Technical Publications and Standards Reference Materials
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QG-106, Personnel Performing Supervision of Weld Test Coupons (Procedure and Performance)
From: HSBDescription: In the ASME BPVC Section IX, a new opening paragraph was introduced to QG-106, defining requirements for personnel performing supervision of the welding of procedure and performance test coupons. ...
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ASME BPV Code Section I, PW-41.2.2, Single-Welded Butt Joints
From: HSBDescription: ASME BPV Code Section I, 2023 Edition, PW-41.2.2 requires that butt joints welded from one side only, described as single‐welded butt joints, shall have full penetration at the root of the weld. ...
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Evolution of Fitness-for-Service (FFS): From Safety Margins to Advanced Engineering Analysis
From: HSBDescription: The concept of Fitness-for-Service (FFS) has a rich historical progression that is intricately linked to the advancement of engineering principles and standards. It has evolved from essential safety ...
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UL Certification Vs. ETL Certification
From: Triad MagneticsDescription: What is the UL Standard? ...
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What Is IATF 16949:2016?
From: Triad MagneticsDescription: The Purpose of IATF 16949:2016 ...
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Smart Building Standards and Codes You Need to Know
From: Belden Inc.Description: Discover the smart building standards that guide installation, reduce downtime, ensure safety and support evolving tech in intelligent structures. ...
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Upcoming BICSI 004 Healthcare Standard Revisions
From: Belden Inc.Description: When it’s updated later this year, the BICSI 004 healthcare standard will be usable for all healthcare facilities, not just hospitals. ...
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Understanding A-No 1 Filler Metal Chemistry Requirements
From: HSBDescription: ER70S-6 electrodes are commonly used in welding applications requiring qualification to the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section IX. ASME Section IX uses the A-number to classify ferrous weld ...
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ASME Section III Executive Summary
From: HSBDescription: The Rules for Construction of Nuclear Facility Components, specifically Division 4, have been newly published to address fusion energy devices. These rules provide guidelines and requirements for ...
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ASME 2023 Code Updates and Changes
From: HSBDescription: The Codes and Standards technical staff of HSB announces the publication of the 2023 Edition ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code Synopsis. ASME publishes a new edition to the ASME Boiler and Pressure ...
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Fueling the Hydrogen Economy - Hydrogen Production
From: HSBDescription: Hydrogen (H2) has the potential to be a clean and renewable energy source that can help reduce dependence on fossil fuels. However, producing H2 on a large scale and developing the infrastructure ...
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Nuclear Fusion - The Future of Energy?
From: HSBDescription: Nuclear fusion has the potential to be a future source of energy because it offers several advantages over traditional nuclear fission and fossil fuels. Fusion is a process that generates energy by ...
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New Standard for Plug Contacts in High-Power Applications
Description: Technical requirements of the industry have not been met so far ...
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Nuclear Certificate Holder Scope Expansion for Metallic Division 5
From: HSBDescription: Many of the proposed advanced reactor designs operate at temperatures higher than that of the current global commercial fleet. ASME Section III, Division 1 establishes rules for components where ...
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Improving Project Documentation and Change Management
Description: The production of design and engineering documents for automation projects is expensive and time consuming, and the output quality can vary considerably, because often the processes are mostly manual. ...
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Discussion: Department of Transportation UN Portable Tank Services
From: HSBDescription: The information provided herein gives the reader a general outline of HSB’s authority provided by U.S. DOT and HSB’s approach to providing DOT UN Portable Tank / Intermodal Tank inspection ...
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What does REACh Mean for the Aerospace industry?
Description: What are REACh regulations? ...
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What's All the Buzz About Hydrogen!
From: HSBDescription: Anyone who is following climate change issues and the expansion of the use of renewable energy would have seen the subject hydrogen popping up all over the place. Just do a Google search using the ...
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An Inside Look at the Updated ANSI B11.19 Standard: Part 1
From: SICKDescription: The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) provides national standards to achieve the safety of people working with industrial equipment. The ANSI B11 Standards series provides details on ...
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An Inside Look at the Updated ANSI B11.19 Standard: Part 2
From: SICKDescription: Risk reduction measures for machine safeguarding should always be taken to achieve the safety of people working with industrial equipment. The latest version of the American National Standard ANSI ...
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Do You Have Confidence in Your Quality Inspections?
From: HSBDescription: High performance of equipment means complicated equipment. Add multiple production processes and global suppliers and it's a wonder anything can be built correctly. Margins are thin and unplanned ...
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To Stamp Or Not To Stamp? That Is The Question (Final Version 2019)
From: HSBDescription: Over the past two decades, global sourcing of pressure equipment for use in the oil and gas and other continuous process industries has increased exponentially. At the same time, pressure equipment ...
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Design of Lugs
From: IHS ESDUDescription: Designers of aerospace components such as lugs, tension clips, bath-tub fittings etc. are taking an increasingly pragmatic view of material selection. There is an increasing awareness that the ...
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ESDU Design Decision Support Tool
From: IHS ESDUDescription: ESDU provides validated engineering knowledge and best practices to help design engineers solve complex problems and create innovative products. Guided and approved by independent expert Committees, ...
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Jet Engine and Fan Noise
From: IHS ESDUDescription: The problems associated with the estimation of noise levels from jet engines are of particular concern to operators of jet-powered aircraft. There is a need to predict jet noise levels at many jet ...
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Transonic Aerodynamics by ESDU
From: IHS ESDUDescription: The information is concerned with the flow around aerofoils, wings, bodies and cowls at high subsonic, transonic and (in a few cases) low supersonic speeds. The transition from high subsonic to ...
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Compliance to 40th Harmonic Measurement Requirements in Recent 10 CFR 429 and 431 Revisions
From: Ohio Semitronics, Inc.Description: The Department of Energy (DoE) issued changes to the requirements for determining pump energy for equipment driven by electric motors (10 CFR 429 and 431). The DoE issued a Notice of Proposed ...
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The Glass Magazine
From: LANDDescription: Welcome to the first issue of AMETEK Land's new magazine for professionals working in the glass production industry. In this issue, you can discover more about AMETEK Land's products, the technology ...
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A more efficient way to understand worldwide metal standards
Description: Increasing demand for imported metals, varying attitudes to metal quality by country, new metal production techniques and keen competition are driving down metal prices. As a consequence, in some ...
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To Stamp Or Not To Stamp? That Is The Question
From: HSBDescription: Over the past two decades, global sourcing of pressure equipment for use in the oil and gas and other continuous process industries has increased exponentially. At the same time, pressure equipment ...
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ATEX Directive
From: Dataforth CorporationDescription: The Directive is commonly referred to as the 'ATEX' Directive ('Atmospheres EXplosibles'), but may also be called the ATEX Equipment Directive. The Directive applies to electrical and/or mechanical ...
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High-speed non-cryogenic cooled infrared sensors using carbon nanotubes
From: World Star TechDescription: High-speed non-cryogenic cooled infrared sensors using carbon nanotubes ...
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Single Molecule Study of Bacillus Thuringiensis Reveals Tetramerization
From: World Star TechDescription: Single molecule fluorescence study of the Bacillus thuringiensis toxin Cry1Aa reveals tetramerization ...
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Don't Lose Your Certification: Transition to ISO 14001:2015
From: HSBDescription: ISO 14001 is the international standard that specifies requirements for an effective Environmental Management System (EMS). It provides a framework that an organization can follow, rather than ...
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Transition to ISO 9001:2015
From: HSBDescription: ISO 9001 is a standard that sets out the requirement for a quality management system. It helps businesses and organizations to be more efficient and improve customer satisfaction. A new version of the ...
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Ultrasonic Examination in Lieu of Radiographic Examination for Sections I & VIII Division 1 & 2
From: HSBDescription: Ultrasonic Examination (UT) is a permitted volumetric examination method in lieu of the required Radiographic Examination (RT) of ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Sections I, VIII Division 1 and ...
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The Latest Developments in ASME Pressure Equipment Codes and Standards
From: HSBDescription: ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code gets updated every 2 years. This report will cover major developments in the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code from the 2013 & 2015 Editions as well as major ...
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HOW TO OBTAIN THE NATIONAL BOARD OF BOILER AND PRESSURE VESSEL INSPECTORS
From: HSBDescription: The "R" Stamp was originally developed by the National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors (National Board) for use in repairing and altering ASME Code stamped boiler and pressure vessels. ...
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The ASME Code Process for a Code Case: Non-traditional Manufacturing Methods/Materials
From: HSBDescription: This article will go through the 5 W's and 1 H - Who, What, Where, Why, When and How - of ASME Boiler & Pressure Vessel Code (B&PVC) code cases relative to valves and other pressure equipment. The ...
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New Legal Framework Pressure Equipment Directive (PED 2014/68/EU) Synopsis
From: HSBDescription: 2014/68/EU was published on June 27, 2014 in the European Union (EU) Official Journal approved by the European Parliament and of the Council of May 15, 2014 as a part of a larger initiative by the EU ...
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Distribution Automation and Smart Grids
Description: This paper represents the recent work of NEMA's Distribution Automation Section, which represents manufacturers of DA equipment and systems used to supervise, measure, monitor, and control electrical ...
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ASME Boiler & Pressure Vessel Code Synopsis: All Code Sections
From: HSBDescription: The 2015 Edition of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code was published on July 1, 2015, and includes revisions, additions and errata approved by the ASME B&PV Standards Committees in 2013 and ...
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ASME Boiler & Pressure Vessel Code Synopsis: Section I -- Power Boilers and Reference Code Sections II, V & IX
From: HSBDescription: The 2015 Edition of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code was published on July 1, 2015, and includes revisions, additions and errata approved by the ASME B&PV Standards Committees in 2013 and ...
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ASME Boiler & Pressure Vessel Code Synopsis: Section III & XI -- Nuclear
From: HSBDescription: The 2015 Edition of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code was published on July 1, 2015, and includes revisions, additions and errata approved by the ASME B&PV Standards Committees in 2013 and ...
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ASME Boiler & Pressure Vessel Code Synopsis: Section IV -- Heating Boilers and Reference Code Section II, V & IX
From: HSBDescription: The 2015 Edition of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code was published on July 1, 2015, and includes revisions, additions and errata approved by the ASME B&PV Standards Committees in 2013 and ...
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ASME Boiler & Pressure Vessel Code Synopsis: Section VIII, Divisions 1, 2, 3 -- Pressure Vessels and Reference Code Sections II, V & IX
From: HSBDescription: The 2015 Edition of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code was published on July 1, 2015, and includes revisions, additions and errata approved by the ASME B&PV Standards Committees in 2013 and ...
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ASME Boiler & Pressure Vessel Code Synopsis: Section XII -- Transport Tanks
From: HSBDescription: The 2015 Edition of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code was published on July 1, 2015, and includes revisions, additions and errata approved by the ASME B&PV Standards Committees in 2013 and ...
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Bath-tub Fittings Case Study
From: IHS ESDUDescription: Having one ESDU Data Item to redesign cracked bath-tub fittings cited in FAA directive "saves company over a million dollars" according to a senior engineer. ...
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Domestic energy fact file 2008
From: IHS BRE PressDescription: This BRE report updates the Domestic Energy Fact File 2003. It discusses domestic energy consumption, fuel prices and household energy expenditures, and fabric insulation improvements. ...
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BREEAM In-Use: Driving sustainability through existing buildings
From: IHS BRE PressDescription: This BRE (www.breeam.com) Briefing Paper provides an overview of the BREEAM In-Use Standard, why it was developed, the benefits it provides to buildings and stakeholders, and how the scheme operates. ...
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RECOMMENDED PRACTICES FOR HANDLING HYDROCHLORIC ACID IN TANK CARS
From: Chlorine Institute (CI)Description: This pamphlet provides guidelines, recommended practices and other useful information for the safe shipping (loading), handling and receiving (unloading) of hydrochloric acid in tank cars. It ...
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Preface
Description: PREFACE ISA's Independent Learning Modules This book is an Independent Learning Module (ILM) as developed and published by the Instrument Society of America (ISA). The ILMs are the principal ...
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About This Series
Description: This volume is part of the Practical Guide Series developed and published by the ISA, the International Society for Measurement and Control. The Practical Guides were conceived because of a shortage ...
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Preface
Description: In 1988 we published the book Automatic Tuning of PID Controllers, which summarized experiences gained in the development of an automatic tuner for a PID controller. The present book may be regarded ...