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SAIW bulletin board
ISO TC44 meeting hosted by SAIW in Cape Town
During January 2015, at
the Lagoon Beach Ho-
tel in Cape Town, the SAIW
hosted the ISO TC 44 SC8
sub-committee meeting,
which deals with equipment
for gas welding, cutting and
allied processes. “This was
the first time this committee
has met in South Africa and
an honour for South Africa
to host the experts in this
field,” says SAIW GM, Sean
Blake.
Thecommitteemembers
include: Kurt Ziegler fromthe
German Metrology Institute
who chairs the committee;
Stephan Wellendorf from
DIN, the German Institute
for Standardisation; Uwe
Schulze from BAM, the Federal Institute
for Materials Research and Testing;
Cesar Joubert from Air Liquide, France;
Francois Chaussat; Marco Giannelli from
Harris, Italy; Marco Arzenton fromAir Liq-
uideWelding in Italy andDavidWarhurst
from the United Kingdom.
Overseas visitors were joined by Ro-
berto Dionisio fromAfrox, Philip Doubell
from Eskom, Sean Blake from SAIW as
well as Peter Cross, TheroMalumane and
Thembi Hlongwane from SABS.
The main items dealt with included
the revision of ISO standards for flash-
back arrestors; the terminology for
gas welding equipment; rubber hosing
for gas welding equipment; Acetylene
manifold systems for welding, cutting
and allied systems; Pressure regulators
with gauges and flow metering devices;
Blowpipes for gas welding, heating and
cutting; Quick action couplings with
shut-off valves; Pressure regulators for
manifold systems and gas tightness; and
materials used for gas equipment.
“This event affirmed SAIW’s and the
South African welding Industry’s com-
mitment to the development and imple-
mentation of international standards,”
concludes Blake.
Some of the committee members for ISO TC 44 SC8, which deals with ISO standards for equipment for
gas welding, cutting and allied processes.