Procurement Guide
Industrial Valve RFQ Checklist for EPC and OEM Buyers
A practical list of the service, construction, inspection and document information needed for a technically useful valve quotation.
Product Guide
Trunnion vs Floating Ball Valve: How to Choose the Right Design
Technical comparison of trunnion mounted and floating ball valves. Pressure ratings, torque requirements, and application recommendations.
Technical Guide
Valve Material Selection for Corrosive and Severe Service
How to structure material selection around the medium, concentration, temperature, velocity, contaminants and project specification.
Quality Guide
How to Define an Inspection and Test Plan for Industrial Valves
A buyer-focused guide to inspection stages, hold points, witness points, acceptance criteria and manufacturing records.
Product Guide
Check Valve Selection Guide: Swing, Lift, Dual Plate, and Piston Types
How to select the right check valve for your application. Compare swing check, lift check, dual plate check, and piston check valves.
OEM / ODM
Building an OEM or Private-Label Valve Supply Program
The control points needed to make product identity, drawings, marking, inspection and change management repeatable.
Technical Guide
Abrasive Wear Velocity & Sealing Life in Triple-Offset Butterfly Valves
Direct comparison of Stellite 6 vs HVOF Tungsten Carbide hardfacing wear rates in catalyst slurry and particulate service under API 609 and ASME B16.34.
Technical Guide
Cryogenic Ball Valve Torque Sizing & Safety Factors at -196°C
Sizing actuators for LNG and liquid nitrogen service: accounting for 1.8x–2.5x cold torque increases, extended bonnets per BS 6364, and body cavity pressure relief.
Technical Guide
Valve Fugitive Emission Control: ISO 15848-1 Class AH/BH vs API 641
Engineering live-loaded packing systems, flexible graphite vs PTFE combinations, and helium sniffing/vacuum qualification for zero-emission compliance.
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| Selected industry updates the SMD engineering team monitors. Each row corresponds to a longer post on the news page; this table is a navigation aid for procurement and engineering readers. | |||
| Parameter | Value | Unit | Standard |
| ISO 15848-1 revision watch | Tracking Class A / B emission rate definitions and test envelope for soft-seated valves | 1 program | ISO 15848-1 |
| API 624 revision tracking | Fugitive emission test method for soft-seated quarter-turn valves, including Pre-Release methodology | 1 program | API 624 |
| NACE MR0175 / ISO 15156 | H2S partial pressure, temperature and material selection guidance for sour service | 1 program | NACE MR0175 |
| ASME B16.34 | Pressure–temperature rating reconciliation with material group / class changes | 1 program | ASME B16.34 |
| EN 10204 3.1 / 3.2 | Mill cert type selection guidance for EPC and OEM documentation packages | 1 program | EN 10204 |