Uniform Plumbing Code (IAPMO/ANSI UPC 1-2021)
If extraterrestrials landed on Earth, across homes, they would find furniture designed for similar purposes, lights in typical placements, an affinity for screens, and, of […]
Valves and Piping
Fitness-For-Service: API 579/ASME FFS-1-2021
What is Fitness-For-Service? Standards for pressurized equipment, such as those developed and published by the American Petroleum Institute (API) and the American Society of Mechanical […]
MSS SP-6-2021: Pipe Flanges, Standard Finishes for Contact Faces
Pipe flanges are integral for providing support, sealing and/or blocking of the flow of fluids, and allowing for the attachment of other items in a […]
Pipeline Personnel Qualification (ASME B31Q-2021)
For developing a Pipeline Personnel Qualification Program, professionals turn to ASME B31Q-2021: Pipeline Personnel Qualification. The Advantages of Pipelines for Hazardous Liquid Transport Several options […]
ASME B31.3-2020: Process Piping Code Changes
Process piping transports fluids in a range of locations—most notably, petroleum refineries, onshore and offshore petroleum and natural gas production facilities, food and beverage processing […]
AWWA C751-2019: Magnetic Inductive Flowmeters (Magmeters)
AWWA C751-2019 – Magnetic Inductive Flowmeters, an American National Standard, reviews magmeter principles. This technology is one of the latest additions to the water industry, […]
Identification of Piping Systems Through ASME A13.1-2020
By the 1920s, piping was essential for conveying fluids, and many large companies had developed their own color scheme for identifying piping systems and components. […]
ASME B31.1-2020: Power Piping Changes
What is Power Piping? Power piping, unsurprisingly, is found in electric power generating stations, such as industrial and institutional plants, geothermal heating systems, and central […]
ANSI/MSS SP-25-2018: Standard Marking System for Valves, Fittings, Flanges, and Unions
Connection. It is what human beings crave. For pipes, it is more than a desire. It is essential. Without connectors, pipes would struggle to transfer […]
ASME A112.18.1-2018: Plumbing Supply Fittings
ASME A112.18.1-2018/CSA B125.1-18: Plumbing Supply Fittings has been released. This binational standard, meaning that it was jointly developed and issued by the American Society of […]