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Globe Valve RFQ Change Control: Keep Revision, Scope and Records Aligned
A buyer checklist for keeping globe-valve RFQ revisions, scope, supplier deviations and order-specific records aligned when a standards reference changes status.

XHVAL Adds API 600 Monogram License Alongside Existing API 6D Coverage
XHVAL has received API 600 Monogram license 600-0486 for bolted bonnet steel gate valves, complementing its existing API 6D license 6D-2185 for ball, check, gate and plug valves.

Double-Offset vs Triple-Offset Butterfly Valves: An RFQ Decision Guide
Compare double-offset and triple-offset butterfly valves by seat system, temperature, leakage, torque, fire-safe evidence and lifecycle cost before issuing an RFQ.

ISO 5210:2026: A Multi-Turn Actuator Interface Checklist for Gate and Globe Valve RFQs
A buyer-focused ISO 5210:2026 checklist for gate and globe valve actuator interfaces, torque and thrust data, package responsibility, testing and documents.

API RP 591 Seventh Edition: A Buyer’s Valve Qualification Checklist for 2026 RFQs
A buyer-focused API RP 591 Seventh Edition checklist covering manufacturing-facility scope, qualification evidence, ITP documents and post-award change control.

ISO 6002 Confirmed in 2026: A Gate Valve Replacement RFQ Checklist
A practical gate valve replacement RFQ checklist covering dimensional fit, materials, testing, documents and deviations after ISO 6002:2021 was confirmed in 2026.

API 603 10th Edition: A Corrosion-Resistant Gate Valve RFQ Checklist
A practical API 603 10th Edition RFQ checklist for corrosion-resistant gate valves, covering editions, service data, materials, testing, documents and deviations.

API 594 10th Edition Ballot: What Check Valve Buyers Should Put in the RFQ Now
A buyer-facing check valve RFQ guide for handling the API 594 10th-edition ballot, locking the published bid basis, dynamic service inputs, testing and change control.

API 6D Addendum 3 Cavity Relief: What Pipeline Valve Buyers Should Put in the RFQ
A practical buyer checklist for API 6D Addendum 3 cavity-relief requirements, covering trapped liquid, service conditions, relief direction, verification evidence, and supplier deviations before pipeline valve quote approval.

ASME B16.34-2025 Valve RFQ Reset: 6 Fields Buyers Should Reconfirm
A practical 2026 buyer guide to ASME B16.34-2025 valve RFQs, covering the edition, pressure-temperature rating, materials, NDE, testing, marking, documents, and supplier deviations before quote comparison.
