation Valves Beat the Heat
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Power Plant Isolation Valves Beat the Heat

About a century ago, pressures of 300 psi and temperatures of 400°F (204°C) were normal for steam power plants.

General Thought Leadership

November 23, 2015

NACE MR0175/ISO 15156 & NACE MR0103
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NACE MR0175/ISO 15156 & NACE MR0103

Q: Is it possible to produce remanufactured cast valve bodies that comply with NACE MR0175/ISO 15156 and NACE MR0103?

General Quality/Compliance Thought Leadership

November 12, 2015

VMA Welcomes New Leaders, Honors Members and Looks Forward
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VMA Welcomes New Leaders, Honors Members and Looks Forward

The Valve Manufacturers Association elected new board members, presented awards to people who have served the organization and listened to speakers share their ideas on how the economy and the industry are faring at the 77th Annual VMA/VRC (Valve Repair Council) Meeting Sept. 30 to Oct. 2 in Naples, FL.

MRO VMAnews

October 15, 2015

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