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PUBLISHER
William S. Sandler
ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER/
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Judy Tibbs
GARLOCK SEALING TECHNOLOGIES WINS TECHNOLOGY AWARD
The readers of Industrial Maintenance & Plant Operation (IMPO) magazine have selected Garlock
Sealing Technologies’ flange-free, anti-stick gasket coating for the publication’s first annual
“Top15 IMPOvation” product technology award. Featured in the September issue, winners of
the award were chosen from a field of 100 nominees.
IMPO’s coverage of the awards cited a maintenance engineer with a major chemical
processor who said of the product, “My guys hate scraping gaskets. A little piece of
something always gets stuck on the surface under the new gasket. This new technology allows
us to save manpower and create a stronger seal.”
MANAGING EDITOR
Genilee Parente
ASSISTANT EDITOR
Chris Guy
CONTRIBUTING EDITORS
Greg Johnson
Peter Cleaveland
ROTORK CVA RECEIVES 2009 FLOW CONTROL INNOVATION AWARD
The new Rotork all-electric, non-intrusive CVA control valve actuator has recently been
named as a winner of the 2009 Flow Control Innovation Award. The award program is an
annual competition sponsored by Flow Control magazine. It recognizes the year’s most
compelling advances in fluid handling technology.
ART DIRECTOR/
PRODUCTION MANAGER
Michelle Wandres
ADVERTISING DIRECTOR
Sue Partyke
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MARKET FOCUS: INDUSTRIAL VALVES
Each month the Valve Manufacturers Association polls its members on the effect of economic
conditions on their businesses. Here is a snapshot of what members (who make valves, actuators and controls) reported in VMA’s December
2009 poll:
Fewer reported a decrease in the amount of
shipments in December (compared to last year)
than in November, with 63% of manufacturers
(down from 80% in November) reporting
decreases.
Quarterly projections for manufacturers
have continued to level out with 31% projecting
volume to be the same as last year, down from
35% in November. The leveling effect is true for
the percentage of manufacturers who reported
that volume for the quarter would be below last
year with that percentage hovering between
55% and 56% for the past three months.
Manufacturers also noted a sharp decrease
in their estimate of business for 2009 as
opposed to 2008, with 88% expecting
decreases in December as opposed to 65%
in November.
Pessimism is still the prevailing theme; however, about 13% of members reported some
optimism about the future, the highest rate in
eight months.
Overall, It’s Not a Pretty Picture
CIRCULATION/SUBSCRIPTIONS
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80%
78.6%
Manufacturer’s Current Quarterly Shipment Projection Trends
70%
Greater than last year
Equal to last year Below last year
61.5%
61.9%
60%
55.0%
NEW PRODUCTS, MEDIA &
INDUSTRY NEWS
Chris Guy
phone: 540.785.8901
fax: 540.785.8903
email: cguy@vma.org
55.0%
56%
50%
40%
35.0%
31%
26.9% 30%
28.6%
ARTICLE SUBMISSIONS
VALVE MAGAZINE
welcomes articles, proposals,
manuscripts, photographs, and
ideas from our readers. For a
copy of the magazine’s Author’s
Guidelines, contact Judy Tibbs,
editor-in-chief, at jtibbs@vma.org
or call 540.785.8901.
25.0%
20%
20.0%
11.5% 10%
13%
9.5%
10.7%
10.0%
0%
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