Zogby Talks Politics with VMA
John Zogby, one of America’s most respected and accomplished pollsters, spoke to members of the Valve Manufacturers Association at its 70th Annual Meeting in Tucson, AZ.
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Industry, Government Strike Back at Metal Thieves
The theft of valves for their scrap metal value that began several years ago continues, although law enforcement, legislatures and industry associations are increasingly recognizing the seriousness of the problem.
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Understanding Differential Pressure Flow Transmitters
A differential pressure flow measurement system consists of a differential pressure primary flow element and a differential pressure flow transmitter.
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2009 Market Outlook: Riding Out The Storm
The atmosphere at VMA's Annual Market Outlook Workshop, held Aug. 14-15 in Boston, was more somber than in years' past as attendees-primarily manufacturers of valves, actuators, controls and pumps-listened to speaker after speaker predict continued, even worsening, troubles in the economy, in the United States and around the world.
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First Lean & Green Summit Helps Advance Industrial Efficiencies and Sustainability
For what some people are saying is the first time, 鈥済reens鈥濃�攑ersons interested in greater movement to sustainable resources鈥攁nd 鈥渓eans鈥濃�攖hose interested in manufacturing improvements鈥攁re making a point of talking together and sharing ideas.
Feds Project Long-Term Energy Outlook
In its International Energy Outlook 2008 released in July, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) projects two very different futures for global energy markets.
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No Sign of a Rollback in Global Steel Prices
Don’t look for steel prices to drop anytime soon.
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Putting the 鈥淧鈥� in PVF
Of course, the “P” in PVF stands for pipe, those long round things with the hole down the middle!
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Water Hammer鈥擟heck It Out
Have you ever been in an area of the plant that had just shut down a pump, only to hear an explosive sound a few seconds later?
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Process Control Goes Green
Oil and natural gas operators can help reduce methane and other emissions—and increase revenue—by replacing traditional pneumatic devices with energy-responsible pneumatic pressure and level control devices.
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