Updated Piping Codes and Valve Standards
As with every intended use for valves, piping carries its own set of standards that valve companies and users need to understand.
#standards
Sustainability, Security and Standards for Our Industry
By: Heather Rhoderick, President, Valve Manufacturers Association
This spring, VMA convened members, nonmembers and the entire value chain in San Antonio at the VMA Valve Forum: Conference and Exhibits.
#standards
Biden-Harris Administration Proposes Strengthening Air Toxics Standards for Power Plants
The proposed rule is the most significant update since MATS was issued in 2012.
#standards
Leak Detection Solution Receives EPA Approval
The public-private partnership solution was developed collaboratively by Molex, the EPA and Flint Hills Resources to meet EPA Method 21 monitoring requirements.
#controls #standards
New EPA Proposal Would Strengthen Air Quality Standards
New limits suggested to further protect the public from harmful effects of soot.
#standards
API Publishes Two Updated Standards for Underground Natural Gas Storage
Standards pertain to underground salt caverns and depleted hydrocarbon and aquifer reservoirs.
#standards
Biden-Harris Administration Strengthens Proposal to Cut Methane Pollution
Goal is to protect communities, combat climate change and bolster American innovation.
#standards
Fugitive Emissions Standards for Valves
API, ISO and TA Luft all have their own set of standards to control emissions. What are the differences and how do they compare?
#standards
America Makes and ANSI to Develop Version 3 of Standardization Roadmap for Additive Manufacturing
New standards to be published June 2023.
#standards
Don Bowers Receives Distinguished Service Award from ASME
During the ASME Code meetings at the National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors (NBBI) campus, held Aug. 8-9, Don Bowers received the ASME Section IX Distinguished Service Award.
#maintenance-repair #pressure-relief #VMAnews
Curtiss-Wright is First-time Recipient of Specific ASME Certification
Edited by Margo Ellis, Former Editor, Valve Magazine
The company is the first organization to obtain this certification that allows it to design and fabricate metallic components for use in construction of high temperature reactors and their supporting systems, including advanced reactor and small module reactor designs.
#VMAnews #standards
Survey Reports Most Employees Want Stronger Data Protection Standards
Edited by Chris Pasion, Managing Editor, Modern Machine Shop | Production Machining
A survey conducted by TripWire polled 306 IT employees at both private companies and public agencies; the respondents worked within the federal government, manufacturing sectors and energy and technology industries.
#standards
Valve Packing Sealing for Emissions Service
Methane (CH4) is the second-largest greenhouse gas emitted in the United States. In 2019, CH4 accounted for approximately 10% of all U.S. greenhouse gas emissions from human activities. Methane's lifetime in the atmosphere is much shorter than carbon dioxide (CO2), however, it is significantly more efficient at trapping radiation.
#standards
MSS revises standards SP-6 and SP-129
Edited by Margo Ellis, Former Editor, Valve Magazine
The Manufacturers Standardization Society (MSS) of the Valve and Fittings Industry has revised and published standards SP-6 and SP-129, announced in two press releases on Sept. 30.
#standards
What’s Your Temperature?
For decades, valve manufacturers have provided the maximum recommended working pressures and temperatures for their products, based on the materials used in the pressure-containing parts.
#standards #pressure-relief #materials
MSS Publishes Revised and New Industry Standards
The Manufacturers Standardization Society (MSS) of the Valve and Fittings Industry is excited to announce publication of the new Standard Practice SP-158-2021, Supplemental High-Pressure Gas Test Procedures for Valves.
#standards #pressure-relief
The Next Step in Functional Safety
The primary goal of functional safety is to prevent accidents.
#maintenance-repair #components #standards
Creating a Standard for Severe Service Valves
Severe service valves are offered in several standard designs, including non-return, isolation and control types.
#standards #gate-globe-check #maintenance-repair
Standards for Actuator/Gearbox Flanges
“Many variations in valve and actuator dimensions and characteristics have come into play especially now that we have worldwide vendors,” said Paul Souza, training manager at AUMA Actuators in a presentation at the Valve Manufacturers Association Virtual Valve Forum in November 2020.
#VMAnews #standards #actuators
An Overview of ASME B16.34-2017
The content of American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Standard B16.34 is essential to those who deal with flanged, threaded and welded-end valves.
#standards