Thought Leadership

Key Distribution Trends for 2018
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Key Distribution Trends for 2018

As the new year matures, businesses have their 2018 marketing plans and budgets in place.

General Manufacturing Supply Chain Thought Leadership

January 24, 2018

Young Valve Professionals: Logan Moore
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Young Valve Professionals: Logan Moore

In 2014, VMA's leadership created the Valve Careers Initiative to inform and educate young people about the valve industry and its lucrative job opportunities.

Thought Leadership

January 8, 2018

VALVE Magazine: Readers’ Choice 2017
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VALVE Magazine: Readers’ Choice 2017

Happy New Year to our VALVE Magazine readers and contributors.

General Thought Leadership

January 2, 2018

Passivation and Pickling
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Passivation and Pickling

Q: I have customers that ask for their stainless-steel valves to be pickled and I have others who ask for them to be passivated.

General Thought Leadership

December 19, 2017

Educational Opportunities Abound at New VMA Knowledge Forum
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Educational Opportunities Abound at New VMA Knowledge Forum

From technical to manufacturing to human resources, attendees of the Valve Industry Knowledge Forum will benefit from the best of three different VMA meetings in one education-packed event open to the industry.

Thought Leadership Workforce Development

December 19, 2017

Construction and Mining: Is 2018 The Year for Growth?
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Construction and Mining: Is 2018 The Year for Growth?

While there is a degree of optimism in the mining industry that hasn’t been seen for some years, much uncertainty still exists in this sector.

General Manufacturing Thought Leadership

December 12, 2017

Process Instrumentation in Oil and Gas
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Process Instrumentation in Oil and Gas

Process instrumentation is an integral part of any process industry because it allows real time measurement and control of process variables such as levels, flow, pressure, temperature, pH and humidity.

General Thought Leadership Valves

December 7, 2017

Inspiration and Automation: Keys to Best-in-Class Operations
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Inspiration and Automation: Keys to Best-in-Class Operations

For the last several years, at industry gatherings of all kinds, the subject of automation is guaranteed to dominate the conversation.

Automation Manufacturing Thought Leadership

October 30, 2017

Adapt and Thrive, Say Annual Meeting Speakers
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Adapt and Thrive, Say Annual Meeting Speakers

The theme of adapting to change was set very early for the Valve Manufacturers Association (VMA) and Valve Repair Council (VRC) 79th Annual Meeting.

General MRO Thought Leadership

October 23, 2017

Is it Time to Toss Those Commissions?
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Is it Time to Toss Those Commissions?

It’s tough to pinpoint exactly what and when developments happened in the distribution industry prior to the internet, but based on conversations with past leaders, the commission model of selling started in the early 1960s.

Thought Leadership

October 11, 2017

Young Valve Professionals: Megan Johnston
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Young Valve Professionals: Megan Johnston

In 2014, VMA's leadership created the Valve Careers Initiative to inform and educate young people about the valve industry and its lucrative job opportunities.

Thought Leadership

October 4, 2017

Apprenticeships: A Long-Term Strategy for Developing Skilled Workers
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Apprenticeships: A Long-Term Strategy for Developing Skilled Workers

Most manufacturing and industrial companies agree that the search for talented young workers is a top priority today.

Leadership Thought Leadership

September 27, 2017

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