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• Four Identical Test Vessels Edwin Snowden & Co announce the completion of four test vessels for a specialist vacuum engineering company
• Large Vacuum Vessel Snowdens have recently completed a large vacuum vessel to be used for equipment testing
• Two New Chimneys Leaving Snowdens Snowdens are pleased to announce the delivery of two new 20m high stainless steel chimneys

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Accreditations

Below are a list of Accreditations that we currently hold:

 

ASME VIII
The American Society Of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) provides over 600 specific codes and standards for mechanical devices. The ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code (BPVC) is the largest standard and provides the necessary rules for the design, fabrication and inspection of boilers and pressure vessels in the industry and is reviewed every 3 years.

Edwin Snowden manufacture in accordance with Section VIII of the ASME BPVC Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code which focuses on Pressure Vessels. It applies to the materials and fabrication methods such as welding, forging, and brazing and covers specialised areas including design, fabrication, inspection, and testing methods.

 

CE Marking For Products In The European Economic Area (EEA)
CE Marking is a mandatory European marking for certain products who conform to the European Directives requirements and can be sold throughout the European Union without needing to be adapted or rechecked. CE Marking of conformity in the European Union is recognised in other countries such as Japan, USA, Canada Israel, New Zealand, and Australia.

 

PD 5500:2000 Specification for Unfired Fusion Welded Pressure Vessels
The PD 5500:2000 Specification covers the requirements for the design, manufacture, testing, inspection and verification of compliance for unfired fusion welded pressure vessels manufactured from carbon, ferritic alloy and austenitic steels, aluminium, copper and nickel used in a wide range of process and energy industry applications. 

The term 'pressure vessel' as used in this specification includes branches up to the point of connection to the connecting piping by bolting, screwing or welding, and supports, brackets or other attachments directly welded to the pressure containing shell. The term 'unfired' excludes vessels that are subject to direct generated heat or flame impingement from a fired process. It does not exclude vessels subject to electrical heating or heated process streams.

 

Pressure Equipment Directive 97/23/EC
The Pressure Equipment Directive (PED) was designed with the intention to allow member states of the European Union to to share the same laws pertaining to the design, manufacture, testing and conformity of pressure equipment and the assembly of pressure equipment. It covers the technical coverage for machinery, electrical equipment, medical devices, simple pressure vessels, gas appliances, etc.

Items such as vessels, pressurised storage containers, heat exchangers, steam generators, boilers, industrial piping, safety devices and pressure accessories are all directly affected by the Pressure Equipment Directive and that specified pressure and/or volume thresholds must be safe, cover the design, manufacture and testing, satisfy assessment procedures and carry the CE Marking and other information properly.

 

ISO 9001:2008 Standard - Date of Certification 04/12/2003, Re-issued 04/12/2010
The International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) provides a set of procedures that cover the key processes of businesses, monitors those processes to ensure they are effective, check the output of defects, regularly reviews quality systems for effectiveness and facilitates continual improvement. Being audited and certified with ISO 9001 means that formalised business processes are being applied.

Edwin Snowden is ISO 9001:2008 certified which covers the stainless steel and mild steel tank and vessel manufacture, boiler repairs and general fabrication. Edwin Snowdens' aim is to retain this certification by meeting the strict customer quality requirements and applicable regulatory requirements, while aiming to enhance customer satisfaction and achieve continual improvement of our performance and processes.