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Innovation Across Many Industries
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Innovation Across Many Industries

The digitalization revolution brought about the creation of technologies that integrate data gathered during physical processes.

Automation General Thought Leadership

April 20, 2020

Automating Old Sluice Gates with Electric Actuators
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Automating Old Sluice Gates with Electric Actuators

Since the early days of water and wastewater treatment plants in the U.S., municipalities and industries have continued to expand and upgrade existing plants and distribution infrastructure as well as build new facilities.

Actuators Controls General Thought Leadership Water/wastewater

April 6, 2020

The Evolution of OEM Support Services
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The Evolution of OEM Support Services

The last several decades have seen a change in the U.S. valve industry landscape from the mainland of “do-it-all-ourselves” companies to independent islands of commerce focusing just on what they do best—design and manufacture.

General MRO Thought Leadership

March 24, 2020

Innovative Micro-porous Material Offers New Carbon Capture Options
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Innovative Micro-porous Material Offers New Carbon Capture Options

A relatively new class of engineered materials known as metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) may provide an effective alternative for capturing carbon dioxide (CO2) from fossil fuel combustion emissions, which makes it a significant new option in emissions reductions.

General

March 24, 2020

The Valve Industry Finds Value in ESG Initiatives
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The Valve Industry Finds Value in ESG Initiatives

The valve manufacturing industry in North America is one of the industries that have embraced this new way of thinking and is leading the way with the integration of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) initiatives. These initiatives range from valves designed to mitigate climate change to community involvement activities.

General Sustainability

March 10, 2020

Digital Twins: Connecting Real and Virtual Space
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Digital Twins: Connecting Real and Virtual Space

The Fourth Industrial Revolution has been all over the news in recent years, transforming how manufacturing and other industries function.

General

March 10, 2020

Online Control Valve Diagnostics in Today’s Cybersecurity World
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Online Control Valve Diagnostics in Today’s Cybersecurity World

The topic of cybersecurity usually brings to mind data breaches that impact financial or private information, stolen intellectual property or disruption of major events such as political elections.

Controls General Leadership Thought Leadership

February 25, 2020

Valve Performance Management
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Valve Performance Management

Comprehensive valve performance management provides monitoring and service for valves throughout a process or facility.

General Leadership MRO

February 24, 2020

Accelerating Manufacturing Operations with High-Strength Plastic 3D Printing
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Accelerating Manufacturing Operations with High-Strength Plastic 3D Printing

3D printing in a factory 3D printing encompasses a family of processes that involve building up a plastic or metal part in an incremental layer-by-layer fashion.

General

February 12, 2020

VMA’s New Leaders
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VMA’s New Leaders

The association gained two new leaders last fall: Heather Rhoderick, who is VMA’s new president, and Bryan Burns, chairman of the board.

General Thought Leadership

February 11, 2020

Hydrogen’s Role in Reducing Industrial Carbon Emissions
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Hydrogen’s Role in Reducing Industrial Carbon Emissions

“When considering what a global energy system on a 1.5°C or 2°C [2.7°F or 3.6°F] pathway will look like by 2050, hydrogen consistently plays a critical role as a low-carbon fuel,” according to a report from Rocky Mountain Institute authored by Thomas Koch Blank and Patrick Molloy.

Automation General

January 29, 2020

Valves in Space
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Valves in Space

All of these valves need to be built to precise fits and finishes and to stringent performance requirements because “On a spacecraft, everything has got to work. If it breaks, you’re done.”

General Quality/Compliance

January 28, 2020

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