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An ITP (Inspection and Test Plan) is a project quality control document used to define inspection activities, test requirements, acceptance...

During valve procurement, factory acceptance testing, turnaround inspection, or pre-shipment review, the valve pressure test report is one of the...

Three DBB valve banks at one petrochemical plant failed to vent completely because the bleed connection was routed to a...

Selecting between cast and forged ball valves for offshore platforms involves trade-offs across weight, strength, cost, delivery time, maintainability, inspection...

A quality manager at a valve distribution company once told me something that stuck: “We don’t sell valves. We sell...

In 2017, a petrochemical plant in the Middle East ordered 300 valves for a new process unit. Gate, globe, check,...

Valve sizing for steam systems differs fundamentally from liquid service. Temperature is a primary factor that determines body pressure-temperature rating,...

Ball valves are widely used shut-off devices in oil and gas, petrochemical, chemical processing, water treatment, and industrial pipeline systems....

API 6D and API 6A are two valve-related standards that are often confused in oil and gas procurement. API 6D...