In 1880 ASME or American Society of Mechanical Engineers started after boilers in the country were failing in mass.  came together to do research and develop to provide standards to engineering. 

ISO or International Standards Association started in 1947 and is a committee setup by worldwide standards organizations, such as ANSI, to provide standards for worldwide standards for manufacturing.

ANSI - American National Standards Institute is the United States accreditation body for standards.

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