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ASTM Standard Will Help to Minimize Risk of Infected Wounds Helping to determine the microbial barrier properties of solid wound dressings, including liquid adhesives, is the purpose of a newly approved ASTM International standard ( E3383 ). ASTM’s pesticides, antimicrobials, and alternative control agents committee ( E35 ) developed the new standard. According to ASTM member Shazia Siddiqui,…, Media Inquiries:, Gavin O’Reilly, tel +1.610.832.9618; goreilly@astm.org, Committee Contact:, Brian Milewski, tel +1.610.832.9619; bmilewski@astm.org Release #11835 ###
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ASTM International’s petroleum products, liquid fuels, and lubricants committee ( D02 ) has revised its specification for automotive spark-ignition engine fuel (gasoline). The revision was driven by a review of multi-decade average seasonal temperatures used to develop the volatility classes for gasoline. The revision also revises wintertime 50% distillation limits based on vehicle testing.…, Media Inquiries:, Gavin O’Reilly, tel +1.610.832.9618; goreilly@astm.org, Committee Contact:, Alyson Fick, tel +1.610.832.9710; afick@astm.org Release #11812 ###
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Papers Invited for ASTM International’s 44th Symposium on Pesticide Formulation and Delivery SystemsPapers are invited for ASTM International’s 44th Symposium on Pesticide Formulation and Delivery Systems: Charting the Course and Navigating the Challenges of Sustainable Innovation , to be held, Oct. 8-10, 2024, , in Orlando, Florida. The event is sponsored by ASTM International’s pesticides, antimicrobials, and alternative control agents committee ( E35 ) and will be held in conjunction with the committee’s standards development meetings. This symposium will provide a forum on formulation and application technologies associated with crop protection products including pesticides, biopesticides,…, May 31, 2024, . To ensure your abstract is received into the ASTM database, please email symposia@astm.org and let us know that you have submitted an abstract. Additional information is available from technical co-chair, Jeferson Naue ( Jeferson.Naue@momentive.com, )., For more information about this symposium, please visit https://go.astm.org/pesticide-formulation-and-delivery-systems https://go.astm.org/pesticide-formulation-and-delivery-systems . , Symposia Operations Contact:, Tammy Schane tel+1.610.832.9522, symposia@astm.org Release #11786 ###
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ASTM International’s petroleum products, liquid fuels, and lubricants committee ( D02 ) has completed an extensive revision of an important standard used for establishing and maintaining a quality management system in a laboratory. According to ASTM member Susan Pride, the revised standard ( D6792 ) provides guidance for all aspects of laboratory testing, from receiving a sample to reporting…, Media Inquiries:, Gavin O’Reilly, tel +1.610.832.9618; goreilly@astm.org, Committee Contact:, Alyson Fick, tel +1.610.832.9710; afick@astm.org Release #11780 ###
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ASTM International’s pesticides, antimicrobial agents, and alternative control agents committee ( E35 ) has developed a standard test method for antimicrobial towelettes (wipes). The method, designated E3363 , provides a way to quantitatively determine effectiveness of antimicrobial wipes in treating hard, non-porous surfaces against certain bacteria. According to ASTM International member…, Media Inquiries:, Gavin O’Reilly, tel +1.610.832.9618; goreilly@astm.org, Committee Contact:, Brian Milewski, tel +1.610.832.9619; bmilewski@astm.org Release #11744 ###
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A new ASTM International standard will help to control microbial contamination that can degrade turbine oils and turbine oil systems. ASTM’s committee on petroleum products, liquid fuels and lubricants ( D02 ) developed the standard, which will soon be published as D8506. ASTM member Fred Passman notes turbine oils are nominally water-free, and microbes are only metabolically active where traces…, Media Inquiries:, Gavin O’Reilly, tel +1.610.832.9618; goreilly@astm.org, Committee Contact:, Alyson Fick, tel +1.610.832.9710; afick@astm.org Release #11686 ###
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Today, Wohlers Associates, powered by ASTM International, announced the release of Wohlers Report 2023 . This year’s report takes a deep dive into the growth of the additive manufacturing (AM) industry, with insights from 10 industry sectors. New content includes an examination of large format AM applications, including aerospace and construction, as well as a look at the growing number of AM…, Media Inquiries:, Gavin O’Reilly, tel +1.610.832.9618; goreilly@astm.org Release #11646 ###
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Papers are invited for ASTM International’s 43rd Symposium on Pesticide Formulation and Delivery Systems: Creating Certainty in an Uncertain World , to be held Nov. 7-9, 2023, in Washington, D.C. The event is sponsored by ASTM International’s pesticides, antimicrobials, and alternative control agents committee (E35) and will be held in conjunction with the committee’s November standards…, June 9, 2023, . To ensure your abstract was received into the ASTM database, please email symposia@astm.org and share that you have submitted an abstract. Additional information is available from technical chair Danny Brown ( DMBrown@landolakes.com ) . For more information about this symposium, please visit: https://go.astm.org/pesticide-formulation-delivery-systems ., Symposia Operations Contact:, Tammy Schane tel+1.610.832.9522, symposia@astm.org Release #11637 ###
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ASTM International’s petroleum products, liquid fuels and lubricants committee ( D02 ) has proposed a revision to its 2019 standard, (D287), a test method affecting use of thermometers containing petroleum products. This essential update of the standard advances efforts to update the procedures, reporting, and more associated with hydrometers and digital contact thermometers. According to ASTM…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org, Committee Contact:, Alyson Fick, tel +1.610.832.9710; afick@astm.org Release #11622 ###
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Scott Fenwick, technical director at the Clean Fuels Alliance America, has started his three-year term on the ASTM International board of directors. ASTM International’s board is made of 25 leaders from a variety of companies, associations, universities, government bodies, and other organizations around the world. In his role since 2013, Fenwick advances member services for technical and quality…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org Release #11592 ###