asme and standards
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ASME AND STANDARDS &
CERTIFICATION MOVING FORWARD
Kenneth R. Balkey
2014 ASME Verification and Validation Symposium
May 7, 2014
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ASME Mission– To serve our diverse
global communities
– by advancing,
disseminating, and
applying engineering
knowledge
– for improving the quality
of life, and
– communicating the
excitement of
engineering
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ASME Vision– ASME will be the essential resource
– for mechanical engineers and other
technical professionals throughout
the world
– for solutions that benefit humankind
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Future of Engineering
• Challenge of complex
systems
• High-performance
expectations
• Global diversity
• Entrepreneurial and
independent work
environment
• Collaborative
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ASME’s Strategic Focus
Workforce Development
Global ImpactEnergy
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Global Realities
• 7 billion people need electricity and clean water — more
than half live in urban areas
• Cities are the growth engine of the future — complex
organic eco-systems requiring a more reliable energy
supply, effective water and waste management,
transportation, …
• Energy is the key to sustainable development
• Water is an energy-related challenge, affecting every
supply chain
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Emerging Energy Technologies
• Energy Assessments
• Hydrogen Infrastructure
• Shale Gas Extraction / Hydraulic Fracturing
• Concentrated Solar Power Plants
• Ultra-supercritical Boilers
• Nuclear Generation III+ and Small Modular Reactors
• Verification & Validation
• Plant Performance with Carbon Capture
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Making a Difference
Engineers —
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• Use resources wisely
• Make energy, manufacturing,
transportation, and sustainable
infrastructure development safer
• Advocate for and implement
response strategies
• Expand socio-political dialogue
• Build public trust in engineering solutions
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Engineering Workforce
• Global opportunities
• Knowledge gaps
• Diversity gaps
• Lifelong educational opportunities
• Licensing and accreditation
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Entrepreneurship and Innovation
• Innovation Showcase
►Competitiveness
►Access to resources
►Workforce pipeline
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www.EngineeringforChange.org
— make a difference in the world
• Global
• Open-source technology
• Quality-of-life challenges in underserved communities
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Outreach
• Team projects
• Competitions
• Hands-on learning
• Guidance/ curriculum materials
• Pre-college/ STEM education partnerships
• E-Week
ewb-usa.org
www.DiscoverE.org
www.usfirst.org
www.futurecity.org13
Getting Involved
• ECLIPSE
• ASME.org
• Social Media
• Inspire Innovation
Workshops
• Engineers Without
Borders – USA
• Online mentoring
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Students get involved!
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Humanitarian Projects
Competitions
E4C
Teamwork
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Where
Careers
Begin —
Competitions
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Human Powered Vehicle Competition
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Voice of the Profession
• Public Policy Agenda
• Position Statements
• Congress Briefings
and Testimony
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http://www.thetakeaway.org/series/
meeting-standard/
Meeting The Standard
• Standards and Technology
• Safety & Nuclear Power
• Securing Medical Devices
• Technology & Developing
World
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ASME
At a Glance• More than 130,000
members globally– Including >30,000 student
members
• More than 150 countries
• Headquarters in New York– offices Washington DC,
Houston and Atlanta, plus Brussels, Beijing and New Delhi
• >500 standards, used in more than 100 countries
• Digital library with journals, conference proceedings, and ASME Press e-books
• ASME.org
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ASME
Standards & Certification
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ASME S&C Today —
• 5,273 volunteers with growing number of committee members
(16%) residing outside of USA — originating from 52 countries
• ASME administers over 40 US Technical Advisory Groups to ISO
• 7,000 certified companies in 75 countries (>50% non-U.S.)
• 200 professional development courses (many standards based)
• More than 530 Standards
• Recognized and accepted in
more than 100 nations
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ASME S&C Today —
• Leading standards across an array of
industries throughout the world
• Licensed translations of ASME standards by others in
Chinese, French, Japanese, Korean, & Portuguese
• Growing portfolio of Spanish language versions of key
standards (e.g. BPV, piping, elevators)
• Recent references in national regulations of: India -
Nigeria - South Africa – Colombia
• Normative references to ASME Standards in ISO
Standards
• International Working Groups with key organizations in
China, South Korea, and Europe on nuclear BPV Code
and in India on piping and nuclear BPV codes
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Major ASME S&C Milestones
100 Years of the ASME Boiler and
Pressure Vessel Code since 1914
50 Years of Nuclear Codes and
Standards beginning with Section III
of ASME BPV Code since 1963
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ASME Standards & Certification
New First Time Standards
• PTC 55-2013 Gas Turbine Aircraft Engines
• RAM-1-2013 Reliability, Availability, & Maintainability
of Equipment and Systems in Power Plants
Updated Releases
• A17.1-2013 Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators
• B16.51-2013 Copper and Copper Alloy Press-
Connect Pressure Fittings
• RT-2-2014 Safety Standard for Structural
Requirements for Heavy Rail Transit Vehicles
• RTP-1-2013 Reinforced Thermoset Plastic Corrosion-
Resistant Equipment
• STP-NU-069 Analysis of Selected NDE
Methodologies for the Assessment of Cracking in
Concrete Containments
• STP-PT-065 Branch Leg Study for Bioprocessing
Equipment
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New Energy-Related S&C Products
• RAM-1 Standard
• Boiler & Pressure Vessel Code / Nuclear Code Cases
• PCC-1 Guidelines for Pressure Boundary Bolted
Flange joint Assembly
• A17.1 – Section 5.11 of Elevator Code – Wind Turbine
Tower Elevators
• Four New Training Courses –
Pipeline Hydraulics Design
Pipeline Construction
CSD-1 Controls and Safety Devices for Automatically
Fired Boilers
• Elevated Temperature Materials Symposium
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ASME Standards & Certification
Conformity Assessment
Product Certification
• Boilers, pressure vessels, nuclear
components
• Nuclear material quality systems
• Bioprocessing equipment (underway)
Personnel Certification
• GDTP - Geometric dimensioning &
tolerancing professionals
• Qualification of resource recovery facility
operators (QRO)
• Nearly 3,000 individuals certified
Organizational Accreditation
• Authorized inspection
• Pressure relief laboratory testing
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Global Trends: Manufacturing &
Product Certification
Number of Manufacturers with ASME
Boiler and Pressure Vessel and Nuclear
Certifications in China and India
Number of Manufacturers with ASME
Boiler and Pressure Vessel and Nuclear
Certifications
Emerging Trends Reviewed –
Oct 2012 S&C General Assembly
Professional Engineer Mobility Forum
Code Case N-837 Alternative to the Registered Professional Engineer
Requirements approved Oct 2013
Address Emerging Technologies in PTCS
Opened items for Subgroup on Solar Boilers (BPV Committee I)
Foster Better Engagement with Students / Young Engineers
Board on Nuclear C&S met at Kansas State University in Oct 2013
and interacted with 300 students
Engage with ASME Training & Development
Two V&V short courses delivered in May 2014
Held ASME Master Class on A17.7/B44.7 Elevator & Escalator Code
Hold More International Meetings and Conference
S&C Workshops held in Mumbai (India), China, Fukushima (Japan),
Vienna (Austria), Moscow (Russia), Cuba (Panamerica)
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Detail and Complexity of the Materials Used
Professor
utilizes online
Assessment
Based Course
(ABC) as an
assignment for
students
Full course with
Case Studies to
be incorporated
into unit and taught
by professor e.g.
Pitt example
Professor
utilizes PPT
presentation
modules and
pre-recorded
lectures to
deliver module
in class
Or
Professor
incorporates
Case Study
into class
In-class video
presentation
with Code
Expert, and
subsequent in-
class
discussion with
professor
Local expert
presents
module with
subsequent in-
class
discussion
and
Case study
Correlation of Materials and Faculty Knowledge
ASME Standards and Certification –
“Example of Use of Codes and Standards
for Students in Mechanical Engineering and
Other Fields”
http://go.asme.org/SCStudent
Knowledge Knowledge & Experience
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Workforce Development
A Personal Note of Appreciation
Example Quality of Life Benefits
• Personal and Family Events
• Career Opportunities & Advancement
• Traveling to Special Places
• Pleasure of Working with People
Worldwide
• Physical Activity
48 / 17,000 / 70,000+
36 Years and Counting
3% Group
• “The future is not some place
we are going to,
but one we are creating.”
— futurist John Schaar
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Grazie
谢谢
Merci
ありがとう
Gracias
Obrigado
Danke
شكرا
Thank you
谢谢
Gracias
ありがとう
Merci
Grazie
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