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WHY YOU SHOULD LOOK FOR THE
API MONOGRAM AND
LICENSE NUMBER ON "API" PRODUCTS.
Manufacturers who want to apply the API
monogram on their equipment and materials must apply to API for a
license to do so. If API determines, through an on-site audit, that a
manufacturer has the capability to produce products that consistently
conform to API specifications, API shall license that manufacturer to
use the API monogram and their license number on specific products made
at specific locations. Although any manufacturer may claim that its
products meet API specifications without monogramming them, only
manufacturers with a license from API can apply the API monogram to
their products.
WHEN THE API
MONOGRAM, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE MANUFACTURER'S LICENSE NUMBER,
ACTUALLY APPEARS ON THE PRODUCT, IT CONSTITUTES A WARRANTY BY THE
LICENSED MANUFACTURER (LICENSEE) TO THE AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE AND
TO THE PURCHASER OF SUCH EQUIPMENT OR MATERIALS: THAT THE PRODUCT
COMPLIES IN EVERY DETAIL WITH THE APPLICABLE STANDARDS AND
SPECIFICATIONS. NO SUCH WARRANTY TO API EXISTS WHEN THE MONOGRAM DOES
NOT APPEAR.
API DOES NOT
RECOGNIZE CLAIMS ABOUT API-SPECIFIED PRODUCTS TO WHICH MANUFACTURERS DO
NOT APPLY THE MONOGRAM. USERS WHO WANT AN "API STANDARD PRODUCT" FROM AN
API LICENSED MANUFACTURER SHOULD REQUIRE IN THEIR PURCHASE ORDER THAT
THE MONOGRAM AND THE MANUFACTURER'S LICENSE NUMBER APPEAR ON THE PRODUCT
ITSELF.
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