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February 25,
2003
 Velan
has earned PED approval from TUV, a necessity for supplying
cast steel valves from Velan's Portugal manufacturing plant
for the demanding German market. Although Velan was among
the first valve manufacturers to be awarded approval of compliance
with European Directive 97/23/EC from Bureau Veritas, which
was meant to harmonize the technical requirements for pressure
vessels within the European Union, the approval is insufficient
for Germany where local regulations still prevail. In spite
of the valves in question being dimensionally in accordance
with API 600 and ASME B16.34, the German quality specifications
call for DIN and EN standards.
In this context, Velan Portugal went through a series of four
steps to achieve PED certification from TUV, including certification
of valve castings; DIN standard approval for valve designs;
and quality system certification to AD Merkblatt HP0 and PED
module B+D.
The TUV Type Approval certificate gives Velan an important
commercial advantage over many major valve manufacturers that
sell in the German market, and yet do not have such certification.
 TUV
- Module B: Gate Valves (1.9 MB)
TUV - Module B: Globe Valves (1.9
MB)
TUV - Module B: Check Valves (1.9
MB)
Click here for more information
about the PED, and Velan's relevant certificates.
Last Updated:
April 17, 2003 1:59 PM
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