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For the first time since 2009, U.S. industrial valve shipments are predicted to have almost no growth in 2016, according to the annual forecast of the Valve Manufacturers Association (VMA). VMA’s forecast indicates shipments will be up just $3 million over 2015 to be about $4.5 billion total. “Our industry crested in 2008 at about $4 billion before taking a tumble from the recession.
February 16, 2016
It’s hard to imagine an issue more front-and-center on most people’s minds today than cybersecurity—in particular, what will happen if the world’s infrastructure systems are attacked.
February 16, 2016
When the pressure inside equipment such as boilers or pressure vessels increases beyond a specified value, the excess pressure may result in a catastrophic failure.
February 2, 2016
Since August, 2015, when VMA’s 2016 Market Outlook event was held, there have been a few more bumps in the economic road for valve, actuator and control manufacturers, their suppliers, distributors and end users.
February 1, 2016
Offshore oil facilities come to the forefront of our thinking these days only when a catastrophic accident occurs aboard a platform or other facility.
January 19, 2016
It’s that time of year again, when we are treated to versions of the top 10 everything, from most-viewed cat videos on You Tube to the top 10 list of lists.
January 5, 2016
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.
January 5, 2016
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.
January 5, 2016
Millennials comprise the fastest growing segment of the workforce, and will soon overshadow the GenXers and Baby Boomers.
December 23, 2015
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.
December 21, 2015
Dr. Alan Beaulieu is a frequent presenter at VMA events, with an impressive record for accurately predicting economic developments.
December 16, 2015
From time to time, we will re-post particularly well-received articles that have previously run on VALVEMagazine.com so that those who might have missed them will be able to catch up on the best of the best.
December 6, 2015
