It was record attendance at this year’s Market Outlook Workshop with more than 125 people from both VMA and the Hydraulic Institute gathered at the historic Langham Hotel in Boston.
August 18, 2014
In the U.S., regulations governing lead content of the components of potable water systems have seen considerable changes as safety restrictions tighten.
August 11, 2014
The valve landscape has changed over the past few decades—instead of über-high volumes of simple valves, many buyers and makers of valves are increasingly aiming for low-to-medium volumes of complex, high-precision valves made from exotic materials.
August 4, 2014
The topic of controlling or monitoring fugitive emissions is an ever-present discussion in the valve community.
August 4, 2014
The use of automated valves has increased continuously as the global demand for industrial and municipal infrastructure has grown around the world.
July 28, 2014
All of industry relies on properly working equipment and well-trained staff to operate and maintain their facilities.
July 21, 2014
While much of the hope for America’s energy future rests in advances in unconventional oil and gas production, a revolution in green technology is also helping to pave the way to energy independence.
July 14, 2014
The conventional perception of a motorized valve is one of a large isolating valve with a heavy-duty valve actuator, usually powered by a three-phase electrical supply.
July 8, 2014
Today’s petrochemical and process industries increasingly depend on higher levels of automation, which in turn require enhanced monitoring and control of valve position and operational readiness.
July 8, 2014
Seismic vibrator trucks (aka “thumper trucks”) send shockwaves deep into the earth’s subsurface to locate untapped hydrocarbon reserves for the oil & gas industry.
July 7, 2014
In deeply conservative industries, the introduction of new products or technology is subject to a particular circular logic.
June 30, 2014
While the American Petroleum Institute (API) and other organizations published a variety of valve standards covering gate, ball, check, butterfly and plug valves for decades, the first for globe valves came out in 2013.
June 24, 2014
