ANSI/ISA 5.1-2024: Instrumentation Symbols and Identification
In many industries, like oil and gas, engineers create a blueprint for equipment and control layout, which is called a Piping and Instrumentation Diagram (P&ID),…
Piping and Instrumentation Diagram (P&ID) – What Is It?
Any engineer most likely has come across the famous piping and instrumentation diagram. This specialized chart is critical for the engineering system’s design, which is…
MSS SP-99-2023: Instrument Valves
Whether employing the use of a needle-shaped plunger, a pivoting ball, or a rotating cylindrically tapered plug, instrument valves are abundant in industry to control…
Critical Factors for Selecting PVC Valves for Chemical Processing
Industrial valves are crucial components in most industrial processes. According to Allied Market Research, the demand for industrial valves is expected to grow considerably, reaching…
Butterfly Valves and the MSS SP-67-2022 Standard
Butterfly valves are specified in MSS SP-67-2022: Butterfly Valves. This standard is devoted to the dimensions, design, testing, and marking requirements for this widely used valve…
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…
High-Pressure Butterfly Valves and MSS SP-68-2017
Butterfly valves, having a flat disc rotate at a right angle for opening/closing operations over a stem, provide simple and effective means of isolating and…
Standard Terminology for Valves and Fittings
Standard terminology is useful for advancing and maintaining uniformity among different standards within the same industry. For example, with valves, the terminology of which is…
Air-Operated Pumps & ANSI/HI 10 Standards
What Are Air-Operated Pumps? An air-operated pump is a positive-displacement reciprocating pump used for the general transfer of liquids, and it is driven by means…