The standardization of product identification that is underway in the industrial PVF market via the Common Industry Material Identification System is expanding into plumbing products such as PVC, CPVC, brass and copper fittings and flanges. Common codes for stud bolts and gaskets are also in development.
"We're taking care of the products that go under the counter and into the wall," said Joe Hitchman of Hitchman Consulting, who oversees the CIMIS database. "We expect to have this completed by the end of the first quarter."