ASME’s product certification programs qualify a manufacturer’s or assembler’s quality control system in accordance with ASME Codes and Standards. They are the clearest way to tell all relevant parties that your company is committed to public safety and product quality.
ASME PRODUCT CERTIFICATIONS:
• Indicate the highest level of conformity available;
• Provides confidence to others that your products, parts, and process conforms to code requirements for safety and reliability.
• Give your business a competitive edge –providing access to global markets and facilitating global commerce.
Achieving product certification by ASME is a means of complying with the laws and regulations in most all U.S. States, nine Canadian provinces, and innumerable jurisdictions elsewhere. Today, more than 7,300 companies in over 79 countries are certified by ASME. Even in countries where the ASME Certification Mark is not legally required, it remains invaluable for assuring that stamped items conform to established safety standards.
BOILER AND PRESSURE VESSEL CERTIFICATION
The ASME BPV Certification Program conforms to the rules governing the design, fabrication, assembly, and inspection of boiler and pressure vessel components during construction. Products manufactured by ASME BPV Certificate Holders are certified and stamped with the Certification Mark(a.k.a., Code Symbol Stamp) in accordance with the applicable ASME BPVC Section.
SECTION I POWER BOILERS
“S” Designator – Power Boilers
“A” Designator – Assembly of Power Boilers
“E” Designator – Electric Boilers
“M” Designator – Miniature Boilers
“PP” Designator – Pressure Piping
“PRT” Designator – Part
“V” Designator – Boiler Safety Relief Valves
SECTION IV – HEATING BOILERS
"H” Designator – Heating Boilers
“HLW” Designator – Lined Potable Water Heaters
“HV” Designator – Heating Boiler Safety Relief Valves
“PRT” Designator – Part
SECTION VIII DIVISION 1 PRESSURE VESSELS
“PRT” Designator – Part
“U” Designator – Pressure Vessels
“UM” Designator – Miniature Pressure Vessels
“UV” Designator – Pressure Vessel Pressure Relief Valves
“UD” Designator – Pressure Vessel Rupture Disk Devices
SECTION VIII DIVISION 2 PRESSURE VESSELS
PRT” Designator – Part
“U2” Designator – Pressure Vessels (Alternative Rules for Pressure Vessels)
SECTION VIII DIVISION 3 PRESSURE VESSELS
U3” Designator – High-Pressure Vessels
“UV3” Designator – High-Pressure Vessel Pressure Relief Valves
“UD3” Designator – High-Pressure Vessel Pressure Rupture Disk Devices (New)
SECTION X FIBER-REINFORCED PLASTIC VESSELS
“RP” Designator – Fiber-Reinforced Plastic Vessels
SECTION XII TRANSPORTS TANKS
“PRT” Designator – Part
“T” Designator – Transport Tanks
“TV” Designator – Transport Tanks Pressure Relief Valves
“TD” Designator – Transport Tanks Pressure Relief Devices
NUCLEAR COMPONENT CERTIFICATION
Nuclear-type Certificates of Authorization issued by ASME verify the adequacy of an organization’s quality assurance program and allow the Certificate Holder to design, fabricate, and install components and supports used in nuclear power plants and other nuclear facilities. These components will be certified and stamped with the Certification Mark in accordance with Section III of the ASME BPVC.
N – Vessels, pumps, valves, piping systems, storage tanks, core support structures, concrete containments, and transport packaging
NA – Field installation and shop assembly of all items
NPT – Parts, appurtenances, welded tubular products, and piping subassemblies
NS – Supports
NV – Pressure relief valves
N3 – Transportation containments and storage containments
OWN – Nuclear power plant owner
NUCLEAR MATERIAL ORGANIZATION CERTIFICATION
The Nuclear Material Organization Certification Program certifies organizations that provide materials and services to the nuclear power industry.
Quality System Certificates (QSC) issued by ASME verify the adequacy of a Material Organization’s quality system program. This quality system program provides assurance that the organization’s operations, processes, and services related to the procurement, manufacture, and supply of material, source material, and unqualified source material are performed in accordance with the requirements of the ASME BPVC, Section III, NCA-3800 and NCA-3900.
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