Manufacturers appear more optimistic about the overall economic outlook than about their own lines of business.

This giant elbow throne was created by Normandy Products Co.

The U.S. International Trade Commission determined by a 4-1 vote on May 10 there is not a reasonable indication that U.S. producers are materially injured by imports of oil country tubular goods from Austria.

Ultra-high purity piping producer Georg Fischer for receiving Intel's best quality supplier award in 2001.

The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) voted on April 8 that there is a reasonable indication a U.S. industry is materially injured by imports of non-malleable cast iron pipe fittings from China.

ASTM also announced the development of ASTM F 2138.

USFlow has reorganized its sales and marketing team into a North Region managed by Rick Waters, and a South Region managed by Rick Mousa.

Wheatland Tube Co. has selected Ryder System, Inc. to plan and manage Wheatland's shipments from manufacturing facilities.

Flomatic Valves of Glens Falls, NY, has promoted Nick Farrara to national sales manager.

Integrated supply got knocked out of the news by "hype over e-commerce," but it is one of the hottest things going in the industrial MRO market, according to Frank Lynn.