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Find out why some 800 people have already attended a John Siegenthaler Webinar!
The latest design and control concepts
May 21 at 10 am PT | 1 pm ET
This Webinar is for heating professionals wanting to venture beyond solar water heating systems. It discusses several state-of- the-art approach to using solar energy for combined space and water heating. Such systems are popular in Europe, and will become increasingly sought after in North America. You'll see how to produce the systems your clients will soon be asking for.
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A Call To End Stainless Steel Surcharges
Economic logic just isn't there, say analysts from the British metals tracking firm MEPS.
Why do the US and EU stainless steelmakers need an alloy surcharge mechanism to set market prices? The answer is that they do not. More than half global output is sold using traditional buyer/seller negotiations to make settlements ... Copper tube and pipe mills in the West do not operate surcharges for their sales - neither do aluminium extrusion manufacturers.
Read more of this MEPS editorial. |
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ITT Industrial Process Names New President
Robert Pagano, Jr. has been appointed president of Industrial Process
, one of the ITT Corp. fluid businesses that manufacturers and markets industrial pumps, valves, monitoring and control systems, water treatment products, and aftermarket services globally under the Goulds Pumps, Fabri-Valve, PumpSmart, C'treat, and PRO Services brands. Pagano was most recently vice president of finance for ITT Corp. and also recently served as CFO for the Motion and Flow Control group.
Curtiss-Wright Appoints Head of Nuke Group
Curtiss-Wright Flow Control Co.
announced that Jim Leachman has been named senior vice president and general manager of its Nuclear Group. Leachman had been president of Enertech when that company was acquired by Curtiss-Wright in 1998. He retained that position until he became vice president and general manager of the Commercial Power & Services division of Curtiss-Wright Flow Control in 2005.
Wilson Opens New WV Location
Opened in response to the rapidly growing demands of the Appalachia Energy Market, the Wilson Jane Lew, WV branch will support southern and central Marcellus Shale drilling, pipeline and other energy customers.
Customers are invited to attend the Grand Opening Celebration on April 24.
Line Pipe Imports Rise Amid General Steel Decline
Overall steel import permit applications in March dropped 15% from the previous month, based on the Commerce Department's most recent Steel Import Monitoring and Analysis data, the American Iron and Steel Institute reported
. Bucking that trend was a large increases for imports of line pipe, up 32%.
Inform To Host Web Demo April 23
Inform
will be sponsoring a webinar on its system capabilities for PHCP distributors on Thursday, April 23, at 11:00 a.m. EST. The program will be repeated at the KBIS trade show in Atlanta April 30-May 3. The demonstration will focus on ways to reduce expenses and dramatically increase company profitability. To participate visit www.seeinform.com or call 1-877-599-4334. |
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Sourcing Comes Back Home
New research reveals a growing trend of North American manufacturers opting to bring once-outsourced functions closer to home to avoid hidden costs and complexities. |
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Look inside to see how much easier it can be to:
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*Do quick conversions with metric and other fast-lookup tables and charts
*Use tables presented with both customary and metric units
*Find all major manufacturers, suppliers, fabricators, installers, and testing companies at a glance for the part or system you need
*See illustrations of pipes, fittings, parts, and piping specialty items before you order
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*Discover innovations in products, applications, and procedures
*Find abbreviations, acronyms, terminology, professional organizations, computer programs, and so much more.
It's the one guide that puts all the practical answers close at hand. CLICK HERE for more info.
Visit AECStore.com to view over 800 resources for Industry Pros! |
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Tech Tip #20 by Gregg Marshall
To help you make the most of the Digital Age.
I have 13,102 Word, Excel, PowerPoint, text, etc. files at the time I'm writing this.
Fortunately I have a system for keeping them organized.
I know people who would have them all in their My Documents folder, or worse, on their Desktop. Imagine scrolling through 10,000+ files in a file open dialog!
When I was a rep, I had a folder for each factory we represented. I also had a folder for customers. Inside that folder I had a half dozen folders labeled A-F, G-J, K-N, O-R, S-T, U-Z. In those folders were folders for each customer. Then inside each factory or customer folder I had a folder for each year.
Now I have a folder for each client. And a folder for the company, one for my personal files, one for each of the various associations I am a member of. Again each folder had folders for each year. Then within the year I may have folders for major projects.
A friend started me creating a folder for each major meeting I was attending. In that folder I would put any agendas, background documents, etc., I receive before the meeting. After the meeting I put any notes, etc. It's a handy tool for people who attend a lot of meetings.
The key to your filing system is to have enough folders to keep any folder from getting too many files (more than say 100). But you don't want so many folders that you have to think about which folder a file should be saved in.
Gregg Marshall, CPMR, CSP, is president of Rep Connection Inc. He can be reached by e-mail at gmarshall@repconnection.com, or visit his LinkedIn profile at
http://www.linkedin.com/in/greggmarshall. |
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What's The Industry Buzzing About?
One way to tell is to visit the website of Supply House Times
. If you scroll to the bottom of the lead page, you will find lists of the "Most E-Mailed" and "Most Popular Articles" (as measured by visitations). This gives a pretty good feel for what industry citizens regard as important.
For example, as of Wednesday, April 7, these were the five "Most E-mailed" articles visited at the Supply House Times website.
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Discs For Grinding Stainless Steel
 The PLANTEX(R) COOL TOP(R) flap discs are composed of a high-tech compound that has been specifically developed for grinding stainless steel. Discs are available in diameters of 4", 4-1/2", 5" and 7" and in grits of 40 and 60. For complete information on PLANTEX COOL TOP Flap Discs visit
www.csunitec.com. |
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Liquid Level Switch For Extreme Temps
Emerson Process Management
has launched a new extreme temperature version of its Rosemount® 2130 vibrating fork liquid level switch, designed for use in extremes of temperature from -94 to +500°F ( -70 to + 260 °C). The new version has built-in fault monitoring / self-checking diagnostics, making it an ideal choice for a wide variety of challenging applications in the chemical, power generation and oil & gas industries. The new model is available with 316L stainless steel as standard or corrosion resistant alloy C wet side as well as a choice of aluminium or stainless steel housing options. |
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