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BS EN 12266 industrial valve testing

Shell, seat and endurance testing of gate, globe, ball, check and butterfly valves on rigs with calibrated pressure and flow instrumentation, reported for export tenders and third-party inspection.

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BS EN 12266

Pressure testing of industrial valves: shell strength, seat leakage, and (Part 2) supplementary tests such as endurance and torque.

Typical products. Industrial valves for oil and gas, power, water and process industries.

NABL accredited testing laboratory vide certificate no. TC-12060 (ISO/IEC 17025:2017). Lines below are in the scope of accreditation and are reported under the NABL symbol; tailored profiles and methods outside the scope can usually still be run and are reported as non-accredited.

In the accredited scope

BS EN 12266 — tests we are accredited for

TestStandard / methodAccredited range · products
Pneumatic testBSEN 12266-1Valves
Pneumatic testBSEN 12266-2Valves
Hydraulic TestBSEN 12266-1Valves
Hydraulic TestBSEN 12266-2Valves

Source: NABL scope of accreditation, certificate TC-12060 (PDF). Open in the explorer →

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