Pelinese Union of Mechanical Engineers (Pacifica)
| ペリナイ機械エンジニア連合 Пелинский Союз Инженеров-Механиков | |
 Logo of the Pelinese Union of Mechanical Engineers | |
| Abbreviation | PUME (au); PSIM (st) |
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| Established | March 19, 1984 |
| Type | Professional association |
| Headquarters | Tsugunare, Pelinai |
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Region served | Worldwide |
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Membership (2018) | 40,000+ |
Official languages | Pelinese, Stelossian, Sevarian, Yukisoran, Loshkarian, Samaric |
Director | Katsuyo Beragin |
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| Website | pume.org.pln |
The Pelinese Union of Mechanical Engineers (Pelinese: ペリナイ機械エンジニア連合, Perinai Kikai Enjinia Rengo; Stelossian: Пелинский Союз Инженеров Механиков, Pelinskiy Soyuz Inzhenerov Mekhanikov) is a Pelinese engineering-oriented professional association established in 1984 to function as a standards-setting body and professional development services provider for the practice of mechanical engineering in Pelinai. It has a membership of roughly 40,000 engineering students and practicing mechanical engineers as of 2023, most of whom live and work in Pelinai.
The PUME is a member of the Pelinese All-Engineering Union, and maintains ties with a number of other Pelinese professional associations, trade associations, and trade unions. As a member organization, it provides a number of services to both members and the general public in support of the practice of mechanical engineering and related professions in Pelinai: these principally include the creation and maintenance of technical standards, the organization of professional and academic conferences, the publication of trade magazines, scientific journals, and technical books, the offering of professional certifications and professional development classes, the representation of the mechanical engineering profession in post-secondary education institutions, and the performance of advocacy and community outreach. It also conducts joint events and publications with other PAEU-affiliated organizations such as the Pelinese National Welding Society.
History
Technical divisions
Activities
Advocacy
The PUME is the state-designated representative entity of the mechanical engineering profession for the purposes of Pelinese government activities. It is thus responsible for nominating expert engineers to provide technical input for drafts of regulations, project proposals, and other similar matters when solicited by agencies such as the Ministry of Economics; additionally, it also holds community outreach events and other activities to promote the profession of mechanical engineering to high school students and other members of the public.
Education
Online and in-person engineering classes are offered by PUME for a wide variety of subjects, including specialized engineering topics, PUME-published technical standards, Design-for-X principles such as design for manufacturability and design for maintainability, professional engineer licensing exam practice, and other topics.
Conferences
The Pelinese Union of Mechanical Engineers functions as both an organizer and a participant of a wide variety of trade conferences and conventions both in and outside of Pelinai, such as the annual Pelinese All-Industrial Convention, the Pelinese Turbomachinery Expo, and the National Forum for Production Technology.
Educational outreach
Many universities in Pelinai and abroad, such as Dainēsa State Technical University, host PUME student chapters. These organizations serve to support networking opportunities for mechanical engineering students, operate engineering competitions and other student events, offer complementary classes in technical subjects, and represent the PUME in universities.
Standards publishing
The primary activity of the PUME is the creation and publishing of industrial standards and specifications pertaining to mechanical engineering products, such as specifications for the classifications, dimensions, and strength properties of various fasteners, minimum surface finish standards for gas turbine generator rotors, and expected minimum vibration tolerances for various types of lock washers. As a participating member organization of the PAEU, the PUME’s technical standards are subsidized by funding from the Pelinese Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology and are required to be made freely available online.
Publications
The PUME publishes a variety of trade and research journals covering mechanical engineering topics on a monthly or bimonthly schedule. Some prominent PUME periodical works include the following:
- PSIM Journal of Mechanical Systems & Engineering (published monthly; flagship journal of the PUME)
- Journal of Hydraulic Systems (published bimonthly)
- Journal of Manufacturing (published monthly)
- Journal of Mechatronics and Control Systems (published bimonthly)
- Journal of Turbines and Turbomachinery (published bimonthly)