Newsletter No. 10

September 2016

Join ESA at the Valve World Expo&Conf

The 10th edition of Valve World Expo is now fully booked for anyone wishing to exhibit at the conference. Once again this event is proving incredibly popular and the ESA will be present along with a high number of ESA member companies. More >

September article in the Valve World magazine

The latest article written for Valve World was released in the September issue of the magazine. Jan Kasprzyk examined the durability of expanded graphite in high temperature applications. More >

13th European Fluid Machinery Congress getting closer

With one week to go, time is running out to join the 13th European Fluid Machinery Congress on 3-4 October. The Institution of Mechanical Engineers warmly invites the ESA members to join the Congress and has offered a discount for the ESA members. More >

Welcome to new ESA members: Temac and Fiber line

We would like to welcome two new organisations to the ESA, Temac and Fiber line. The growth of the ESA is positive news despite the difficult trading and we hope that they will benefit from being members and likewise we hope the ESA benefits from their contribution. More >

Technical Directors Updates

Starting in September 2016, we will be sending you regular updates from Technical Directors. Read updates for Divisions:

Elastomeric and Polymeric Seals, and Packings

Flange Gasket Division

Mechanical Seals

Standards & Legislation projects update
UBA - Material Guidelines for Products that come into contact with Drinking Water now in English
Discount on BPMA courses for ESA members
Elastomeric & Polymeric Seals Division News
Packings Division News
Latest digital communication channels statistics

Message from Mike Shorts, FSA President

There has been many things going on for me as FSA President since the last update, most of which are things happening in the background as I begin to wrap up my 2-year term coming due this October. As I reflect back on my term as FSA President, I am extremely happy to see how much positive change and forward movement the Association has made in the past 2 years and to be frank, I am not surprised. The current management staff, executive team, and Board of the FSA are a top-notch group with strong leadership skills, business knowledge, and desire to make the FSA the fluid sealing industry’s best trade association in the Americas. With such a group in place and with the next President coming on board, the FSA is poised to achieve their goals. More >

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Careers Development - Have your Say!

The first meeting of the Careers working group took place during the summer and you can see the first draft on the ESA website. The objective of the Careers programme is to attract new individuals to the Sealing Industry and keep experienced people within it, and to promote ESA Member Graduate Training programmes to universities. The ESA would now like to hear from any member that has a graduate training programme, small or large. More >

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