A key distinction between the consumer world and the industrial world is the power the latter might have over a manufacturer. An individual is not typically able to impose on their favorite cellphone supplier additional requirements addressing design and materials; but this is something commonly done for industrial valves. The bigger the end user, the greater the power. So, it should come as no surprise that oil companies not only have this type of power, but also exercise it with gusto. In other words, oil companies developed distinct supplementary requirements to improve valve safety and reliability. Unfortunately, the wide variety in these requirements poses a fantastic burden on manufacturers, which must read, understand, and create internal workflows to all of them. That is the problem that the IOGP (International Association of Oil & Gas Producers) is trying to solve, publishing standards that are an amalgamation of the individual requirements. Read on to learn more about what is being done and how it is affecting the valve industry.
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