API Spec 6D Training on Valves (Instructor-Led Course)
Mar 23, 2026 - Mar 26, 2026.
Last day to register: Mar 18, 2026.
Eastern Standard, English.
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API Spec 6A, 21st Edition: Training on Design, Materials, and Quality Control (Instructor-Led Course)
May 11, 2026 - May 13, 2026.
Last day to register: May 8, 2026.
China Standard, English.
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API Spec 6A, 21st Edition: Training on Design, Materials, and Quality Control (Instructor-Led Course)
May 11, 2026 - May 13, 2026.
Last day to register: May 8, 2026.
Eastern Standard, English.
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API Spec 6A Training on Design, Materials, and Quality.
Course Highlights
This course contains modules that cover these key areas:
- Application and performance
- Quality Control Requirements - General
- Quality Requirements for:
- Design of API 6A Equipment - General
- Material - General
- Material of Body, Bonnets, and Outlet connectors and their Quality Control Requirements
- Material for Other Components and Equipment: Stems, Valve Bore Sealing Mechanism and Choke trim; Assembled equipment and their Quality Control Requirements
- Material for Ring Gasket, Non integral metals seals and Nonmetallic seals and their Quality Control Requirements
- Mandrel type and slip type Hangers and back pressure valve
- Bolting Material and their Quality control requirements
- QTC and Production Heat Treating Equipment
- Welding and Overlay and their Quality control requirements
- Factory Acceptance Test 10 - Quality Requirements for Marking, Storing and Shipping
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, learners will be able to:
- Understand the importance and history of the spec, the scope and to what is applicable
- Understand the Pressure rating, Temperature rating, Material Classes and PSL
- Consider the critical information and factors to be individuated and communicated when you need to purchase components and services according to API 6A
- Understand the General Requirements for Design of the main parts
- Define Material specification
- Define the main general quality control requirements
- Define the requirements for chemical, mechanical, hardness, dimensional, visual control, traceability and serialization, surface and volumetric NDE Define the requirements for chemical, mechanical, hardness, dimensional, visual control, documentation
- Individuate the quality requirements for each type of hangers
- Define the requirements for Bolting to be used into API 6A equipment
- Identify how to select ER and identify the main requirements for production HT Equipment (eg. TUS)
- Define the requirements for welding and overlay and the associated NDE
- Identify the FAT for the main Equipment, their duration and applicability based on the PSL
- Identify the General Marking requirements and how to find product specific requirements, be able to identify critical storing and shipping requirements
API Spec 6D Training on Valves.
Course Summary
This course has modules that cover:
- Valve types and definitions
- Design and dimensional controls
- Materials and bolting
- Welding and non-destructive examination (NDE)
- Quality control and factory acceptance testing (FAT)
- Marking, coating, preparation for shipment, and documentation
Course Outcomes
By the end of this course, learners will:
- Understand the change affecting the new API 6D 25th Edition.
- Understand the use of the API 6D 25th Edition.
- Clarify the necessary steps to update their design package.
- Apply the practical approach to update the Management System Documentation necessary to demonstrate the conformity to the Spec.
