API's New Casting Quality Standards
The Valve Manufacturers Association held its annual Technical Seminar & Exhibits at the Hilton NASA Clear Lake in Houston, March 8-9.
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The Proposed MSS Standard for ‘Standard-Class’ Castings
The issue of “commercial” casting quality has been argued at length at meetings, seminars and after-hours watering holes.
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Are FE Standards Hot Air?
The Valve Manufacturers Association held its annual Technical Seminar & Exhibits at the Hilton NASA Clear Lake in Houston, March 8-9.
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Qualification Standards on Performance Type Testing
The Valve Manufacturers Association held its annual Technical Seminar & Exhibits at the Hilton NASA Clear Lake in Houston, March 8-9.
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NACE MR0103 Material Compliance
Q: I have a material certified to be compliant with NACE MR0175.
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Concentrated Solar Power Generation
As Germany shuts out nuclear, Japan deals with the backlash over Fukushima and North American governments institute environmental regulations that make coal-fired power generation more expensive, the appeal of exploiting natural alternative energy sources becomes even greater.
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Federal Regulation of Fracking Has Arrived
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) quietly announced last Wednesday (Nov. 23, 2012) that it would grant part of Earthjustice’s TSCA petition concerning chemical substances and mixtures used in the fracking process of oil and natural gas production.
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MSS Publishes Revised SP-55-2011, Approves SP-58-2009
The Manufacturers Standardization Society (MSS) announces that revised Standard Practice, SP-55-2011, Quality Standard for Steel Castings for Valves, Flanges, Fittings, and Other Piping Components - Visual Method for Evaluation of Surface Irregularities, has been has been published AND approved by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) as an American National Standard (ANS). They also approved Standard Practice, SP-58-2009, Pipe Hangers and Supports –Materials, Design, Manufacture, Selection, Application, and Installation.
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Addressing Welding Procedures Not Covered by ASME Section IX
Q: My customer has rejected my welding procedure specification (WPS) and has asked me to address items that are not required by ASME Section IX.
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SIL Made Simple
A good deal of misunderstanding exists about what an SIL is and how it is assigned.
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Extreme Valve Testing
Valves today face more challenging conditions from a wider range of applications.
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Evaluating Standard Class Valve Castings
By: Judy Tibbs, Editorial Consultant, VALVE Magazine
Why is there a need for a new casting standard?
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Rationalizing Valve Specifying Through Modern Data Methods
One of the presentations at the Aramco Services Company Technical Exchange Meeting in Houston in early May was entitled “Improving the Value Chain for Valves through Standardization of Metadata.” In it the presenters—Sharon Bickford, project manager at FIATECH; Ken Hamilton, project manager at PIP; Rick Hoenerhoff, associate director at PIP; and John Fish, who works in the area of customer relationships & quality assurance for Ford, Bacon, and Davis, LLC —pointed out that the process for managing valves on a project has not changed in 40 years.
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EMERSON: New Line Sizes for Fisher Control-Disk Valve
Emerson Process Management announces extended line sizes for the Fisher® Control-Disk™ valve, which is now available in sizes NPS 14 through 24 and ASME Class 150 & 300.
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ASTM A182
Q: In the last Materials Q&A column, you discussed using forged bar to make hubbed-flange components such as bonnets.
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VELAN: Forged Ball Valves
Specifically designed to serve the oilfield market, this powerhouse valve is available in 2000, 3000, or 6000 WOG rating.
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Renewable Energy Sources Rising: Beyond Fossil Fuels
Alternate and renewable energy sources, including wind, solar, biofuel, geothermal and others, have frequently made the headlines in recent years, driven partly by worries over imported oil and the need for national energy independence, but also by discussion of possible regulation concerning greenhouse gas emissions.
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ASTM-A105
Q: I have a material certification for bar material that indicates compliance with ASTM A105.
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Sorting Out Wireless Standards for Smart Valves and Actuators
Back in the ’90s Profibus and Foundation fieldbus competed to replace 4-20 mA communication for field devices like valves and process transmitters with all-digital systems.
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Welding Procedure
Q: I need to qualify a welding procedure specification per Section IX of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code.
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