According to a recent communique from our highly valued contact, Mrs Lena Mikhailova, one of the oldest valve plants in Russia, the Blagoveschensk Valve Plant (BAZ), has passed the certification audit of compliance with API Q1/ISO 9001/TS 29001.
The audit at the BAZ plant, located in Ufa, Bashkortostan, Russia, was held by API specialists. Following the audit results, BAZ was authorised by the American Petroleum Institute to place the API Monogram on its products, which comply with API 6D.
The product profile incldues pipeline valves made of carbon, low-alloy and stainless steel with nominal bore diameter 50-600 mm and working pressures of 16-250 kgf/cm2.
BAZ is currently renovating and modernizing its mechanical equipment. The vacuum — moulding line, produced by the German company “Heinrich Wagner Sinto”, has been started and is successfully operated. The system STRATOCONCEPTION, produced by RP 21 in France, has been set for rapid prototyping and pattern equipment manufacturing. In addition, the multipurpose processing centers from TREVISAN, Italy, have been put into action for large-sized body work pieces machining.
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