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What Internal Best Practices Can Do for Valve Selection
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What Internal Best Practices Can Do for Valve Selection

As time goes by, technology moves forward, lessons are learned and industry requirements evolve.

Automation General

June 10, 2016

U.S. and Canadian Concerns are Worldwide Concerns
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U.S. and Canadian Concerns are Worldwide Concerns

During the recent meeting of the European Congress of the Valves and Taps Industry (CEIR) in Lyon, France, the 55 representatives from 11 different European nations discussed issues that closely mirror topics of concern to the valve community in the United States and Canada.

General Manufacturing Thought Leadership

June 7, 2016

Horizontal Knife Gate Valves: Challenges and Solutions
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Horizontal Knife Gate Valves: Challenges and Solutions

Knife gate valves are more commonly installed vertically, so why might a knife gate be positioned horizontally?

General Valves

June 6, 2016

Are We Bringing Back U.S. Jobs?
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Are We Bringing Back U.S. Jobs?

We first introduced readers to the Reshoring Initiative and its founder and president, Harry Moser, in the Winter 2013 edition of VALVE Magazine.

General Manufacturing Supply Chain Thought Leadership Workforce Development

May 31, 2016

The Limits of Standard Manual Globe Valves for Throttling
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The Limits of Standard Manual Globe Valves for Throttling

A common practice in process services is to use manual globe valves with hand wheels for regulating flow.

General MRO Quality/Compliance Valves

May 23, 2016

Industry and Regulatory Changes in Offshore Operations
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Industry and Regulatory Changes in Offshore Operations

On May 13, 2016, the offshore oil and gas industry received an important safety update from the U.S.

General Quality/Compliance Supply Chain Thought Leadership

May 23, 2016

Strategies for Successful SIS Valve Diagnostic Implementation
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Strategies for Successful SIS Valve Diagnostic Implementation

End users and contractors alike strive to design and operate plants with maximum plant safety and efficient production, and safety instrumented system may be required to reduce risk to an acceptable level.

Automation General

May 16, 2016

Cyber-Update: Attacks on Utilities and Manufacturers
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Cyber-Update: Attacks on Utilities and Manufacturers

The Winter 2016 issue of VALVE Magazine featured an article in which the very real threat posed by cyber criminals to infrastructure security was discussed.

General Manufacturing

May 9, 2016

Five Solutions to the Skills Gap
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Five Solutions to the Skills Gap

“Over the next decade, nearly three and a half million manufacturing jobs will likely need to be filled, and the skills gap is expected to result in 2 million of those jobs going unfilled.” That is the conclusion of a recent report commissioned by The Manufacturing Institute.

General Thought Leadership Workforce Development

May 3, 2016

The ASME Code Process for a Code Case: Non-Traditional Manufacturing Methods/Materials
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The ASME Code Process for a Code Case: Non-Traditional Manufacturing Methods/Materials

What are ASME Code Cases and how do I get one?

General Quality/Compliance

April 25, 2016

Food and Beverage Processing
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Food and Beverage Processing

When wandering the grocery store aisles, it’s easy to forget that for every colorful package that sits on the shelves, myriad processes go into preparing the foods inside.

General Thought Leadership

April 19, 2016

Gasket Performance Standards and Application Toward Fugitive Emissions Reductions
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Gasket Performance Standards and Application Toward Fugitive Emissions Reductions

Most engineers, technical personnel and installation professionals involved with valve design and installation will inevitably need to consider a stationary seal at some point in their career.

General Quality/Compliance

April 18, 2016

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