2013 ISO/TC2 International Fasteners Standardization Technical Committee Meeting, executed by AFNOR, was successfully held on Oct. 14th to 18th, 2013 in Paris, France. There were 42 experts from 12 countries of China, Germany, US, France, UK, Italy, Australia, Japan, Switzerland, Sweden, Canada, and South Korea participating in the meeting.
Mr. Ding Baoping, general secretary of the National Fastener Standardization Technical Committee (SAC/TC85), acted as the head of Chinese delegation of five members. This was the sixth time for Chinese delegation to take part in ISO/TC2 International Fasteners Standardization Technical Committee Meeting since its participation in the Paris Annual Meeting in 2005, the Sweden Annual Meeting in 2007, the Switzerland Annual Meeting in 2008, the Japan Annual Meeting in 2010 and the Sydney Annual Meeting in 2012.
The experts on-site listened carefully and considered the files and draft standards on ISO/TC2/SC7 basic standards, ISO/TC2/SC11 metric external thread fasteners, ISO/TC2/SC12 metric internal thread fasteners, ISO/TC2/SC14 metric fastener surface coating, and ISO/TC2/WG13 non-threaded fastener and washers. The meeting also examined the standards of ISO/WD 3269, ISO/CD 16288, ISO/WD 6157/1, 6157/2, 6157/3, ISO/CD 1891/2, 1891/3, 1891/4, ISO/PWI 4042, ISO/CD 898/3, ISO/PWI 2320, ISO 4759/3, 272, 3508, 4759/3, 4755, 7378, 8991, 8992, 2320, 15065 proposed in the past one year.
China, being a P member, scrutinized every item of the standard texts, proposals and agenda as well, putting forward modification suggestions in accordance with Chinese working experience on fastener standardization and voting on the disagreed opinions, which won the ratification and affirmation from onsite experts, especially from Germany Secretary General.
The meeting decided to establish WG3 washer working group to formulate the draft standard on ISO/WD 898/3, the third part washers and similar stamping gaskets of carbon steel and alloy steel fastener mechanical property. China was one of the seven member countries and would dispatch experts to attend in the work in the beginning of 2014.
The next ISO/TC2 International Fasteners Standardization Technical Committee Meeting was scheduled in October, 2014 in Milan, Italy.