The Hydraulic Institute Standard 50.7, “Electronic Data Exchange for Pumps and Pump Packages” explains the Electronic Data Exchange (EDE) initiative of the Hydraulic Institute promoting a common standard for the digital exchange of technical data for pumping equipment. This document also provides guidance for implementing these requirements in software applications and for the successful deployment of Electronic Data Exchange within an enterprise and across various stakeholders in the design, purchase, manufacture, installation, operation and maintenance of pumps and pump packages. This standard is developed in collaboration with the FIATECH/AEX project and is endorsed by the API 610, 11th Edition / ISO 13709, 2nd Edition as well as the ANSI / ASME B73 Standards. This EDE standard is intended for use by business leaders, engineers, and information technologists at organizations involved in processing technical data for all types of pumping equipment. View the presentation An Overview of the HI EDE Standard.
Webinar - Introduction to Electronic Data Exchange - NEW!
This webinar contains a 20 minute presentation providing a high level overview of the HI EDE standard. The overview describes the fundamentals of electronic data exchange and XML technology. The major contributions of the HI are also described; including the pump data transaction, R/D/S data fields, data field definitions, applicable pump equipment technologies, and the different compliance levels one should consider when implementing EDE. Other industry participants such as FIATECH/AEX, the American Petroleum Institute (API), and ANSI/ASME are also described.
Introduction to Electronic Data Exchange
A committee with representatives from Hydraulic Institute Members, NIST, FIATECH, and industry pump users was formed to develop a Hydraulic Institute standard for electronic data exchange for the digital delivery of selected technical data between business partners of pumping equipment.
The scope of the committee's work includes:
Current Status (as of 3Q 2009)
The HI EDE Committee has completed the draft of the HI 50.7 standard. The current Table of Contents is available for review here.
The EDE committee has voted affirmatively to initiate the SVR (Standard Voting Representative) balloting process for the HI 50.7 standard. The standard will contain two components. These are:
1. The written standard HI 50.7
2. Appendix A that contains the HI transaction dataset of all EDE data elements. A cross-reference to API 610, 11th edition data elements is also included. This will be delivered as a set of digital files available for download. The SVR ballot process will occur between mid-September and mid-October 2009. Following this process, the remaining tasks will be to review feedback from the SVR process, release the Standard, provide HI Web Content to support implementations and then support new pump types.
If you would like further information about this standard contact EDE@Pumps.org.
See how this new standard can help your organization
Business Leaders / Managers; You will learn new and improved means of driving cost reductions and process efficiencies within your organizations. You can become a visionary and forward-thinking decision maker by reviewing and promoting adoption of this EDE standard within your organization.
Pump Specifiers; If your responsibility is to specify or purchase pumping equipment, you will be one of the primary users of systems that adopt the EDE Standard. Ensure that all of your pump technical data is efficiently transmitted in digital form between purchaser and supplier. If any of these requirements change, you can communicate these changes quickly and uniformly. Your bid evaluations will be simple and consistent with less possibility of error.
Pump Manufacturers and Distribution Channels: Those of you who apply, manufacture, sell, or distribute pumping equipment can communicate with your customers in new ways, quickly and error-free, using Electronic Data Exchange instead of paper forms or conventional data sheets. You are another group of primary users of the EDE Standard. EDE will save you time and reduce the amount of rework or rejected orders due to miscommunication or out-of-date order forms.
Information Technology (IT) Staff / IT System Implementation Specialists. For those of you who are responsible for Information Technology or System/Software Integration within your organization, you will ultimately be directly involved with implementing this standard into existing or emerging software systems. You will need to become familiar with the EDE Standard and maintain the affected systems during their life cycle.