PIP - Process Industry Practices

Another spotlight on one of our amazing ‘Process Industry Practices (PIP) Endowed Presidential Scholarship’ recipient! 🌟

David Pate shares how this scholarship has helped him and an update on their career journey:

"Thank you Process Industry Practices! This scholarship has helped me pursue academic success without as many financial burdens. Thanks in part to this scholarship, I am able to focus on my studies and career while spending a considerable portion of my time serving and participating in my community."

"I am currently a junior mechanical engineering major at UT Austin and plan to pursue a career in the defense or energy industry."

Their dedication and hard work are truly making a difference! 💼✨

Celebrating our incredible ‘Process Industry Practices (PIP) Endowed Presidential Scholarship’ recipients! 🌟

Jenna Jaffray shares how the scholarship has made an impact on her and an update on her career journey📚✨ :

"This scholarship has made a huge difference for me, taking some of the stress off and letting me focus more on learning rather than the financial burden that can come with school. I'm so grateful for the honor of receiving the PIP Endowed Presidential scholarship!"

"This spring, I will be graduating with my BS in Mechanical Engineering and will be moving to Chicago to work for bp! There, I will be working at their Whiting Refinery as a Maintenance Engineer. I'm very excited to put my mechanical engineering skills to use!"

Celebrating Success! 🎉 Ayush Bhattacharya, one of our ‘Process Industry Practices (PIP) Endowed Presidential Scholarship’ recipients shares their journey and how the support shaped their career. Here’s what they had to say:

"This scholarship was a sign that all the hard work I put toward my goals was paying off in real time. That realization was extremely grounding and served as further motivation to give back to society and to keep pushing myself toward my goals."

"I am a BS/MS ECE student graduating this semester. I will work full-time in Dallas as a Data Scientist at Qorvo. I cannot underscore how much this scholarship helped me to be where I am today and I am forever grateful."

We’re so proud of their achievements!

We want to thank you for your continued support and collaboration with PIP. We wish you and your family a happy and joyful holiday season!

Please be informed that our staff will be on a holiday break from December 23rd to January 1st. Normal business operations will resume on January 2nd.

From all of us at PIP, happy holidays!

PIP Q4 meeting day 2!✅

PIP Q4 Meeting day one!✅🙌

Recently Published Practices:

PH414SD0E01 – Piping Material Specification 000BK0U01 Copper Tubing, C.A.-None, Nonflammable Medical Gas Systems, Mill ID Finish, Mill OD Finish, PTFE Seals/Seats, Brazed Joint Construction [Complete Revision]

PH414SD0E02 – Hygienic Process Tubing Material Specification 414SD0E02 316/316L Stainless Steel, C.A. - None, SF4 ID Finish, SF0 OD Finish, EPDM Seals Construction: Buttweld and Hygienic Clamped Unions [Complete Revision]

PH414SD0E03 – Hygienic Process Tubing Material Specification 414SD0E03 316/316L Stainless Steel, C.A. - None, SF4 ID Finish, SF0 OD Finish, PTFE Seals, Construction: Buttweld and Hygienic Clamped Unions [Complete Revision]

PH414SD0E04 – Hygienic Process Material Specification 414SD0E04 316/316L Stainless Steel, C.A. – None, SF4 ID Finish, SF0 OD Finish, PTFE and SS Blended Seals for Hygienic Construction Clamped/Joined Unions [Complete Revision]

PIP Practices are available through PIP membership or through one of our distributors:

Accuris: https://bit.ly/3iA77LY
Intertek Inform: https://bit.ly/3lhvboE

Recently Published Practices:

VEFTA100 – Tank Miscellaneous Details [Technical Revision]

This Practice provides fabrication and installation details for well pipes and other miscellaneous tank components. This Practice describes typical fabrication and installation requirements for well pipes, generally constructed of carbon steel, stainless steel, or aluminum components. These well pipes may be used for measuring levels and temperatures, for liquid inlet, for liquid pump-out, for recycle loops, and/or for content sampling in tanks. This Practice provides details for removable and nonremovable well pipe installations. This Practice also provides details for well pipe supports and other components. Unless otherwise noted, flanges refer to ASME B16.5.

PIP Practices are available through PIP membership or through one of our distributors:
Accuris: https://bit.ly/3iA77LY
Intertek Inform: https://bit.ly/3lhvboE

Recently Published Practices:

VECQ1001 – Pressure Vessel Shop Qualification Procedure [Reaffirmation]

This Practice describes procedures for shop qualification of manufacturers of shop-built pressure vessels, tanks, and heat exchangers in general accordance with the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section VIII, Division 1 or 2. This Practice may also be used to qualify shops in accordance with foreign or other US codes, but the references given in this Practice are intended for ASME Code construction. This Practice does not include qualification of field-erected tank manufacturers.

PIP Practices are available through PIP membership or through one of our distributors:

Accuris: https://bit.ly/3iA77LY

Intertek Inform: https://bit.ly/3lhvboE

Recently Published Practices:

PNFJ8000 – Jacketed Piping Fabrication and Installation Details [Complete Revision]

This Practice describes the requirements for the design, material selection, fabrication, installation, inspection, and testing of jacketed piping systems. This practice is not a substitute for competent engineering analysis and design based on specific requirements of each project. Engineering should work with an experienced jacketed piping vendor to validate proposed system design and fabrication details.

PIP Practices are available through PIP membership or through one of our distributors:

Accuris: https://bit.ly/3iA77LY
Intertek Inform: https://bit.ly/3lhvboE

Recently Published Practices:

PNSMV034 – Bronze and Iron Globe Valve Descriptions [Complete Revision]

This Practice provides the detailed purchase descriptions for bronze and iron globe valve tag numbers included in PIP Piping Material Specifications (PMSs). This Practice also provides a cross reference for bronze and iron globe valve tag numbers to applicable PIP PMSs. Procurement of valves shall include the detailed purchase descriptions given in this Practice, along with the requirements in PIP PNSM0110 and the purchase order.

PIP Practices are available through PIP membership or through one of our distributors:

Accuris: https://bit.ly/3iA77LY
Intertek Inform: https://bit.ly/3lhvboE

Congratulations to the companies recognized for their outstanding achievement in adopting PIP Practices! These organizations have demonstrated excellence by implementing a documented strategy, streamlined work processes, and designating internal champions to drive adoption.

S&B, Parsons Corporation, Burrow Global, LLC