The Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion has announced the Important Developments in Industries Administered for Boiler are -
- Modified regulations and several forms to simplify registration of boilers and to reduce paperwork for boiler manufacturers & users have been undertaken.
- Qualification and experience for Competent Persons have been rationalized to facilitate increase in availability of Competent Persons for third party inspection. This will facilitate both, boiler manufactures as well as boiler users.
- Regulations have been amended to increase time period between inspections requiring mandatory shut down of the boilers in power plants and continuous process plants which will result in increase in production from these plants.
- Regulations have been framed for prescribing procedure/criteria for approval of boiler/boiler component manufacturers in the country. It will result in increase in transparency and setting of minimum quality standards for boilers manufacturers.
- Time period for evaluation of firms by Evaluation Committee of the Central Boilers Board for recognition of Well Known firms reduced from 120 days to 90 days for manufacturing works in foreign countries and to 60 days for manufacturing works in the country.
- Provision made in boiler regulations for recognition of welders by the third party inspecting authorities which will facilitate boiler and boiler component manufacturers.
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- Time period have been prescribed for recognition of qualification of welders by the Competent Authorities.
SAKET PROJECTS organizes National Conference on Indian Steam and Boiler Sector - STEAMTECH and exhibition - STEAMTECH Technology SHOW, annually since 2007. It has been recognized as one of the major platforms offering a national debate on the subjects of contemporary interest concerning steam and boiler industry.
In view of the importance of the industry, it is relevant to bring the Indian steam and boiler system industry including boiler and boiler equipment manufacturers, service providers, consultants and the users of steam and boiler systems to a common platform to discuss comprehensively and facilitate interactions on with a view share their views on challenges and opportunities. The 9th national conference - “STEAMTECH 2016” will be held in February 19-20 2016 at J B Auditorium, Ahmedabad with the theme “Steam & Boiler Systems: Performance Improvement & Optimization”
