ASME International (American Society of Mechanical Engineers) announces the formation of the ASME Standards Technology Institute (STI). The Institute has been established to assist ASME codes and standards committees in the development, dissemination and maintenance of technically relevant codes and standards. The Institute will offer research and technical support throughout the entire developmental phase of the standards process.
The new STI will operate under the auspices of the Society's Council on Codes and Standards to ensure that research needed for future development and maintenance of ASME codes and standards will be readily available. As a pioneer in the development of codes, standards and related conformity assessment programs, ASME aims to enhance equipment reliability as well as industrial, manufacturing and public safety.
The Institute will also identify opportunities for partnering and establishing joint arrangements with technical organizations around the world. The STI will support ASME's long-established system of volunteer consensus standards committees, while providing an additional pool of volunteers to serve as dedicated members of the Institute's research committees.
According to the newly appointed board of directors, the first group of research committees is being established to manage the initial technical work of the Institute. More committees will be announced in the future to address research needs of all areas of codes and standards.
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