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Implementing the Fourth Industrial Revolution

Many names have been given to the current state of technology in manufacturing including the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) and Industry 4.0.
#iiot #automation

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Studying What Went Wrong

From time to time 名媛直播magazine.com will open up the archives and re-publish some of our most popular articles from years past.

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The Adventures of Duke Waters, Chapter 6

We continue the series written by John Ballun, president and CEO of Val-Matic Valve and Manufacturing Corp. and released in 2016 as a book dedicated to the mentors who saved him and others from making costly mistakes in the field.

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Heather Rhoderick Takes Over as VMA President

After an exhaustive search by the Executive Search Committee, Heather Rhoderick, CAE, was named president of the Valve Manufacturers Association (VMA). “I’m honored to join the team at VMA as their president.”
#VMAnews

Technical

Valve Standards: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow

Valve standards are both the laws of the land and the roadmaps to be followed on the road to quality, especially for the oil and gas industry.
#standards

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Emerson Users Exchange: Digital Transformation Ramps Up

Increasingly, the digital transformation of industry means safer, more efficient operation, increased production and improved quality.

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2020 Market Outlook: Doing Business in an Unpredictable World

Swinging market conditions, political tensions and trade battles were top-of-mind for the economists and industry experts speaking at this year’s VMA Market Outlook Workshop, Aug. 8-9, 2019 in San Diego.
#VMAnews

Manufacturing

Annual Meeting: Sandler Celebrated, New VMA Leaders Announced

Bill Sandler spent much of the 81st VMA/VRC annual meeting being surprised and honored for his 42 years of service to the association and the valve industry.
#maintenance-repair #VMAnews

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Online Marketplaces Moving into B2B

In business-to-business (B2B) sales and distribution, as in many parts of the economy, new technologies and new business models are shaking things up.

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Ten Years and Counting: VMA鈥檚 Valve Basics Celebrates the Power of Change

One of the founding members of VMA’s Education & Training (E&T) Committee, Ed Holtgraver (QTRCO), remembers the excitement created by the first Valve Basics Seminar held in Houston a decade ago.
#VMAnews #basics