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[020110] The Pressure Equipment Directive (PED) was adopted by the European Parliament and the European Council in May 1997. It initially came into force on 29 November 1999. From that date until 28 May 2002 manufacturers have a choice between applying the pressure equipment directive or continuing with the application of the existing national standards. From 29 May 2002 the pressure equipment directive will be obligatory throughout the European Union. Practically this means that all countries within EU will change to new standards for manufacturing of pressure vessels, standards that will be the same in EU. PROSWECO has studied these new standards, and are presently hired for education on the content and implication of these standards. To complicate the situation, all standards are not yet ready, and will probably not be ready until 29 May 2002. This means that pressure vessels produced according to PED, and CE-marked, are presently being manufactured with a mix of new and old national standards. The mix will vary from country to country, and also between different notified bodies. The most important product standards are listed below:
These standards gives rules for design, manufacturing, NDT etc. For welding, new standards will be used for pressure vessels. These standards have been used several years by other industries. For welding the following standards will be used:
If you need further information and assistance by an independent part, for guidelines how to use the new directive, please contact us. The basic knowledge about the new directive, PED, is essential not only for manufacturers, but also for end users and those buying CE-marked equipment. For
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