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BPE-2002 vs 3-A

BPE-2002 vs 3-A

BPE-2002 vs 3-A

(OP)
Please help me understand which standard is most used in the pharmaceutical industry:  3-A or BPE-2002.

3-A was developed for fmilk and has been generally accepted by food/dairy/beverage.  Yes???

BPE-2002 developed by ASME for use in the biotech industry.  Yes???

What does the rest of th pharma industry use?  Anyone familiar with 3-A's push to get P3-A standards in place?

RE: BPE-2002 vs 3-A

I can only tell you that in my experience in pharma (final formulation and API for pharma), 3A standard is the most common widely used.

PR

RE: BPE-2002 vs 3-A

I personally have used the 2 sets of standards within my work. I find that that the BPE is most applicable for welding, piping, tank design and pumps. While the 3A standards are excellent for gasket and seal specification, heat exchangers etc.

Hope this helps.

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