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- ■ Conclusion: for an overseas shop, decide early on a pressure stockpot that meets local rules
- ■ Ramen is popular worldwide! But opening a shop overseas isn’t easy!?
- ■ The wall: the ASME Code for pressure vessels
- ■ Meiwa Seisakusho can manufacture to the ASME Code
- ■ Manufacturing that can meet international codes also means peace of mind
- Frequently asked questions
- ■ How to discuss an overseas opening or see what the unit can do
■ Conclusion: for an overseas shop, decide early on a pressure stockpot that meets local rules
If you plan to open a ramen shop overseas, it is important to check whether your pressurized cooking equipment meets local regulations as early as you look for a property. Meiwa Seisakusho can manufacture pressure stockpots to “ASME BPVC Section VIII, Division 1,” the pressure-vessel standard used in North America and elsewhere, and can discuss specifications and documents that match the rules of your destination.
■ Ramen is popular worldwide! But opening a shop overseas isn’t easy!?
Japanese ramen is hugely popular overseas today. Many ramen owners must be thinking, “Someday I want to open a shop abroad and take on the world!”
But when you actually try to open overseas (especially in the U.S. or Canada), you can trip up where you least expect. One of those places: the kitchen equipment you use in Japan cannot always be used as-is abroad.
■ The wall: the ASME Code for pressure vessels
The ASME Code is the Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code (BPVC) set by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and it is used as the standard for pressure vessels in North America and many other countries and regions. Depending on the destination, pressurized cooking equipment may also be required to conform to it.
What is required, and under which conditions, varies by country, state and the equipment itself. If you move ahead without knowing this, you may have to rethink your equipment at the inspection stage and push back your opening. Rent and staff costs start before you open, which is exactly why it pays to check equipment standards early.
■ Meiwa Seisakusho can manufacture to the ASME Code
“So do I have to give up on making rich tonkotsu broth quickly overseas?”
Not at all.
Meiwa Seisakusho can manufacture commercial pressure stockpots to ASME BPVC Section VIII, Division 1. It also handles quality documents such as welding procedures and welder qualifications under ASME Section IX, material traceability and data reports (Form U-1). OEM and custom sizes can also be discussed.
Note that ASME stamp (U-stamp) certification requires working with an ASME-accredited Authorized Inspection Agency (AIA). Meiwa Seisakusho supports manufacture to ASME specifications and cooperates on the inspections and documents needed for the stamp. Its main target markets are countries and regions that adopt the ASME Code, such as North America (the U.S. and Canada), Australia, Singapore and the Middle East.
■ Manufacturing that can meet international codes also means peace of mind
Meiwa Seisakusho is a specialist manufacturer that makes its pressure stockpots in-house, from drawing development to finished product. The design, welding and quality-control capabilities that allow it to meet international codes are also the foundation of every pressure stockpot it builds.
Its pressure stockpots come standard with dual safety valves, a pressure gauge and a pressure-release mechanism. Lower gas costs and prep time cut to about half, while keeping the staff who work every day safe: that is the kitchen today’s ramen shops need.
Frequently asked questions
Can I bring the stockpot I use in Japan to a shop overseas?
Are Meiwa Seisakusho’s pressure stockpots ASME-compliant?
Does it include obtaining the ASME stamp (U-stamp)?
Which export markets are covered?
Where can I discuss an overseas opening or see the actual unit?
■ How to discuss an overseas opening or see what the unit can do
“We plan to open abroad—how should we arrange the kitchen equipment?”
“I want to see whether our signature broth really comes out well in a pressure stockpot!”
If that sounds like you, get in touch. Tell us your destination country or region and the capacity you need, and we can start by discussing specifications that match the code. If you visit Japan, you can also cook broth with your own ingredients at the test kitchens in Tokyo and Osaka.
Take your ramen shop’s first step onto the world stage with equipment you can trust.
▼ Overseas expansion, ASME and export inquiries
For customers outside Japan, Kitchen Techno, Meiwa Seisakusho’s sales agent, is your point of contact (English support available).
• Phone: Kitchen Techno +81-3-5285-3301 (10:00–17:00 Japan time, UTC+9)
https://pressurecooker.pro/en/contact-en/