New Requirements for Actuator Sizing
After decades of confusion, the American Water Works Association has created new standards for actuator sizing that clear up some of the confusion and also provide guidance on where safety factors need to be applied.
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Welding Specifications Issues
Q: I need to qualify a welding procedure specification per the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code.
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Valves in Space
All of these valves need to be built to precise fits and finishes and to stringent performance requirements because “On a spacecraft, everything has got to work. If it breaks, you’re done.”
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Valve Standards: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
Valve standards are both the laws of the land and the roadmaps to be followed on the road to quality, especially for the oil and gas industry.
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Valve Basics New Format Offers Options
If there is one thing that those involved in developing and running the Valve Basics program have come to understand, it’s that the term “basics” means different things to different people.
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Standards Clarification: Pressure Rating Standards for Flanged Valves
In any industry, one of the most challenging tasks is keeping up to date and compliant with complicated and ever-changing sets of performance standards.
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Speakers Share Expertise at 2019 Knowledge Forum
Technology has been advancing at a pace that may be faster than our ability to protect it, according to Pat Toth, cybersecurity program manager with the Manufacturing Extension Partnership at National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Toth was keynote speaker at the second VMA Valve Industry Knowledge Forum, April 9-11 in Birmingham, AL.
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The Latest from ISA, ASME, API and MSS
At the recent Valve Industry Knowledge Forum, Stan Hale, senior director of Supply Chain, MRC Global, reported on the status of International Society of Automation’s (ISA) TR96.05.01, and Carlos Davila, PE, product manager—Americas for Crane ChemPharma & Energy, gave updates on several standards from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), American Petroleum Institute (API) and Manufacturer Standardization Society (MSS). Here are condensed reports based on their presentations.
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Are Valves from Low-Cost Countries Getting Better?
The last 25 years have seen standards created and implemented to increase the quality and repeatability of valves procured from low-cost manufacturing sources around the world.
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An Update on U.S. Valve-Related Standards
It takes much time and effort by many people to upgrade existing codes and standards, or to develop new ones.
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Design Considerations for High-Temperature Sealing
With growing pressure to combat fugitive emissions and meet strict industry regulations, understanding the latest sealing technologies and design considerations for component solutions in severe applications is becoming increasingly critical.
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Navigating the New Administration’s Impact on Manufacturing and Trade
In the Spring issue of VALVE Magazine, we reported on potential political and economic ramifications from the new administration’s stance on jobs, manufacturing, environmental regulations and trade.
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The New Version of NACE MR0103
Q: How do the requirements in this International Organization for Standards (ISO) document differ from those in the previous version?
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The Many Layers of Valve Qualification
While there has been much rhetoric from the new U.S. administration over the past two months about “deregulation,” Cameron’s Alberto Daglio pointed out in his presentation at VMA’s 2017 Technical Seminar there is much more to achieving approved status for valves than meeting governmental regulations.
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Misconceptions Regarding Control and Isolation Valve Standards
All on/off isolation valve standards are not created equal and cannot be applied unilaterally to all valves.
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Cast vs. Forged: The Ongoing Debate Takes a New Direction
In the valve industry, the cast versus forged debate has been around for many years.
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High-Pressure Test Enclosures for Valve Assemblies
As drilling operations explore ever greater depths and pressures, operating pressures for new valve assemblies are going beyond traditional limits.
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New Test Standards for Low-E Compliance
Creating practical, unified standards for qualifying and testing valves has been a constant struggle for the industry as it seeks to meet the fugitive emission requirements established by the U.S.
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Safety: It’s Not About Rules and Regulations
On Aug. 2, 2016, OSHA fines increased, but critics ask: Does this higher fine actually increase safety?
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New Test Stamp and More Updates on Pressure Vessel Codes
A new test organization program and stamp has been authorized by the National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors (NBBI), effective February 2016.
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