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Scope

Standardization of the requirements for industrial thermoprocessing equipment (e.g. heated enclosures such as furnaces, ovens, kilns, lehrs and dryers) and associated processing equipment.

The scope includes, but is not limited to, requirements for safety, energy efficiency (including exergy), design, construction, operation, processes and quality control of processed material.

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Sustainable Development Goals

This committee contributes with 10 standards to the following Sustainable Development Goals:

3
Good Health and Well-being
7
Affordable and Clean Energy
9
Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
12
Responsible Consumption and Production
13
Climate Action
14

Published ISO standards *

5

ISO standards under development *

21
Participating members
7
Observing members

* number includes updates

Reference Title Type
ISO/TC 244/WG 1   General safety requirements Working group
ISO/TC 244/WG 2   Safety requirements for combustion and fuel handling systems Working group
ISO/TC 244/WG 3   Method of energy balance and efficiency Working group
ISO/TC 244/WG 5   Protective system Working group
ISO/TC 244/WG 6   Safety requirements for generation and use of protective and reactive gases Working group
ISO/TC 244/WG 7   Safety Requirements for Steelmaking Equipment Working group

Liaison Committees to ISO/TC 244

The committees below can access the documents of ISO/TC 244:

Reference Title ISO/IEC
IEC/TC 27 Industrial electroheating and electromagnetic processing IEC
IEC/TC 72 Automatic electrical controls IEC
ISO/TC 109 Oil and gas burners ISO
ISO/TC 161 Controls and protective devices for gaseous and liquid fuels ISO
ISO/TC 197/SC 1 Hydrogen at scale and horizontal energy systems ISO
ISO/TC 261 Additive manufacturing ISO
ISO/TC 301 Energy management and energy savings ISO
ISO/TC 306 Foundry machinery ISO

 

Liaison Committees from ISO/TC 244

ISO/TC 244 can access the documents of the committees below:

Reference Title ISO/IEC
IEC/TC 27 Industrial electroheating and electromagnetic processing IEC
IEC/TC 72 Automatic electrical controls IEC
ISO/TC 109 Oil and gas burners ISO
ISO/TC 161 Controls and protective devices for gaseous and liquid fuels ISO
ISO/TC 197/SC 1 Hydrogen at scale and horizontal energy systems ISO
ISO/TC 306 Foundry machinery ISO

 

Organizations in liaison (Category A and B)

Acronym Title Category
AFECOR European Control Manufacturers Association A
CECOF CECOF A
EUnited Metallurgy EUnited Metallurgy A

Date Month Location TC/SC Note
5-9 October 2026 Bergamo (Italy) ISO/TC 244  

* Information definite but meeting not yet formally convened
** Provisional

ISO/TC 244 - Secretariat

JISC (Japan)

Japan Industrial Furnace Manufacturers Association (JIFMA)
SN-Iwamoto-cho Bldg.
3-2-10, Iwamoto-cho
Tokyo 101-0032 Chiyoda-ku
Japan

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