Biotechnology / Pharmaceutical - ASME
ISPE's 1999 Pharmaceutical Engineering Article of the Year
Orbital Welding in Compliance with the New ASME Bioprocessing Equipment (BPE) 1997 Standard

By Barbara K. Henon, Ph.D.


This article discusses ASME's BPE-1997 Standard that relates directly to orbital welding of tubing which directly or indirectly comes into contact with the product. This includes weld criteria, weld documentation, inspection and qualification of welding procedures to the Standard.

The article also addressess other parts of the Standard such as material selection, surface finish of tubing, and dimensional tolerances of fittings to be installed by orbital welding.

Reprinted from Pharmaceutical Engineering, Jan/Feb 1999 -
Adapted from a presentation conducted at the Primer Simposium Internacional De Soldadura '98, in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, March 14, 1998

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