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At any given moment, millions of bicycles are being ridden throughout the world. Developing standards for bikes, and keeping current standards up to date is the responsibility of Subcommittee F08.10 on Bicycles, part of ASTM International Committee F08 on Sports Equipment and Facilities. Recently, F08.10 has published an important revision to one of its key standards, and the subcommittee is…
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Drainage failures are one of the major problems confronting owners and operators of synthetic turf sports fields. A proposed new standard that provides a test for vertical permeability of synthetic turf will be useful to designers, testing agencies and contractors in minimizing problems associated with field drainage. According to John J. Amato, JJA Sports and a member of ASTM Committee F08 on…
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By necessity, paint used for roadway applications needs to dry quickly. Some multi-component traffic paints cure in less than 10 minutes, some much faster. Because of this speed of curing, these traffic paints and other types of fast-cure (less than 10 minutes) multi-component paints cannot be tested for volatile content using procedures outlined in the ASTM International standard typically used…
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Providing for the safety of children taking martial arts classes is the purpose of new ASTM Subcommittee F08.29 on Martial Arts, part of ASTM International Committee F08 on Sports Equipment and Facilities. According to Derek Croley, a Master Instructor, and James Green, PE, also a martial arts instructor and a longtime member of Committee F08 , standards for both safety of equipment and the…
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The increasing popularity of low energy air, or airsoft, guns has led to the creation of a Subcommittee F08.27 on Airsoft, part of ASTM International Committee F08 on Sports Equipment and Facilities. The new subcommittee had previously been a task group under the jurisdiction of Subcommittee F08.24 on Paintball and Equipment. Airsoft guns can be used with targets and in tactical gaming sports,…
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Two new standards demonstrate the broad range of practices and test methods currently being developed by ASTM International Committee D01 on Paint and Related Coatings, Materials and Applications. The new ASTM standards will be used in the realms of color reproduction and contact angle measurement. Achieving Consistent Color Reproduction Developed by Subcommittee D01.56 on Printing Inks, ASTM…
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All interested parties are invited to participate in the development of a proposed new ASTM standard, WK18934 , Safety Specification for Steel Frame and Enclosure Components of Consumer Trampolines. The proposed standard, under the jurisdiction of ASTM Subcommittee F08.17 on Trampolines and Related Equipment, covers the steel frame and enclosure components of consumer trampolines. Subcommittee…
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ASTM Committee D01 on Paint and Related Coatings, Materials and Applications will present a technical seminar, “New Solvents and Formulating Techniques for Low VOC and HAP Paints,” on Sunday, June 15, 2008, from 4 to 6 p.m., at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The seminar will be held in conjunction with the D01 committee meeting to be held June 15-18 in Vancouver…
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Finding a way to accurately measure the water and volatile content of high baked phenolic coatings has led to the development of a new ASTM International standard, D 7245 , Test Method for Measuring Total Water and Volatiles in Liquid Coatings Which Produce Cure Water Upon Heating. The new standard was developed by Subcommittee D01.21 on Chemical Analysis of Paints and Paint Materials, part of…
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Subcommittee D01.37 on Ink Vehicles, part of ASTM International Committee D01 on Paint and Related Coatings, Materials and Applications, is seeking participation in the development of a proposed new standard that outlines procedures for preparing ink resin solutions in both vegetable oils and petroleum distillates. According to Richard Czarnecki, vice president, technology, Superior Printing Ink…