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Today, ASTM International debuted a new learning management system (LMS) designed to enhance user experience and functionality. Existing customers will begin seeing a seamless transition to the new platform. The migration will be completed by August 31. Since 2012, the number of learners has grown from 500 to over 4,000. Usage increased by over 174 per cent last year alone, prompting the need for…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org R elease #10362
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A new ASTM International guide responds to a decades-long need to enhance safety surrounding protective coating systems at nuclear power plants. The new standard (soon to be published as D8104, Guide for Determining Coating Qualification Test Data Applicability) was developed by ASTM International’s committee on protective coating and lining work for power generation facilities ( D33 ). According…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org, Technical Contact:, Jon R. Cavallo, PE, tel +1.603.767.8650; jrcpe@aol.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Joseph Hugo, tel +1.610.832.9740; jhugo@astm.org R elease #10288
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ASTM International’s committee on glass and glass products ( C14 ) is creating a standard that will help clean and restore glass windows, doors, and other architectural glass used in modern buildings. People involved in related industries including glass manufacturing, glazing companies, and maintenance/restoration contractors are invited to participate in the development of the proposed standard…, ASTM Committee C14 on Glass and Glass Products Next Meeting:, April 11, Moorestown, N.J., Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org, Technical Contact:, Paul West, International Window Cleaning Association, Zanesville, Ohio, tel +1.808.443.3833; kohalapaul@gmail.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Thomas O’Toole, tel +1.610.832.9739; totoole@astm.org R elease #10277
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ASTM International has published the first papers in its new online journal: Smart and Sustainable Manufacturing Systems. Access to papers during the journal’s inaugural year is free (here). “From dozens of submissions, we are pleased to announce the first four published, authored by 20 leading minds in this fast-growing field,” said Dr. Sudarsan Rachuri, the journal’s editor-in-chief who is the…, ASTM International Contact:, Alyssa Conaway, tel. +1.610.832.9620, aconaway@astm.org Release #10272
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Yesterday, Dr. Sudarsan Rachuri was given the 2016 ASTM International President’s Leadership Award. This recognizes individuals early in their ASTM International career who have significantly advanced the organization's mission through extraordinary accomplishment, example, and vision. Rachuri is serving as Editor-in-Chief of ASTM International’s new journal, Smart and Sustainable Manufacturing…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org Release #10176
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ASTM is launching a new subcommittee that will develop test methods and specifications for coatings and linings used in hydroelectric power plants. The new group is part of the Committee on Protective Coatings and Lining Work for Power Generation Facilities ( D33 ). Subcommittee D33.13 on Protective Coatings and Linings for Hydroelectric Power Generation Facilities will address abrasion,…, ASTM Committee D33 on Protective Coatings and Lining Work for Power Generation Facilities Next Meeting:, July 20–21, 2016, West Conshohocken, Pa., Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org, Technical Contact:, Allen Skaja, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Lakewood, Colo., tel +1.303.445.2396; askaja@usbr.gov, ASTM Staff Contact:, Joe Hugo, tel +1.610.832.9740; jhugo@astm.org Release #10113
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ASTM International is developing a proposed standard that will help manufacturers of automatic guided industrial vehicles evaluate their products. In addition to manufacturers, vehicle buyers will use this standard (WK48955: Test Method for Docking and Navigation for Driverless Automatic Guided Industrial Vehicles) to conduct their own tests on potential purchases. ASTM member Roger Bostelman is…, Media Inquiries:, Nathan Osburn, tel +1.610.832.9603; nosburn@astm.org, Technical Contact:, Roger V. Bostelman, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Md., tel +1.301.975.3426; roger.bostelman@nist.gov, ASTM Staff Contact:, Pat Picariello, tel +1.610.832.9720; ppicariello@astm.org Release #9811 ###
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A new ASTM International standard ( F2697 , Test Methods for Physical Assault on Overhead Horizontal Fixed Barriers for Detention and Correctional Facilities) will help ensure that the ceilings of rooms in correctional facilities can withstand breakthrough attempts. The standard aims to promote the safety and security of facility staff, facility residents and the general public. This is the…, Technical Contact:, James A. Stapleton Jr., P.E., Habersham Metal Products Co., tel +1.706.778.2212, ext. 202; jas@habershammetal.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Joseph Hugo, tel +1.610.832.9740; jhugo@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Nathan Osburn, tel +1.610.832.9603; nosburn@astm.org Release #9770
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Keeping birds away from potentially fatal encounters with building exteriors is the purpose of a proposed new ASTM International standard, ASTM WK47853 , Test Method for Bird Collision Deterrence Material Threat Factor. It is possible that as many as a billion birds are killed every year after colliding with glass on buildings, including many single-family homes — and this is in the United States…, ASTM Committee C14 Next Meeting:, April 14, 2015, Moorestown, N.J., Technical Contact:, Stefan Knust, Ennead Architects, New York, New York, tel +1.212.807.7171; sknust@ennead.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Thomas O’Toole, tel +1.610.832.9739; totoole@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, tel +1.610.832.9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #9767
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Fiber-reinforced polymers are used to strengthen concrete, wood and steel structures above and below ground as well as under water. Two proposed new ASTM International standards will provide an approach to quality control inspection and reporting for fiber-reinforced polymers in all industries. The proposed new standards are: ASTM WK46050, Guide for the Inspection of Bond Critical FRP…, Next Committee D33 Meeting:, Jan. 15-16, 2015, in conjunction with Electric Power Research Institute/Nuclear Utility Coatings Council meetings, Orlando, Fla., Technical Contact:, Ramon Pelaez, Greenman Pedersen Inc., Southbridge, Mass., Phone: 508-612-5769; rpelaez@gpinet.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Joseph Hugo, Phone: 610-832-9740; jhugo@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #9624