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On this page we regularly inform you about new or revised testing standards, about new testing equipment, about expansions of our testing capacities or about personnel changes in our company.
September 2023
We are pleased to announce that on September 15, 2023, Yarmouth Research and Technology, LLC has joined forces with amtec North America, Inc.
After 30+ years, Matt Wasielewski decided to breathe some new life into YRT and expand on some of our offerings with amtec’s state of the art technology and testing equipment, as seen on their website, https://www.amtec-services.com.
The experienced and dedicated staff of YRT, including Molly, Dean, Matt, Drew and himself will continue to provide the excellent customer service right here in Maine. So while you may notice some changes in the future, our commitment to high quality testing services with the highest level of integrity that the Industry has relied upon for the past 30 years, will not change.
January 2016
With the release of API 624 in 2014, we are seeing an increase in testing of valves from around the globe. We have increased staff and equipment to expedite testing of all the required sizes. With the certification to API 624 for gate and globe valves being a requirement and not an option, the time is now to schedule your tests.
API 641 was released in 2016 and will be a common test for quarter-turn valves needing to meet Low-E requirements. The test consists of 3 thermal cycles to 500 °F (or lower depending upon valve ratings). Maximum allowed leakage is 100 ppmv with 0 allowable packing adjustments. This standard will start to make its way into design standards, like API 608, so will become mandatory for those products.
ISO 15848-1 and -2 standards released their 2nd editions in June of 2015. There have been some significant changes. CO1 endurance class has reduced the number of mechanical cycles to 210, and ppmv levels have been included for methane tests.
Even with oil prices being where they are, our API 6A PR2 and 16C testing services have been busy. New gate valves, chokes, actuators, and seal materials are being tested and existing products are expanding their temperature qualifications. 20,000 psig pressures can be achieved. Fugitive emission and fire testing of 6A and 16C products are becoming requirements by end-users.
Fire testing to all API standards (607, 6FA, 6FB, 6FD) and ISO 10497 can be performed at Yarmouth. Our reputation around the world for fire testing is unsurpassed.
We’ve recently added DIN pump seal testing to our repertoire. See our Packing Testing services for more information.
