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Filling the Gap with Valve Basics Training

Filling the Gap with Valve Basics Training

Five years after the first Valve Basics Seminar was held, the course continues to attract a diverse array of young industry professionals from across the U.S. and Canada.

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November 12, 2014

VMA’s Annual Meeting: Elections, Awards and a New Initiative

VMA’s Annual Meeting: Elections, Awards and a New Initiative

Board members were elected, special members were recognized and a new career program was approved at the Valve Manufacturers Association’s 76th Annual Meeting Sept. 18-20 at the Ritz-Carlton Dove Mountain in Marana, AZ.

VMAnews

September 29, 2014

WEFTEC 2014: Bigger than Ever

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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September 18, 2013

Valves & Actuators 101 Course Set for Valve World Americas Event

Valves & Actuators 101 Course Set for Valve World Americas Event

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

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May 27, 2013

Fertilizer Plants Likely to be Delayed

Fertilizer Plants Likely to be Delayed

April’s explosion at a Texas fertilizer plant may result in delays of $22 billion worth of North American fertilizer production projects.

General

May 1, 2013

Oil spills bring added scrutiny to pipeline issues

Oil spills bring added scrutiny to pipeline issues

Hundreds of gallons of hydraulic fluid spilled from a Lansing power plant on Sunday, March 31, leaving a sheen on the Grand River running through Michigan.

General

April 5, 2013

Cooperation between groups helps set standards for shale gas development

Cooperation between groups helps set standards for shale gas development

In a departure from the often contentious positioning taken by energy firms involved in hydraulic fracturing and the environment groups normally opposed to fossil fuel development, agreement has been reached to create a mechanism to establish standards for shale gas development.

General Quality/Compliance

April 5, 2013

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