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Pending approval from its board of directors, ASTM International announced yesterday the launch of a new committee focused on creating technical standards and guidance materials for cannabis and its products and processes. Yesterday, about 60 industry representatives, associations, and others convened at ASTM International’s global headquarters near Philadelphia and decided to create a volunteer…, Media Inquiries:, Nate Osburn, tel +1.610.832.9603; nosburn@astm.org, Committee Contact:, Robert Morgan, tel +1.610.832.9732; rmorgan@astm.org Release #10266
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By request from industry, ASTM International will host an organizational meeting to potentially create a new technical committee that develops voluntary consensus standards for cannabis. The no-fee meeting is Tuesday, Feb. 28, at 9 a.m. EST at ASTM International’s global headquarters in, West Conshohocken, Pa., USA. Industry stakeholders and others interested in charting a path towards voluntary…, ASTM Cannabis Organizational Meeting:, Feb. 28, 2017, ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, West Conshohocken, PA, 19428-2959 USA, Media Inquiries:, Nate Osburn, tel +1.610.832.9603; nosburn@astm.org, ASTM Staff Contact:, Christine DeJong, tel +1.610.832.9736; cdejong@astm.org Release #10251
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A new ASTM International standard will provide accurate performance tests that are used to make sure that nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometers are running properly. ASTM E2977 , Practice for Measuring and Reporting Performance of Fourier-Transform Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (FT-NMR) Spectrometers for Liquid Samples, is the first ASTM standard that incorporates recent technological advances in…, Technical Contact:, Gary Kramer, Gaithersburg, Md., tel +1.301.990.9627; gary-kramer@comcast.net, ASTM Staff Contact:, Joe Koury, tel +1.610.832.9804; jkoury@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, tel +1.610.832.9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #9756
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Overhead conductors used to transmit electricity typically consist of stranded aluminum wires that surround a stranded steel wire core. However, a more recently developed conductor consists of composite materials of carbon and glass fibers that replace the stranded steel-supporting member. This new type of conductor will be covered in a new ASTM International standard, ASTM B987 , Specification…, ASTM Committee B01 Next Meeting:, April 29, 2015, April Committee Week, Anaheim, Calif., Technical Contact:, Eric Bosze, Ph.D., CTC Global, Irvine, Calif., Phone: +1.949.381.7262; ebosze@ctcglobal.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Kristy Straiton, Phone: +1.610.832.9640; kstraiton@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: +1.610.832.9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #9694
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Laboratory informatics tools are used in laboratory environments across the world that directly touch the everyday human experience. The rapid pace of change in the area of laboratory informatics over the last six years has led to a significant revision of ASTM E1578 , Guide for Laboratory Informatics. “Laboratory informatics tools are used in lab environments across many industries, including…, Technical Contact:, James B. Powers Jr., Bridge Associates LLC, Princeton, N.J., Phone: 610-659-2094; powers@balpharma.com , ASTM Staff Contact:, Joe Koury, Phone: 610-832-9804; jkoury@astm.org , ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #9528
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ASTM B986 , Test Method for Determination of Tensile Strength by Mass Method for Stranded Conductors Intended for use in Electronic Application, will be used within the electronics and aerospace industries to validate tensile strength specification requirements for electrical conductors. ASTM B986 was developed by Subcommittee B01.02 on Methods of Test and Sampling Procedure , part of ASTM…, ASTM Committee B01 Next Meeting:, Oct. 23, 2013, October Committee Week, Jacksonville, Fla., Technical Contact:, Stephen Childers, IWG High Performance Conductors Inc., Inman, S.C., Phone: 864-472-0438; stephen.childers@iwghpc.com , ASTM Staff Contact:, Kristy Straiton, Phone: 610-832-9640; kstraiton@astm.org , ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #9364
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ASTM International Committee E13 on Molecular Spectroscopy and Separation Science invites all interested parties to join in the ongoing revision of ASTM E1578 , Guide for Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS). ASTM E1578 is under the jurisdiction of Subcommittee E13.15 on Analytical Data . According to James B. Powers Jr., managing partner, Bridge Associates LLC, and chair of the E13.…
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The construction of an unprecedented number of overhead power lines around the world has increased the demand for accurate data and models for electrical conductors. A proposed new standard, ASTM WK35208, Test Methods for Stress-Strain and Creep Testing for Overhead Electrical Conductors, will answer this global need. ASTM WK35208 is being developed by Subcommittee B01.02 on Methods of Test and…
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Users of standards involving kinetic parameters need reference materials to qualify individual laboratories and to validate procedures and software. A new ASTM International standard will provide such parameters to accommodate apparatus configurations and kinetic models. ASTM E2781 , Practice for Evaluation of Methods for Determination of Kinetic Parameters by Thermal Analysis, was developed by…, ASTM Committee E27 Next Meeting:, Nov. 15-17, November Committee Week, Tampa, Fla., Technical Contact:, Roger Blaine, Corvallis, Ore., Phone:, 302-559-6827; roger.l.blaine@gmail.com ASTM Staff Contact:, Scott Orthey, Phone: 610-832-9730; sorthey@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #8893
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Proposed ASTM Kinetic Parameters Standard Being Developed by Hazard Potential of Chemicals CommitteeA proposed new standard being developed by ASTM International Committee E27 on Hazard Potential of Chemicals will provide needed reference materials for instruments, applications and software used for the evaluation of kinetic data used for hazard evaluation. The proposed new standard, ASTM WK27880 , Practice for Evaluation of Methods for Determination of Kinetic Parameters by Thermal Analysis,…, ASTM Committee E27 Next Meeting:, Nov. 15-17, November Committee Week, Tampa, Fla., Technical Contact:, Roger Blaine, Corvallis, Ore., Phone: 302-559-6827; roger.l.blaine@gmail.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Scott Orthey, Phone: 610-832-9730; sorthey@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #8611