Extreme Valve Testing
Valves today face more challenging conditions from a wider range of applications.
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Evaluating Standard Class Valve Castings
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.
#ball-butterfly-plug #standards
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.
#standards #iiot #actuators
Welding Procedure
Q: I need to qualify a welding procedure specification per Section IX of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code.
#materials #standards #pressure-relief
Playing the Valve Standards Game
Although efforts have been made to coordinate U.S. standards with those of foreign standards-making bodies, surprisingly few standards have crossed borders intact.
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At VMA’s Technical Seminar, Dow's Bill Patrick Addresses Standards, Global Quality
Bill Patrick, global piping discipline technology leader for The Dow Chemical Company, addressed a group of nearly 100 valve manufacturers and end-users at VMA’s Technical Seminar in Charleston, SC, held March 5-6.
#VMAnews #standards #automation
PSV Inspection: Test Only, or Full Inspection and Overhaul?
In today’s ever-changing, fast-paced world, uptime is at a premium, while remaining in compliance with governmental and plant regulations is a requirement.
#maintenance-repair #standards
Portable Hardness Testers and NACE Sour Service Standards
Q: Are portable hardness testers adequate for verifying the hardness of parts for compliance to industry standards such as the NACE sour service standards?
#materials #standards #maintenance-repair
WCC and LCC Casting in ASME B16.34
Q: Why do WCC and LCC castings have different maximum allowable temperatures in ASME B16.34?
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New NACE Standard MR0103
Q: I've seen references to a new NACE standard, MR0103.
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