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ASTM International’s adhesives committee ( D14 ) has approved a new standard that will serve as a guideline for developing adhesive systems used in the installation of resilient flooring. The new standard ( D8397 ) establishes minimum requirements for adhesives used for installing resilient floor covering, within a climate-controlled structure, when adhered directly and permanently to a…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org, Committee Contact:, Frank McConnell, tel +1.610.832.9686; fmcconnell@astm.org Release #11513 ###
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ASTM International announced today the Journal of Testing and Evaluation, the organization’s flagship journal, received an increased 2021 impact factor rating of 1.333, up 5.5% from the previous year. The impact factor is calculated each year by Clarivate Analytics and given to journals that appear in their database, Science Citation Index. Launched in 1973, the journal is a multi-disciplinary…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org Release #11472 ###
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ASTM International’s autonomy design and operations in aviation administrative committee (AC377) is hosting the 2nd Annual ASTM Autonomy in Aviation Symposium, October 19, 2021, to be held at the Santa Clara Marriott (Santa Clara, California, USA). The objective of the symposium is to facilitate discussions on standards development for aviation autonomy while bringing forward perspectives from…, Media Inquiries:, Jaime Martorana, tel +1.610.832.9796; jmartorana@astm.org Release #11289 ###
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In light of COVID-19 (coronavirus) and growing safety concerns for members and staff, ASTM International announced today that previously scheduled April standards development meetings in Boston (March 29-April 3) and Prague (April 27-30) have been canceled. The decision was based on several factors, including, but not limited to: Continued review of information and recommendations from the U.S.…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org Release #10993
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A new standard from ASTM International’s committee on quality and statistics (E11) addresses general reliability analysis in statistics. The new guide (soon to be published as E3159) develops many of the commonly reoccurring reliability metrics and related topics found in many industrial quarters and specifies methods for use in reliability calculations. ASTM International member Stephen Luko,…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org, Committee Contact:, Katerina Koperna, tel +1.610.832.9728 kkoperna@astm.org Release #10573
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Yesterday, ASTM International and NCSL International, two global organizations whose members share an interest in metrology, signed a memorandum of understanding. Metrology, the science of measurement, is a field that cuts across many industries represented by ASTM International’s 145 technical committees. The MOU was signed at ASTM International’s global headquarters during the meeting of its…
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A new ASTM International subcommittee on reliability (E11.40) is developing a standard (WK58249, Guide for Reliability) that will support reliability and risk analysis. The new subcommittee is part of ASTM International’s committee on quality and statistics ( E11 ). “Reliability means quality over time, and many industries need reliability estimates and analysis of materials, components, and…, ASTM Committee E11 on Quality and Statistics Next Meeting:, April 19-21, 2017, ASTM International Headquarters, West Conshohocken, Pa., Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org, Technical Contact:, Stephen N. Luko, UTC Aerospace Systems, Windsor Locks, Conn., tel +1.860.654.3447; stephen.luko@hs.utc.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Katerina Koperna, tel +1.610.832.9728; kkoperna@astm.org R elease #10298
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Yesterday, more than 50 government and industry officials decided to launch a new ASTM International committee dedicated to developing standards in the area of commercial spaceflight. The Committee on Commercial Spaceflight (F47) will focus on standards development in areas such as occupant safety of orbital and suborbital vehicles, launch and reentry vehicles, and spaceports. James Thomas,…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org, ASTM Staff Contact:, Kristy Straiton, tel +1.610.832.9640; kstraiton@astm.org Release #10195
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With support from industry and government leaders, ASTM International will host an organizational meeting to potentially create a new technical committee that develops voluntary consensus standards for commercial spaceflight. This meeting comes in part as a result of the updated U.S. Commercial Space Launch Competitiveness Act of 2015 (CSLCA). The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration’s…, ASTM Commercial Spaceflight Meeting:, Oct. 24, 2016, RTCA, Inc.; 1150 18th St. NW, 4th Floor, Washington, DC 20036, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org, ASTM Staff Contact:, Christine DeJong, tel +1.610.832.9736; cdejong@astm.org Release #10170
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A new ASTM test method will test the strength and durability of wood-to-wood adhesives when put under pressures of weight, temperature and humidity. This “creep resistance” standard will soon be available for purchase as ASTM D7966, Test Method for Resistance to Creep of Adhesives in Static Shear by Compression Loading (Wood-to-Wood). Wood-to-wood adhesives are an increasingly essential part of…, ASTM Committee D14 Next Meeting:, April 26-28, 2015, April Committee Week, Anaheim, Calif., Media Inquiries:, Nathan Osburn, tel +1.610.832.9603; nosburn@astm.org, Technical Contact:, Mark Clark, Momentive Specialty Chemicals Inc., Springfield, Ore., tel +1.541.741.6674; mark.clark@momentive.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Joseph Hugo, tel +1.610.832.9740; jhugo@astm.org Release #9799 ###