An API 6D monogram can add value and provide customers with the assurance the product has met applicable industry requirements. The first steps toward obtaining a monogram license should include understanding the certification and monogram license requirements, estimating resource needs, costs, and a timeline for completing the monogram license process. This information and more are discussed in the API Q1 & API 6D Certification Workshop ...
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API 6A
API 6D Product Monogram License – What’s Required?
Inquiry: Hi, we want to start adding an API 6D monogram to our ball valves. Please let me know what is needed to get an API monogram and the estimated cost. Thanks. M.M.
Response: Thanks for contacting Aston Technical Consulting Services. It's important to know that the first step toward obtaining an API 6D product monogram license is to ensure your company has an established quality management system that meets API Q1 requirements. For ...
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Are Exclusions to ISO 9001:2015, Permitted?
Inquiry: Our organization provides mobile crane rental services. We recently received a request from a client to deliver a crane to their site location. This was the extent of the services provided to the client. Can we exclude ISO 9001:2015, subclause 8.3 requirements since no design and development was required?
Answer: Qasim, thanks for submitting this question. As you know, ISO 9001:2015, subclause 4.3, requires the organization to apply ...
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API 6A Monogram Restricts Remanufactured Equipment
Inquiry: My question is regarding application of the API monogram. Our company is an API 6A licensee. We manufacture valves and other related equipment at our facilities here in the USA and overseas. During a recent re-certification audit, the Auditor told us that we could not monogram valves if they had been disassembled and reassembled. These are new valves, so why is this even a concern, especially since the valves were ...
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API Q1, 9th Edition – Verification of Proprietary Product vs. Receiving Inspection
Muhammad I. asked the following question:
API Q1, 9th edition, clause 5.6.1.2, Section b) and Sub-section iii) requires the organization to verify that supplied product conform to stated requirements when limited by proprietary, legal and/or contractual arrangements.
How is this requirement different from - API Q1, 9th edition, clause 5.6.3, which states that “The organization shall ensure and provide evidence that purchased product and ...
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