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.
September 12, 2018
Risk management of a manufacturing process requires a deep dive into the functional safety, cybersecurity and alarm management lifecycles.
May 30, 2018
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.
April 11, 2018
A focus on having the proper specification, design and integration of final elements is key in the actuation of valves for the process industry.
February 14, 2018
From time to time, we re-publish well-received or particularly valuable articles that have previously run on VALVEMagazine.com so that those who might have missed them will be able to catch up on the best of the best.
November 6, 2017
Companies that repair, test, maintain or supply valves routinely receive inquiries from end users about safety-relief valves.
August 14, 2017
It takes much time and effort by many people to upgrade existing codes and standards, or to develop new ones.
August 2, 2017
Many people assume that a proof test of a safety function is 100% effective.
June 7, 2017
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.
May 2, 2017
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.
April 17, 2017
Q: How do the requirements in this International Organization for Standards (ISO) document differ from those in the previous version?
March 29, 2017
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.
March 27, 2017
