The ASME Boiler & Pressure Vessel Code (BPVC) is an American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) standard that regulates the design and construction of boilers and pressure vessels. The document is written and maintained by volunteers chosen for their technical expertise. The American Society of Mechanical Engineers works as an Accreditation Body and entitles independent third parties such as verification, testing and certification agencies to inspect and ensure compliance to the BPVC.
Since its first issuance in 1914, ASME’s Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code (BPVC) has pioneered modern standards-development, maintaining a commitment to enhance public safety and technological advancement to meet the needs of a changing world. More than 100,000 copies of the BPVC are in use in 100 countries around the world.
Today, ASME's boilers have been adopted as the national boiler and pressure vessel safety regulations by almost all states in the US, Canada and Mexico (except South Carolina). With the increasing use of ASME-certified stamps, some countries in South America and Australia have also approved and required ASME-approved stamps. This means that all boilers used in North America that are within the scope of the ASME Code must be designed, manufactured and inspected in accordance with ASME Code and applied with ASME stamps.
In the international market, many countries' boiler standards adopt ASME. Therefore, it is an urgent matter to learn, digest, understand and implement the American Society of Mechanical Engineers standards, which is directly related to the development speed of China's boiler technology. It is precisely because of the early acquisition of the internationally-accepted American Society of Mechanical Engineers ASME power boiler and pressure vessel product stamping authorization that ZBG had more opportunities for the international market and thus occupied an export advantage in the boiler industry.