NACE
Since the National Association of Corrosion Engineers (NACE) MR0175 standard was upgraded to ISO status in December 2003, there has been some confusion about products and their compliance with NACE. Some manufacturers have played dumb by trying to ignore the standard; others have simply decided that they would not pursue activities related to NACE products; still others have only certified according to outdated versions of the standard or have used some clauses of the standard to supply products made from materials that in fact do not meet the requirements of NACE MR0175.
Parker, who has taken the issue of NACE compliance very seriously, has spent much of his time making sure that it is clear that not only is he aware of the consequences of the standard, but that what he brings to market for his customers is accurate and meets the criteria recommended by the Oil & Gas standard.
Instrumentation Products Division Europe engineers. attended a conference organized by the authors of the NACE MR0175/ ISO 15156 document and arranged for one of them to visit the Barnstaple manufacturing plant to discuss the implications and how, as a manufacturer of saleable goods, you can certify the materials used for NACE-compliant products.
Declaration of Conformity
- If the end user feels that stainless steel is the most appropriate material for a specific application, Parker compression fittings conforming to NACE standard MR0175 Table A.4 can be selected.
- “Refer to generic use” applies to cases where the standard does not define a specific table or set of requirements for the given application.
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Since the National Association of Corrosion Engineers (NACE) MR0175 standard was upgraded to ISO status in December 2003, there has been some confusion about products and their compliance with NACE. Some manufacturers have played dumb by trying to ignore the standard; others have simply decided that they would not pursue activities related to NACE products; still others have only certified according to outdated versions of the standard or have used some clauses of the standard to supply products made from materials that in fact do not meet the requirements of NACE MR0175.
Parker, who has taken the issue of NACE compliance very seriously, has spent much of his time making sure that it is clear that not only is he aware of the consequences of the standard, but that what he brings to market for his customers is accurate and meets the criteria recommended by the Oil & Gas standard.
Engineers from Instrumentation Products Division Europe attended a conference organized by the authors of NACE MR0175/ ISO 15156 and arranged for one of them to visit the Barnstaple manufacturing plant to discuss the implications and how, as a manufacturer of saleable goods, you can certify the materials used for NACE-compliant products.
Declaration of Conformity
If the end user feels that stainless steel is the most appropriate material for a specific application, Parker compression fittings conforming to NACE standard MR0175 Table A.4 can be selected.
“Refer to generic use” applies to cases where the standard does not define a specific table or set of requirements for the given application.
Article written by Clara Moyano, Innovation Engineer – Materials Science, Instrumentation Products Division, Europe
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