What is ISO/TR 17329 - Identification of gas cylinder about?
ISO/TR 17329 is a technical report that provides an inventory, at the time of publication, of manufacturer’s identification marks and their assigned radio frequency identification (RFID) codes according to ISO 21007-1 and ISO 21007-2.
The listing includes marks of existing gas cylinder manufacturers, as well as cylinder manufacturers which have ceased production in the past, but whose cylinders can still be in service today.
Any request for inclusion or modification of these identifications is to be made to the ISO/TC 58/SC 4 Secretariat, who would update the information in Annex A after consultation with the committee leadership. Annex A lists cylinder manufacturers by countries that are currently known to produce or have produced gas cylinders. The list does not claim to be complete and is valid only as of the date of the publication of ISO/TR 17329. Manufacturers that no longer produce cylinders remain in Annex A as their cylinders could still be in service and need to be identified.
Note: It is intended to revise Annex A of ISO/TR 17329 from time to time to update the list of codes and identification marks of gas cylinder manufacturers by the progressing commercial and economic development in the cylinder manufacturing industry.
Who is ISO/TR 17329 - Identification of gas cylinder for?
ISO/TR 17329 on the identification of gas cylinder is useful for:
- The cylinder manufacturing industry
- The gas industry
- Approval authorities
- Inspection bodies
Why should you use ISO/TR 17329 - Identification of gas cylinder?
The purpose of ISO/TR 17329 is to provide all associated industry branches dealing with gas cylinders a tool for identifying gas cylinders with their manufacturer’s marks and their assigned radio frequency identification (RFID) codes. There is a general marking requirement by national or international regulations and standards to identify gas cylinders with the cylinder manufacturer’s identification (name, trademark, and/or logo), e.g., by stamp marking, or for composite cylinders, by labeling, to guarantee their traceability.
In certain circumstances, it is very important to enable a distinctive identification of the origin of the cylinder. Normally for a given manufacturer, the identification is specific to a manufacturing location. It is expected that the manufacturers are using manufacturer’s marks which identify unambiguously the manufacturing plant/facility to identify the plant to which the type approval of the concerned cylinder was assigned.
Annex A indicates the date when the manufacturing at the old plant/facility ends and the date when the new plant/facility begins manufacturing cylinders. Names of manufacturers may have changed over time; however, these manufacturers may have continued using the same manufacturer’s mark provided the approval criteria for the cylinders in question have not changed. Vice versa, a change of the manufacturer’s mark may have taken place or alternative marks may be used by the same manufacturer.
