The American Society of Mechanical
Engineers
— An Overview —
June Ling
ASME Associate Executive Director
Codes and Standards
ASTM International – Russian Federal Agency on Technical
Regulations and Metrology Workshop
6-8 May 2008
ASME’s Vision
To be the premier organization
for promoting the art, science and practice
of mechanical and multidisciplinary
engineering and allied sciences
to our diverse communities
throughout the world.
Purpose of ASME
Offices:
New York
D.C.
Promote the art, science and practice of
mechanical and multidisciplinary
engineering and allied sciences to diverse
communities throughout the world
Atlanta
Houston
Brussels
Beijing
New Delhi
• original research
• engineering education
• engineering standards
• information exchange
• cooperation with
other societies
• high level of
ethical practice
At a Glance
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127,000 members
220 sections
510 student sections
138 countries
34 technical divisions
215+ Communities of
Practice
• 500 standards, used in more
than 100 countries
• 4,000 individuals in 700
committees involved in
standards development
• Digital library with 21
journals, more than 100
conference proceedings,
and ASME Press e-books
ASME
Competitions and Challenges
Journals
Publications
Conferences
Short courses and Webinars
Training programs
Codes and Standards
Advocacy
ASME’s
strategic focus
has five key
directions:
 industry
 government
 early career engineers
 global leadership
 new markets
Key
Initiatives
 Consortium for Standards and Conformity
Assessment
 ASME Standards Technology LLC
 ASME Innovative Technologies LLC
 ASME Asia Pacific LLC
 Center for Engineering Entrepreneurship
and Innovation
 Young Engineers Initiative
ASME Strengths
• Core assets —
knowledge, community, advocacy
• Responsive to
– member/customer needs
– rapid technological changes
– life challenges
• Codes and Standards (including conformity
assessment)
ASME Codes and Standards
MISSION
Develop the best, most applicable codes,
standards, and conformity assessment
programs in the world for the benefit of
humanity.
Involve the best and the brightest people
from all around the world to develop,
maintain, and promote the use of these
ASME products and services world about.
ASME Codes and Standards
How we do it
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3 8 0 0 Volunteers
7 0 0 Com m ittees
6 7 Staff
3 1 Contracted Conform ity
Assessm ent Aud itors
• 8 5 Certif ie d BPV Team
Lead ers
ASME Codes and Standards
• First Stand ard Issued 1 8 8 4
• 5 0 0 Stand ard s
• Betw een 7 5 -1 0 0 Issued Annually
• 1 2 Conform ity Assessm ent Prog ram s
‒ Pro d uct certif ic atio n
‒ Perso nnel certif ic atio n
‒ Manag em ent system certif ic atio n
‒ Accred itatio n
• Ad m inister over 4 0 U. S. Technical
Ad visory Group s to ISO
ASME Codes and Standards
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Autho rized Insp ectio n
Auto m o tive Lifting
Devices
Bo ilers
Chains
Co nveyo rs
Cranes and Ho ists
Draw ing s and Term ino lo g y
Elevato rs and Escalato rs
Fasteners
Flo w Measurem ent
Gaug es
Hig h Pressure System s
Manlifts
Metric System
Nuclear Po w er
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Op erato r Qualif ic atio n and
Certif ic atio n
Perfo rm ance Test Co d es
Pip ing
Plum b ing Pro d ucts
Pressure Vessels
Pum p s
Screw Thread s
Steel Stacks
Sto rag e Tanks
Surface Quality
To o ls
Turb ines
Valves, Fitting s, Flang es,
Gaskets
Consensus Process
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Openness
Transparency
Balance of Interest
Due Process
Consensus
Consistent with WTO TBT
principles for the development of
international standards
A Typical Path For Standards Approval
Review and Comment
by Interested Parties:
Standards Committee(s)
Subordinate Groups
Supervisory Board(s)
Public
No
ASME Mechanical
Engineering Magazine and ASME
Web Site Public Review
Project
Team
Consensus
Committee
Consensus Committee Approval
ANSI Standards Action
Public Review
No
Consensus
Achieved
and Public
Comments
Addressed
Yes
Supervisory Board
Review of Consensus
Committee Compliance
with Procedures
ANSI BSR Action
Yes
Standards
Action
Available
Adoption of ASME Standards
– U.S. State and Local Laws
– Canadian Provincial Laws
– U.S. Code of Federal Regulations
Coast Guard
Dept of Transportation
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Department of Defense
General Services Administration
Department of Energy
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
– Accepted in over 100 nations
– ASME certified manufacturers in 73 nations
International Participation
• ASME encourages international participation in
its standards development committees
– Individual Experts
– Delegate Program
– International Interest Review Group (Boiler and
Pressure Vessel)
• Incorporation of market and governmental
needs into ASME codes and standards
• International participation facilitated by use of
electronic tools (C&S Connect) in standards
development activity
Strengths of ASME System
• Attractive to industries and
governments
• Technical quality
• Involvement of all stakeholders
• Open and transparent consensus
process
• Safety and market driven
• Confidence in integrity of process and
infrastructure
ASME Codes and Standards
Development
• No funding by government
• Supported by revenue from C&S
sales and related programs
• Volunteer members not
compensated by ASME
What Will ASME Look
Like in the Future?
• ASME p rocesses easily integ rate
g eog rap hic variations ‒ lang uag e,
local content, etc.
• At the forefront of technolog ical
ad vances
• Closer technical alig nm ent w ith other
national cod es
• Stakehold ers involvem ent at its p eak
What Will ASME Look
Like in the Future?
• Market d riven p rod ucts and services
m eeting g overnm ents and ind ustries
need s
• ASME stand ard s ( e. g . p ressure
eq uip m ent and nuclear p ow er cod es) are
p rem ier technical stand ard s for
international trad e and reg ulatory
accep tance
• Accep ted as-is in m ost nations
• Accep ted as eq uivalent in others
• ASME conform ity assessm ent m arks
accep ted everyw here
Additional Information
For m ore inform ation on ASME
Cod es
and Stand ard s g o to:
http://www.asme.org/codes
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Project Initiation Notices
Pub lic Review Drafts
Com m ittee Charters
Proced ures and Guid es
Training Mod ules
Com m ittee Pag es
ASME
setting the standard …
… in engineering excellence
… in knowledge, community & advocacy