The International Stainless Steel Forum (ISSF) expects that stainless crude steel production in 2007 will be higher than the record-level of production in 2006, mostly driven by recovery from 2005

Curtiss-Wright Corp. has acquired certain assets and liabilities of Valve Systems and Controls (VSC) for approximately $75 million. VSC provides critical valve, automation, and controls solutions for all facets of

Flowserve Corp. announced that the company has entered into an employment extension agreement with its president and CEO, Lewis Kling. Under the extension, Kling has agreed to be available to

The Delta Distributors announced that Philip Knipper, a 30-year PVF industry professional, has been appointed president of this national consortium of PVF distributors. Knipper recently resigned as a senior manager

Tyco International Ltd. announced a number of operational leadership appointments in preparation for the company’s separation into three publicly traded companies. As a result of these changes, Patrick Decker has

Victaulic claims it has experienced a 47% drop in short-term disability hours for salaried employees since instituting The Wellness Program, designed for employees to keep fit while having fun. The

Industrial Info Resources (www.industrialinfo.com) is monitoring 584 future environmental compliance projects totaling $48 billion at U.S. coal-fired power plants with scheduled completion dates between 2007 and 2010. For 2007, environmental

The May 15 meeting drew a record crowd of 142 people, according to Don Caffee, secretary/treasurer of the PVF Roundtable. Don McNeeley provided information on the activities of private equity funding

Supply House Times has volunteered its organizational expertise in information technology to manage the Web site of the Houston-based PVF Roundtable. Since the transfer took place in June, www.pvf.org has

Cameron has elected John C. Bartos as vice president, development and technology, responsible for identifying and implementing new technology that supports Cameron’s company-wide engineering processes and product development initiatives. Bartos