New Boiler Code available now

The 2007 edition of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code has just been released.

The internationally recognized code establishes rules of safety relating to the construction, operation, testing, and maintenance of boilers, transport tanks, nuclear power plant components, and other pressure systems. The ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code includes 12 sections.

ASME regularly updates the code to reflect advancements in design, materials, construction methods, and applications. A new edition of the code is issued every three years. The 2007 code includes a completely revised and updated Section VIII, Division 2, covering the construction of pressure vessels.

Section VIII, Division 2 presents rules, requirements, specifications, and other information relating to material toughness, stress and fatigue in components, multiple loading, and other conditions in pressure systems.

The ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code is referenced by purchasers, regulators, inspectors, insurers, and municipal authorities worldwide. A volunteer group of more than 800 engineers drawn from varied industries develops and maintains the code. More than 92,000 copies of the Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code are in use around the world.

To order the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, contact ASME at (800) 843-2763 or visit www.asme.org/Codes/International_Boiler_Pressure.cfm.

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