The Manufactures Standardization Society (MSS) announces that Standard Practice, SP-96-2011, Guidelines on Terminology for Valves and Fittings, has been approved by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) as an American National Standard (ANS).
This Standard Practice was originally published in 1986. Developed under the MSS Committee 302 (Marking and Terminology), it is a unique and established industry standard that lists and defines principle terminology and acronyms widely used to describe valves, fittings and related components. On 26 September 2014, ANSI granted final approval of MSS SP-96-2011 as the comprehensive ANS for valve and fittings terminology.
ANSI/MSS SP-96-2011 lists and defines principle terms and acronyms widely used to describe valves, fittings and related components. It is comprises separate sections that contain acronyms for organisations whose documents are applicable to valves and fittings, and a brief summary of the applicable area of interest; a glossary of terms used in valve and fittings specifications to describe design, operation and performance characteristics; and abbreviations commonly used in the valve and fittings industry.
The new ANSI-approved American National Standard edition, ANSI/MSS SP-96-2011, is now available; noting its content is substantively consistent with the superseded 2011 MSS-only edition. The comments received during the ANSI ballot and other new revisions will be considered by MSS Committee 302 during the 2016 revision cycle.