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While the continuous quality verification concept is still quite new, it has the potential to become an important approach to assuring product quality in the pharmaceutical industry. With this in mind, ASTM International Committee E55 on Manufacture of Pharmaceutical Products has approved a new standard, E2537 , Guide for Application of Continuous Quality Verification to Pharmaceutical and…
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Particulate matter emitted during the use of a vacuum cleaner is a significant area of concern that ASTM International Committee F11 on Vacuum Cleaners has dealt with by developing and approving F 2608 , Test Method for Determining the Change in Room Air Particulate Counts as a Result of the Vacuum Cleaning Process. Now, the committee is developing a proposed new standard that addresses the final…
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ASTM International Committee E55 on Manufacture of Pharmaceutical Products has developed a new standard that covers the life cycle of pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical manufacturing systems. The new standard, E 2500 , Guide for Specification, Design and Verification of Pharmaceutical and Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing Systems and Equipment, is under the jurisdiction of Subcommittee E55.03 on…
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ASTM International Committee F11 on Vacuum Cleaners has fulfilled an industry need with the approval of a new standard, F 2608 , Test Method for Determining the Change in Room Air Particulate Counts as a Result of the Vacuum Cleaning Process. The standard is under the jurisdiction of Subcommittee F11.23 on Filtration. “The industry determined a need for a test method that is representative of…
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Drawing on the best practices of the U.S. Federal Highway Administration and the states, ASTM International Committee E17 on Vehicle-Pavement Systems has developed a new standard, E 2561 , Practice for Installation of Inductive Loop Detectors. E 2561 is under the jurisdiction of Subcommittee E17.52 on Traffic Monitoring. Inductive loop detectors are installed in sawed slots in roadway pavement…
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Airport operators, military pavement maintenance personnel, transportation regulatory agencies and state highway departments will all benefit from the approval of a new ASTM standard for measuring skid resistance. The standard, E 2340 , Test Method for Measuring the Skid Resistance of Pavements and Other Trafficked Surfaces Using a Continuous Reading, Fixed-Slip Technique, was developed by…
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The ASTM International committee formerly known as E55 on Pharmaceutical Application of Process Analytical Technology has undergone a change in title and scope that reflects the intent of the committee to be more inclusive of all the tools, instrumentation and sciences that might be used by the industry in the management of pharmaceutical manufacturing processes. The committee is now known as E55…
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Two new standards developed by ASTM International Committee E17 on Vehicle Pavement Systems will provide uniform specification and test criteria for agencies and manufacturers that deal with traffic monitoring devices. The new standards, which are both under the jurisdiction of Subcommittee E17.52 on Traffic Monitoring, are E 2300 , Specification for Highway Traffic Monitoring Devices, and E 2532…
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ASTM International Committee E55 on Pharmaceutical Application of Process Analytical Technology has now approved its first practice. ASTM E 2474 , Practice for Pharmaceutical Process Design Utilizing Processing Analytical Technology, is under the jurisdiction of Subcommittee E55.02 on PAT System Implementation and Practice. Practice E 2474 covers process design, which is integral to process…
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A more efficient method to take asphalt pavement layer temperatures is the subject of a new standard developed by Subcommittee E17.41 on Pavement Management. The document, D 7228 , Test Method for Prediction of Asphalt-Bound Pavement Layer Temperatures, details surface temperature measurement and is based on temperature relationships in the Federal Highway Administration Long Term Pavement…