Southern States Join Hydrogen Hub Chase
Edited by Margo Ellis, Former Editor, Valve Magazine
The governors said their advantages include pipelines, rail systems and an inland seaport system that run through all three states.
CASE STUDY: New Diaphragm Material Improves Reliability and Life of Steam Sterilizer
Edited by Margo Ellis, Former Editor, Valve Magazine
Steam sterilization is an essential procedure in medical, surgical and dental practices as part of their decontamination and sterilization process.
Energy Startup SPARKZ to Build West Virginia Battery Factory
Edited by Margo Ellis, Former Editor, Valve Magazine
The company will partner with the United Mine Workers of America to recruit and train dislocated miners to be the factory's first production workers.
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U.S. DOE Backs Lithium Battery Efforts
Edited by Margo Ellis, Former Editor, Valve Magazine
This workforce initiative is intended to boost the nation’s global competitiveness within battery manufacturing, while strengthening the domestic economy and clean energy supply chains.
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NAM's Q1 Outlook Survey Reveals Inflation, Hiring and Tax Concerns
Edited by Margo Ellis, Former Editor, Valve Magazine
While manufacturers remain mostly optimistic in their economic outlook (88.8%, up from 86.8% in Q4), the survey was conducted prior to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
SAMSON Develops High-pressure Top-entry Valve
Edited by Margo Ellis, Former Editor, Valve Magazine
As the demand for industrial gases increases, so does the size of production facilities to match this demand, increasing piping size and operating pressures result in more requirements for valve equipment.
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Flowserve DiamondBack Cavitation Solution Control Valves
Edited by Margo Ellis, Former Editor, Valve Magazine
Flowserve’s new DiamondBack trim offers control valve cavitation elimination with a focus on performance, efficiency and versatility.
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Hunt Valve Company Acquires Montreal Bronze Ltd.
The Quebec-based supplier, known to customers as MB, becomes a division of Hunt Valve Company and will be named MB Valve.
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EGC Releases Dynapak FE Fugitive Emissions Packing Set
Edited by Margo Ellis, Former Editor, Valve Magazine
EGC Engineered Solutions’ new product is an advanced, low-friction, reduced-torque fugitive emissions packing set.
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Baker Hughes Acquires Qi2 Elements
Edited by Margo Ellis, Former Editor, Valve Magazine
Qi2 Elements will extend Baker Hughes’ asset inspection technology offering across a wider range of critical customer equipment, including pipelines and storage tanks.
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VMA MEMBER NEWS
Strength Through Community and Collaboration
In the last issue, I reflected on the importance of agility in today’s business environment.
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VMA Works to Protect Member Interests with Capitol Hill Visits
Topics discussed include tax issues, PFAS regulations and consistency in trade policies.
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Meet the Chairman: Kirk Wilson
Wilson tells us about his goals for his tenure as chairman and what he thinks the biggest challenges and opportunities valve manufacturers and the industry are facing today.
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