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Sponsored by ...
For more information click the logo or ipd@asa.net
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Meet Our IPD Sponsors
As a PVF person in a plumbing-dominated industry, do you sometimes feel you have to dig a little deeper, or climb a little higher to find the programs and services that speak directly to you in the industrial and mechanical PVF business?
In reality, you don’t. Take a breather and get to know ASA’s Industrial Piping Division (IPD).
The IPD knows that industrial and mechanical PVF is not the same business as plumbing. IPD knows your business involves different products, different pressures and temperatures, different applications, different customers and different ways of going to market. IPD is attuned to those differences and dedicated to specifics of the industrial PVF business.
This special interest group within the American Supply Association is comprised of ASA member firms whose business is predominately in the distribution or manufacture of industrial and mechanical pipe, valves, fittings and allied supplies. The IPD takes ASA’s four major values (networking, education, benchmarking, advocacy) and brings the focus onto the unique needs of industrial and mechanical PVF distributors and manufacturers through:
- Practical information to help you increase operational productivity and profits.
- Meetings and workshops that address the issues affecting your business.
- Opportunities to interact with suppliers and to network with fellow PVF colleagues from across the country.Information on the latest trends and issues, with a forum in which to discuss possible solutions.
Take a look at the 2007 ASA IPD Membership Roster to see which companies are taking advantage of all the benefits available through their membership.
Discover more about IPD at www.asa.net in the Special Interest Groups section. For information on joining IPD or ASA, please contact Amy Black at ablack@asa.net or 312-464-0090 x208. |
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DOT Gas Gathering Rule Seminar Slated
Natural gas producers and gatherers are facing a new regulatory environment, known as “The Gathering Rule." This rule (49 CFR Part 192, as published by the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration) brings a higher level of scrutiny and regulatory compliance to low-pressure gathering pipe throughout the U.S. The deadlines for complying with the rule are fast approaching, and
EMS Group
, recognized as a pipeline industry leader, will be hosting the second in a series of all-day seminars on this subject in Houston on September 18. Attendees will hear from industry leaders about key initiatives undertaken to achieve compliance. In addition, regulatory agency representatives will discuss the meaning of the Rule, its specific requirements and the compliance process. They also will review best practices for identifying gathering lines, preparing documentation, and reporting.
 Reports Record Quarterly Sales
Northwest Pipe Co.
reported the highest quarterly sales in its history. Sales for the second quarter of 2007 were $101.9 million compared to $77.9 million in the second quarter of 2006. Net income for the second quarter of 2007 was $5.7 million, compared to $7.3 million in the second quarter of 2006, which included a $7.7 million pre-tax, non-recurring gain on the sale of the Riverside property. Excluding the sale of the Riverside property, results were stronger in the second quarter of 2007 than in the second quarter of 2006. Read more
here.
Cameron Lands $100 Million Contract
Cameron has been awarded a contract worth approximately $100 million to provide equipment for Apache Energy Ltd.’s Van Gogh project offshore Western Australia. More about it here.
supplyFORCE Gets ISO 9001:2000 Certified
supplyFORCE, a provider of national MRO commodity management programs and procurement services, received ISO 9001:2000 certification on July 11, 2007
from SAI Global. This international standard promotes worldwide accepted quality management practices to ensure that certified companies can meet their customers’ requirements.
ITC Votes To Continue Chinese Welded Pipe Investigations
The U.S. International Trade Commission determined July 20 that there is a reasonable indication that a U.S. industry is materially injured or threatened with material injury by reason of imports of circular welded carbon-quality steel pipe from China that are allegedly sold in the United States at less than fair value.
As a result of the Commission's affirmative determinations, the U.S. Department of Commerce will continue to conduct its investigations of imports of this product from China, with its preliminary countervailing duty determination due on or about August 31, 2007, and its preliminary anti-dumping determination due on or about November 14, 2007. Click here for more details.
The Wages Of Sin
Tyco International reported a $3.55 billion loss for the third quarter as it pays for lawsuits and breakup costs tied to its convicted former CEO Dennis Kozlowski. Kozlowski was sentenced in 2005 to serve at least 8 years in prison and up to 25 years for stealing some $600 million from the company. Tyco's
flow control business found sales increasing 22% and operating income 43% for the period. |
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"Quality Fade" In China Goods Is Systemic
That's the opinion of a manufacturing consultant with 15 years of experience dealing with Chinese firms in this online article published under the auspices of the Wharton School of Business. |
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Double-length Pipe Is A Pain, Except ...
 Chicago's Porter Pipe & Supply Co.
devotes precious warehouse space to stocking 42' lengths of pipe. It's a pain in the anatomy to deal with from a trucking, handling and storage perspective. The only saving grace is contractor customers love it! Because it saves them much labor.
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Expand your horizons by visting this website
. It's where the editor of PVF e-News starts each day with a reminder that there are more grandiose things out there than you and me. |
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 Victaulic Introduces Next Generation of Couplings
Victaulic's Style 107 QuickVic rigid coupling are designed for joining 2-6"/50-150 mm standard roll grooved and cut grooved steel pipe without the need to disassemble the bolts. They feature a new proprietary Grade "EHP" high performance gasket material rated from -30F/-34C to +250F/121C. |
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Resilient Seated Butterfly Valves
 Assured Automation
announces its new line of Resilient Seated Butterfly Valves. The ST valves offer are available in sizes 2″ through 12″ with a pressure rating up to 225 PSI, and 14” thru 24” have a pressure rating up to 160 PSI. The Assured Automation ST Resilient Seated Butterfly Series Valves
are available in Wafer, Lug and Flanged type bodies. They are used in many industrial applications, including refineries, petrochemical, chemical process equipment, process control applications, water and waste applications and pipeline applications. |
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Now on CD
HIstory of Plumbing
PM magazine's wildly popular History of Plumbing Series is available on CD-ROM. Histor |
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