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ASTM International Committee E18 on Sensory Evaluation of Materials and Products is currently working on a proposed new standard, WK8435, Practice/Guide for Measuring and Tracking Sensory Descriptive Panel and Panelist Performance. WK8435 will be used to assist sensory professionals in selecting, screening, and identifying training needs for new and existing panels and assessors. In addition,…
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ASTM International Committee D33 on Protective Clothing and Lining Work for Power Generation Facilities has approved a revision to standard D 4260, now titled Practice for Liquid and Gelled Acid Etching of Concrete. The revised standard is under the jurisdiction of Subcommittee D33.05 on Application and Surface Preparation. According to Tamryn Doolan, president and CEO, Surface Gel Tek, the…
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The U.S. Department of Defense recently adopted a commercial standard to govern the performance of automated sense and avoid systems it procures for its unmanned aircraft. The standard, ASTM F 2411, Specification for Design and Performance of an Airborne Sense-and-Avoid System, was developed last year by ASTM Internationals F38 Committee on Unmanned Aircraft Systems, whose members represent a…
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ASTM Committee E18 on Sensory Evaluation of Materials and Products is currently working on a proposed new standard that outlines the experience and education necessary to become a sensory professional. The proposed standard, WK7661, is tentatively titled Guide for Sensory Proficiency, and is under the jurisdiction of Subcommittee E18.05 on Sensory Applications General -- General . According to…
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ASTM International Committee E18 on Sensory Evaluation of Materials and Products has begun to develop a new proposed Guide for Panelist Feedback. The proposed standard will provide guidance on how to address various issues involved in delivering performance and information feedback to discrimination and descriptive/attribute testing panels. Information on the proposed guide, which is under the…