Materials & Manufacturing

The design and manufacturing process of valves and actuators is instrumental in attaining and maintaining the desired quality of the product. We cover the foundry and casting sector and also more modern technologies, such as CNC machining and 3D or additive manufacturing.

PJ Valves launches PJ Piping in Houston

PJ Valves (PJV), the specialist manufacturer and supplier of valves to the global energy industry, has launched a new piping business, PJ Piping (PJP).

Metso signs deal with copper mine in Chile

Metso has won a significant deal to support the conversion of the largest open-pit copper mine in the world to a large-scale underground mining operation.

MAP 2016 event hits Houston November 9th – 10th

The Materials Technology Institute (MTI) in cooperation with KCI Publishing are organizing a two-day Conference devoted to the topic of 'Managing Aging Plants', from November 9th to 10th, 2016 at the George R.

Schroeder Valves introduces range of serial valves

Schroeder Valves expanded their portfolio by a serial version of their automatic recirculation valve: the range, named SmartLine, is available in five bypass flow-rate steps (five Cv-value stages) for each frame size.

Valve World Americas abstract deadline fast approaching

Valve World Americas Conference & Exhibition is now accepting paper abstracts for its 2017 event. If you are interested in presenting during the conference, please submit your abstract by August 31st, 2016 to the Conference Coordinator, Sarah Bradley, at

Managing Aging Plants registration now open!

Have you pre-registered for the upcoming Managing Aging Plants Conference and Exhibition? The upcoming event takes place on November 9th & 10th, 2016 at the George R.

Valve World Americas now accepting papers!

The biennial Valve World Americas Conference & Exhibition is now accepting paper abstracts for its 2017 event. The conference and exhibition is set to take place on June 20th and 21st, 2017 at the George R.

Managing Aging Plants USA 2016

Managing Aging Plants (MAP) USA 2016, will be held from November 9th to 10th, 2016 at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, Texas, USA.

Pemex refinery partially restarted in Mexico

Mexico's state-owned oil company Pemex recently announced that its Cadereyta refinery had partially restarted operations, allowing it to resume production.

Kelso’s new ERK for emergency tank car leaks

Kelso Technologies Inc., a British Columbia, Canada-based provider of tank car service equipment used in the safe handling and containment of hazardous materials during transport, recently reported that the company has successfully completed initial commercial testing of its new emergency response kit known as the Kelso ERK (ERK).