LCC to spend millions for oil & gas program
Administrators at Laredo Community College (LCC) are looking into spending several million dollars to buy real-life equipment used in the industry in an attempt to give a more hands-on education.
Oil and gas may have slowed down in the last six months, but the director of the oil and gas program says the industry always needs highly skilled technicians.
Chesterton begins new corporate facility expansion
At the end of last month, the A.W. Chesterton Company broke ground on an extensive expansion project at its Groveland Massachusetts facility. The expansion will incorporate new corporate offices as well as a state of the art customer and employee training facility and large service center covering the New England area.
Rotork’s YTC positioners for tough applications
Process industries often depend on high performance valve actuation in harsh environments. Despite the difficult surroundings, process plants demand the latest technology, such as smart positioners, which allow technicians to use auto-calibration and simple diagnostics to commission and monitor their entire system at the push of a button.
New addition to Westbrook Manufacturing sales team
It has been announced that Mr. Matt Menard has joined the sales team of Westbrook and Flanges, Inc. His responsibilities will include working with outside sales and dealing with customer relations.
Menard joins the company with a well-rounded knowledge from his previous service at Powell Valves and Hackney Ladish.
Performance & validation at Valve World Americas Confer
The upcoming Valve World Americas Exhibition and Conference 2015 will be held from July 15th to July 16th, 2015 at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, Texas, U.S.A. There will be three workshops held consecutively from 10:30am to 12:00pm on July 15th.