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The third staging of Valve World Americas Expo & Conference, recently held by KCI Publishing Corporation and Messe Düsseldorf North America in Houston, Texas at the George R. Brown Convention Center was a resounding success.

Located in the heart of the Expo floor, the Speakers’ Corner will host several presenters who will discuss a variety of topics affecting the Valve World today! The Speakers’ Corner will allow Expo visitors and exhibitors the opportunity to participate in the interactive.

On Tuesday, July 14th, 2015 from 9:00am to 5:00pm, one day prior to the start of Valve World Americas Expo & Conference 2015, Valve Manufacturers Association (VMA) will present Valves & Actuators 101.

L&T may be close to selling off its valves business for around $500 million with Finnish firm Metso and US-listed Pentair emerging as frontrunners to acquire the unit, according to sources aware of the negotiations.

Mr. Andrew Farnsworth has been selected as CIRCOR’s new Chief Human Resources Officer. He will be taking over from Ms. Joyce Jardin who announced her retirement earlier this year. “Andrew brings with him a wealth of experience within human resources.

On Thursday July 16th, the second morning of the Valve World Americas Conference, there will be three educational workshops held concurrently from 10:30am to noon. The third workshop will focus on casting specifications and quality for different services.

Wanner International, which has locations across the United States, has now added Hydra-Cell G25 and G35 pumps to its offerings of models available in 316L stainless steel. In order to meet clean-ability requirements these Hydra-Cell pumps have new manifolds with redesigned galleries that allow access for polishing to a certified surface finish.

Industrial Valve Sales & Service Inc. (IVS) is celebrating 40 years of service in the industrial community. It is one of the largest full service valves company in the southeast. In 1975, Don Williams and Jim Harrell recognized an opportunity to repair valves and other equipment in the industrial community.

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.

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.