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WEFTEC 2014: Bigger than Ever
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WEFTEC 2014: Bigger than Ever

The Water Environment Federation’s Annual Technical Exhibition and Conference (WEFTEC), the largest water event in North America, is expected to beat records for exhibits and session attendance that were set in 2013.

VMAnews Water/wastewater

September 16, 2014

Valve World Expo Opens Third Exhibit Hall
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Valve World Expo Opens Third Exhibit Hall

Valve World Expo, the 9th Biennial Valve World Conference & Exhibition, Dec. 2-4, 2014 in Düsseldorf, Germany, has grown significantly since the event moved to that location.

VMAnews

September 3, 2014

Ivan Velan: VMA’s New Leader Has Strong Family Roots
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Ivan Velan: VMA’s New Leader Has Strong Family Roots

The Valve Manufacturers Association welcomed its first chairman from a Canadian company when Ivan Velan, executive vice president, Velan, Montreal, Quebec, was sworn into office at the 75th annual meeting last fall.

VMAnews

April 21, 2014

Valve Shipments This Year Will Reach a 5-year High
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Valve Shipments This Year Will Reach a 5-year High

In 2014, the U.S. industrial valve industry will see the fifth straight year of increases in annual shipments.

VMAnews

February 19, 2014

VMA’s 75th Annual Meeting: Elections, Honors and Celebration
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VMA’s 75th Annual Meeting: Elections, Honors and Celebration

At its 75th Annual Meeting, held Oct. 3-5 at The Breakers in Palm Beach, FL, members of the Valve Manufacturers Association of America elected Ivan Velan, executive vice president of Velan to serve as 2013-14 chairman of the VMA Board of Directors, filling the slot held by 2012-13 chairman Mark Cordell of Cameron Valves & Measurement.

VMAnews

October 16, 2013

Valve Basics Online Training Program Set to Launch
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Valve Basics Online Training Program Set to Launch

Although VMA’s entry-level basics seminars have been extremely popular since introduced to the industry in 2009, the association has worked toward a broader way to reach people hungry for knowledge.

Education Leadership Valve Basics VMAnews Workforce Development

September 18, 2013

Valves & Actuators 101 Course Set for Valve World Americas Event
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Valves & Actuators 101 Course Set for Valve World Americas Event

The second Valve World Americas 2013 Expo & Conference begins at Houston’s George R.

Actuators Education Valve Basics VMAnews

May 27, 2013

Valve Industry Growth to Continue in 2013
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Valve Industry Growth to Continue in 2013

According to figures released by the Valve Manufacturers Association (VMA) as part of its annual market forecast, the U.S. industrial valve industry is expected to grow by 3% in 2013 with total shipments nearly $4.3 billion.

VMAnews

March 20, 2013

2013 Technical Seminar Highlights Power Industry Changes and Challenges
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2013 Technical Seminar Highlights Power Industry Changes and Challenges

While technological advances, like those developed for the fracing industry, have made possible many processes previously thought near impossible, there is still much work to be done by valve, actuator and control manufacturers and their suppliers to meet the continually changing needs of the power industry.

Actuators Education VMAnews

March 18, 2013

Distributors and Channel Partners: Completing the Valve Family Circle
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Distributors and Channel Partners: Completing the Valve Family Circle

After preliminary approval by the VMA Board in January 2013, the full membership of the Valve Manufacturers Association has overwhelmingly approved a change in the VMA Constitution to expand the associate member category to include distributors and channel partners serving the industrial valve, actuator and control industry.

Actuators Manufacturing VMAnews

March 6, 2013

VMA Leadership Forum: Fugitive Emissions, API Standards and More
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VMA Leadership Forum: Fugitive Emissions, API Standards and More

Each year the Valve Manufacturers Association hosts a meeting specifically for member companies’ top executives.

Leadership Quality/Compliance VMAnews

January 22, 2013

VMA Looks Back at 2012 and Forward to 2013
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VMA Looks Back at 2012 and Forward to 2013

Contrary to dire predictions, the end of the Mayan calendar signaled only the end of one cycle and the beginning of another, while the end of 2012 signaled the end of another banner year for the Valve Manufacturers Association and the beginning of an exciting 2013.

VMAnews

January 10, 2013

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