News Release - Bently Nevada Hosts International Standards Organization Meetings

Bently Nevada Hosts International Standards Organization Meetings

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Steve Sabin
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Bently Nevada
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Minden, Nevada, USA 89423
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The ISO Standards Committee, TC108, SC5 outside Bently Nevada's Minden Headquarters
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MINDEN, 11 JUNE 2002 - Keeping pace with evolving international standards related to vibration measurement in a wide variety of applications, Bently Nevada was pleased to donate the use of its Minden, Nevada, facilities for a recent series of meetings held by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). ISO, a global organization of 140 member countries, sets universally recognized standards and procedures that help facilitate the international exchange of goods and services.

ISO Technical Committee 108, tasked with authoring and maintaining standards relating to Mechanical Vibration and Shock, convened two subcommittees (SCs) during their two-week use of Bently Nevada's meeting facilities. SC2, Mechanical Vibration and Shock As Applied to Machines, Vehicles, and Structures, was held from 6-10 May, while SC5, Condition Monitoring and Diagnostics of Machines, met from 13-17 May.

Brian Palmer, Bently Nevada's President, elaborated on the importance of the company's ISO involvement: "We have a long history of working collaboratively with standards-making bodies to ensure that our own knowledge of sound engineering practices, and that of our customers, is reflected in industry standards. Meetings like this are mutually beneficial - we can actively participate in the standards-making process and gain advance knowledge of upcoming changes in standards that may affect us, while sharing our resources to help ISO members complete their important work."

Richard Thomas, Bently Nevada's Manager of Global Machinery Diagnostics, facilitated the meetings and is active in TC108. "While the work of SC2 does not directly pertain to our typical business," commented Thomas, "we were able to contribute in the typical fashion for ISO members, which takes the form of technical, financial, and material resources. More important to Bently Nevada as a business was the meeting for SC5, which was more closely aligned with who we are and our role in the rotating machinery and plant asset management industry."

Thomas states that plans are also in place to hold selected future meetings at Bently Nevada. "It's one way in which we can contribute to ISO standards, aside from our direct involvement in the subcommittee agendas. And, I know how much the subcommittee members like this area for the mild weather, great scenery, and social activities. It's a great place to hold a meeting, and it's a great drawing card for delegates."

Bently Nevada (www.bently.com), The Plant Asset Management Company^SM, is a leading global supplier of products and services for assessing and ensuring the mechanical and thermodynamic health of industrial equipment. The company maintains nearly 100 offices in the principal industrial centers of 43 countries around the globe, serving a broad base of more than 25,000 customers in the power generation, petrochemical, and numerous other industries. Bently Nevada is a GE Power Systems business (www.gepower.com).

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