John Mihlbauer Jr., the President of the crane inspection company All Ship & Cargo Surveys Ltd. in Hawaii, HI, is a Member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). John is an alternate on the ASME B30 Main Committee for Mr. Brad Clossen. He is the Chair for the Sub-Committee B30.24, Container Cranes, and a committee member of B30.8, Floating Cranes and Derricks. The ASME B30 Standards Committee meets three times a year in different parts of the Country. The last ASME B30 Standards Committee, Safety Standards for Cableways, Cranes, Derricks, Hoists, Hooks, Jacks, and Slings, meeting was on September 18-20 at the Hilton Hotel by the Mall of the Americas in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Agenda for the Meetings usually includes General information of ASME B30 interest, presenting subcommittee and special ad-hoc committee status reports, and training. 
 
The ASME B30 Main Committee has focused recently on a couple of areas. 

The ASME Council on Standards and Certification has been visiting college campuses and educating college students on the importance of standards and how they could apply to their future employment. For example, a group from the B30 Committee presented a demonstration of the ASME standards development process focusing on the use of B30 Standards in the construction industry at the Construction Engineering program at the University of Texas in Austin. Another area the ASME is interested in is assuring that the ASME standards reflect current and future technology. That could include crane inspections using Drones, or it may be remote or robot control of cranes.

Look for future articles on ASME discussions.

Contact the team at All Ship & Cargo Surveys Ltd. for a variety of crane inspection services on the Hawaiian Islands, including crane certifications, marine surveying, and consultations. Visit them online for more on their services, and call (808) 247-9109 to speak with a representative about scheduling a crane inspection.