ISO Focus – June 2008
Mechanical innovation
The relationship between humans and mechanics goes back to the earliest civilizations, and mechanical innovations continue to play a pivotal role in people’s life today.
International standardization facilitates the dissemination of technological advances and mechanical innovations, making an enormous contribution to our safety, health and the quality of life that many of us take for granted.
June’s ISO Focus explores the field of mechanical innovations and international standardization. It gives an insight into the latest developments of some of the oldest established ISO committees and spotlights some of the newest.
The issue includes articles, with some surprising stories, on innovations in welding, cutting tools, springs, high level safety devices against excessive pressure, testing methods for reliable mechanical property data and gas turbines for power generation – areas, which cut across all sectors and spheres of activity.
June’s “view from the top” comes from Dr. Siegfried Dais, Deputy Chairman of the Board of Management of Robert Bosch GmbH. Dr. Dais discusses the role that standards play in Bosch’s activities, and the advantages which international standards bring to the company. “We welcome standards that give people, the environment, and market participants a real benefit,” he says.
Comment
H. Glenn Ziegenfuss
Executive Director, Standards Engineering Society and Standards Officer, IIW
A world of joining experience
Guest view
Dr. Siegfried Dais
Deputy Chairman of the Board of Management of Robert Bosch GmbH
“Standards mirror the acknowledged state of the art, as well as channel and document innovation.”
Main Focus
Mechanical innovation
- Strike the first arc and attempt the perfect weld – How welding is changing the world
- Globally qualified welders
- Safety valves – Vital protection against excessive pressure
- Performance-based innovation for boilers and pressure vessels
- Reliable testing of metallic materials
- Cutting costs for cutting tools
- Springs – From the Stone Age to the Nano Age
- Advanced gas turbine technology for power generation – Revolution or evolution?
Development and Initiatives
- ISO/DEVCO/COPOLCO Train-the-trainer workshop on consumer participation in standardization
- The crucial role of statistical methods
New on the shelf
- ISO/IEC standard for estimating the useful life of DVDs
- ISO technical report to help oil and gas sector measure flowrate in pipelines
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