API6D Valves Marking

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WORK INSTRUCTION
WI-5711-11 API6D Valve Marking
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Effective Date:

Prepared By:

Reviewed By:

Approved by:

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Purpose
(To establish a marking procedure for API 6D valves.) This procedures cover to the
quality requirements on marking of API6D valves.

2. Scope
This applies to all PT BMI manufactured API6D valves products both body and
nameplate.
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Responsibility
a) Marking Operator

Responsible for the preparation of the Marking Equipment and tools

needed.

Prepare the surface and thoroughly clean the parts to be mark.

Ensure that the marking details are complete.

b) Production Manager

Monitor the marking activity initiated by the operator.

c) QC Inspector

Verify and check the marking activity initiated by operator.

d) QA/QC Manager

Approved the markings base on the following standard (ASME 16.34 and
API6D)

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Marking Details:
4.1 Valves shall be mark in accordance with the requirements of table 7 of API6D 24th
Edition:

No.
1a
1b
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3

Marking
Manufacturers name
Trademark or mark (optional)
Pressure Class
Pressure temperature rating:

Location
On body and/or nameplate
On body and/or nameplate
On both body and/nameplate

a) Maximum operating pressure

at maximum operating
temperature and

On nameplate

b) Maximum operating pressure

at minimum operating
temperature
Face-to-face/end-to-end dimensions
Body/closure/end connection material

On nameplate
On both body/closure end connection and

designation ( see note: a and c below:)

nameplate: melt identification (e.g. cast or heat

material grade
Bonnet/cover materials designation

number) on body/closure end connection only

On bonnet/cover, melt identification(e.g. heat

(see note c:) material grade

Trim identification (see note b:)

number) on bonnet cover only

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material grade symbols indicating

material of stem and sealing faces of

On nameplate

closure members if different from that

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of body
Nominal Valve size

On both body and nameplate

a) full-opening valves: nominal valve

size
b) reduced-opening valves: shall be
mark as specified in 5.3 of API6D
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Ring joint groove number

SMYS(units) of valve ends, where

On valve flange OD
On Body weld ends

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12

applicable
Flow direction (for check valves only)
Seat sealing direction (valves with

On body
On body

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preferred direction only)

Seat Test per H.9,H.10, or H.11 for

On nameplate

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DBB,DIB-1, or DIB-2
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respective(where applicable)
QSL level: QSL-1,QSL-2,QSL-3 or

On nameplate

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16
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QSL-4 (where applicable)

Unique serial number
Date of manufacture(month and year)
6D or API 6D (Product specification

On both body and nameplate

On nameplate
On nameplate

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number)
Product specification number(if

On nameplate

applicable)
a. When body is manufactured from more than one type of material, both the body and endconnection material shall be identified.
b. MSS SP-25 gives guidance on marking
c. Where the grade and class does not uniquely identify the material specification, the material
specification, grade and class shall be marked. Example: A516-70

4.2

PT. BMI API6D Blank Nameplate

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PT. BMI API6D Sample Nameplate

Note:
Nameplate minimum letter size is 0.125in (3mm) on valves sizes NPS 2 (DN 50) and
larger. For all valves NPS 1.5 (DN 38) and smaller is 1.5mm.

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Procedure
5.1

Make sure that the marking machine and air compressor are both in good
running conditions.

5.2

Set up the marking equipment and input the marking details to the program
for both body and nameplate marks.

5.3

Securely fastened the work piece into the marking machines.

5.4

Prepared work piece shall be cleaned for good marking results.

6. Marking Inspection
6.1

(3)Each stage of marking process shall be checked frequently.

6.2

(1)Simulation of CNC program for both body and nameplate shall be done
prior to final markings.

6.3

(2)Marking dimension for body and nameplate shall be observed as per

marking standard.

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