Technical Insights

Notes from the Meritus procurement desk — sourcing, fabrication, inspection, and EPC workflow detail. Originally published on LinkedIn.

• A Procurement Desk in China for the Global Mining Industry: Eighteen Wear-and-Process Product Lines Now Live — 2026-06-20 · 3 min read
• Why IACS UR W7 Closes a Gap That EN 10204 Type 3.1 Leaves Open in Marine Steel — 2026-06-12 · 4 min read
• The Austenite Grain Size Requirement Most Offshore Wind Flange RFQs Omit — 2026-06-12 · 4 min read
• Your Chinese Supplier Confirmed Delivery. The Vessel Is Not Ready. Here Is Why. — 2026-06-09 · 3 min read
• One Heat-Number Cross-Check Stopped a Material Substitution on a SAG Mill Liner Batch — 2026-06-08 · 3 min read
• The Pressure Relief Valve Certificate Was Real. The Data On It Was Not. — 2026-06-07 · 3 min read
• The single most revealing question to ask a Chinese supplier before signing a PO — 2026-05-18 · 3 min read
• How China's used heavy equipment is powering growth across emerging markets — 2026-05-17 · 8 min read
• Five freight and customs traps on a first China shipment that catch experienced procurement teams — 2026-05-17 · 5 min read
• The supplier vetting steps you can complete in two working days before any PO with a Chinese manufacturer — 2026-05-16 · 5 min read
• Specification misinterpretation in China sourcing: ISO 2768, AWS A2.4, and ASME B46.1 gaps that quietly cost projects time — 2026-05-15 · 7 min read
• When the MTC said A333 Gr.6 and the spectrometer said A53 Gr.B: material traceability inside a Chinese supply chain — 2026-05-14 · 4 min read
• LNG Type C tank fabrication: six hold points we never skip — 2026-05-13 · 5 min read
• The four-hour RFQ triage window: how a serious China sourcing desk responds to a 12 heat exchanger enquiry — 2026-05-12 · 6 min read
• Wind tower flange procurement from China: the forging shop selection criteria most RFQs miss — 2026-05-11 · 6 min read
• UNI EN 13445, ASME VIII Div.1, EN 10204, and GB/T 150: cross-spec equivalence work for Italian EPC contractors sourcing from China — 2026-05-11 · 6 min read
• Aramco, ADNOC, QatarEnergy supplier document gaps when sourcing from China: three failure modes and the cross-spec equivalence work — 2026-05-10 · 6 min read
• Duplex stainless shaft cracking in RO high-pressure pumps: when the factory's theory was wrong — 2026-05-10 · 4 min read
• شراء المعدات الصناعية من الصين لمشاريع الخليج وشمال أفريقيا والشرق الأوسط — 2026-05-10 · 4 min read
• Marine FAT on a Chinese-built mooring winch: the four document checks we run before any test bench is loaded — 2026-05-09 · 5 min read
• Why the lowest-price Chinese offer costs EPCs more in 18 months — 2026-05-08 · 4 min read
• Le piège FIDIC + AFNOR quand on achète en Chine — 2026-05-08 · 4 min read
• ASME Section VIII U-stamp vs PED 2014/68/EU CE: the decision logic before you issue a Chinese fabricator enquiry — 2026-05-07 · 4 min read
• Mining conveyor belt cover thickness from China: DIN 22102, AS 1332, and GB/T 9770 translation gaps — 2026-05-06 · 5 min read
• Abastecimiento industrial desde China para proyectos en Latinoamérica y España — 2026-05-06 · 4 min read
• Approvisionner des équipements industriels en Chine pour des projets en Afrique francophone, en France et au Canada — 2026-05-06 · 4 min read
• Five red flags before you sign a PO for valves from a Chinese factory — 2026-05-05 · 4 min read