Gpi Poland is ASME BPVC Div1 certified, this means that we can manufacture and market pressure equipment whose design pressure and operating conditions do not exceed the standard.
Importantly for the designer, and often for the customer, the design code does not have to be applied only to pressure equipment. We successfully apply it to equipment operating at atmospheric pressure or vacuum.
When we receive a request to manufacture and supply tanks, we focus on two factors; the customer’s requirements and the regulations that apply where the tank will be used.
Wiktor Czerep, Special Engineer Gpi Poland, who knows practically everything about ASME, admits that tanks designed according to ASME are generally 10-20 % more massive.
Comparing the European and American ASME standards in terms of the level of complexity of the calculation equations, Wiktor shares his insight: “All standards oblige us to check both pressure and structural components. ASME has a more practical approach to tank design and manufacturing than the European standards. However, this is my subjective assessment”.