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The inside scoop on valve casting, materials & testing
The Special Topic of the April 2018 issue of Valve World Americas, available now, is Maintenance & Materials and one of the articles in this section is a Q&A style interview from the technical team at Micromazza and Usimontec.
Interview with Rhinegeist Brewery Facilities and Maintenance Manager Justin Farmer
Justin Farmer has worked in food and beverage processing more than half his life. As a teenager, he learned from his father, who was a master electrician and an industrial maintenance manager and engineer. He started at the bottom, but quickly earned the experience and knowledge to work his way into a leadership role at Rhinegeist Brewery in Cincinnati, Ohio, where he is transforming the maintenance and reliability programs of the historic brewery. By Michelle Segrest
Safety is a Top Priority Philip Ovanessians, VP Americas Petroleum &...
Valve World Americas recently sat down for an informal lunch with Philip Ovanessians, who has twenty years of experience managing the supply of industrial components and equipment destined for capital projects.
Let’s Eliminate Valve Problems: An Interview with a Principal Piping Engineer
Valve World Americas recently met Mr. Tokujiro Shoji, Principal Piping Engineer, JGC Corporation to hear about the company's latest initiatives to eliminate valve problems.
Working Together for Success in a Global Company
Few people at Fluor have as much experience as Claire Dwyer, Piping Material Engineer. A Fluor veteran of twenty-nine years, Dwyer started her career as a Piping Material Engineer while still attending school in South Africa. Sarah Bradley, Editor-in-Chief of Valve World Americas, sat down with Claire to discuss the challenges of working for a global company.
Bringing an End User Perspective to an EPC Firm
An Interview with Glen Beal, Piping Engineering Section Manager
After spending 30 years working as an end user doing specifications and engineering focused work, Glen Beal took a change of direction and began working for EPC (Engineering, Procurement and Construction) companies.
Problem solving with hydraulic simulation models
An interview with Freese and Nichols Senior Hydraulics Engineer Tom Hill
Whether onsite with his hands on the equipment, or in front of his computer utilizing simulation software, Tom Hill has spent nearly the past four decades solving problems for his clients.
Building a Plant: Procurement in the O&G Industry
An interview with Andre Gafford, Sr. Partner, DeLeon Business Consulting Group
A repeat contributor to Valve World Americas, Andre has built a reputation for hard work, extensive know-how in the oil & gas (O&G) industry and a propensity for diversity.
Knowledge transfer essential after large projects
An Interview with Bhaskar Shitolé – Deputy Discipline Manager – Piping, Amec Foster Wheeler
Amec Foster Wheeler is a multinational consultancy, engineering and project management company headquartered in London, United Kingdom.
Doing valves right: with ExxonMobil’s Rudy Garza
Rudy Garza began his career with ExxonMobil (then Exxon) in 1990 as a facilities engineer. Twenty six years later, he’s still employed as a Sr.