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Knowing that potential customers like a product, and possibly prefer it to other products, is clearly a crucial piece of knowledge for a sensory science and marketing research professional of any company to have. Establishing consumer’s hedonic response to products is most often measured by using a nine-point liking scale or a method that determines preference or choice. A proposed new standard,…, ASTM Committee E18 Next Meeting:, Sept. 15-16, 2014, in conjunction with the Society of Sensory Professionals 2014 conference, Tucson, Ariz., Technical Contact:, Lori Rothman, Kraft Foods, Glenview, Ill., Phone: 847-646-7318; lrothman@kraftfoods.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 #9591
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A proposed new ASTM standard will provide guidance to sensory evaluation researchers who are studying the temporal sensory properties of consumer products. ASTM WK41798 , Guide for Temporal Methods, is being developed by Subcommittee E18.03 on Sensory Theory and Statistics , part of ASTM International Committee E18 on Sensory Evaluation . Chris Findlay, Ph.D., chairman, Compusense, and an E18…, ASTM Committee E18 Next Meeting:, April 7-10, 2014, April Committee Week, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Technical Contact:, Christopher J. Findlay, Ph.D., Compusense, Guelph, Ontario, Canada, Phone: +1 519-836-9993; cfindlay@compusense.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 #9590
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All interested parties are invited to participate in the standards developing activities of Subcommittee E18.05 on Sensory Applications--General , part of ASTM International Committee E18 on Sensory Evaluation . E18.05 is responsible for the important sensory evaluation standard, ASTM E1958 , Guide for Sensory Claim Substantiation. First issued in 1998, and most recently revised in 2012, ASTM…, ASTM Committee E18 Next Meeting:, April 8-10, 2014, April Committee Week, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Technical Contact:, Bethia Margoshes, Procter and Gamble Company, Cincinnati, Ohio, Phone: 513-626-2015; margoshes.ba@pg.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 #9535
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ASTM Technology and Underground Utilities Committee to Work on Proposed Standards at October MeetingASTM International Committee F36 on Technology and Underground Utilities is developing several proposed new standards. Two such standards are ASTM WK39910 , Practice for the Use of Distributed Optical Fiber Sensing for Monitoring Ground Movements Around Utilities and Tunnels, and ASTM WK41891 , Practice for the Full-Length Monitoring of the Interface Temperature of a Cured in Place Pipe Lining…, ASTM Committee F36 Next Meeting:, Oct. 6, 2013, in conjunction with the 86th Annual Water Environment Federation Technical Exhibition and Conference, Chicago, Ill., Technical Contact:, Jey K. Jeyapalan, Civic Enterprises LLC, New Milford, Conn., Phone: 860-343-1767; jkjeyapalan@earthlink.net , ASTM Staff Contact:, Ashley Wiand, Phone: 610-832-9551; awiand@astm.org , ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #9448
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How long will a certain brand of chewing gum retain its flavor? Will a piece of steak retain its initial tenderness as it is being chewed? Questions such as these relate to how a product is perceived over time, an area covered in a proposed new ASTM International standard, ASTM WK41798 , Guide for Temporal Methods. Temporal methods, such as those to be covered in ASTM WK41798, are used to measure…, ASTM Committee E18 Next Meeting:, Oct. 22-25, 2013, October Committee Week, Jacksonville, Fla., Technical Contact:, Christopher J. Findlay, Ph.D., Compusense Inc., Guelph, Ontario, Canada, Phone: 519-836-9993; cfindlay@compusense.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 #9400
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, ASTM to Partner with ASC to Foster EPD Development, ASTM International will be collaborating with industry to develop Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) across the 90+ industry markets they support, including sealants. The Adhesive and Sealant Council (ASC) will be partnering with ASTM International to raise awareness of this effort, educate industry on the value of Type III EPDs, and proactively engage industry in developing Product…, ASTM Staff Contact:, Tim Brooke, Phone: 610-832-9729; tbrooke@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #9370
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A new ASTM International standard fills an industry need for damage resistance testing of sandwich constructions, a common composite structural configuration. ASTM D7766/D7766M , Practice for Damage Resistance Testing of Sandwich Constructions, was developed by Subcommittee D30.09 on Sandwich Construction , part of ASTM International Committee D30 on Composite Materials . “ASTM D7766/D7766M will…, Technical Contact:, Adam J. Sawicki, Boeing Co., Philadelphia, Pa., Phone: 610-591-2807; adam.j.sawicki@boeing.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Ashley Wiand, Phone: 610-832-9551; awiand@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org R elease #9195
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A proposed new ASTM International guide will standardize sensory practices currently being used in the oral care products industry. The proposed standard, ASTM WK34772 , Guide for Sensory Evaluation of Oral Care Products, is being developed by Subcommittee E18.07 on Personal Care and Household Evaluation , which is part of ASTM International Committee E18 on Sensory Evaluation of Materials and…
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Sealant manufacturers will use a new ASTM International standard to evaluate new products and changes to these products due to exposure to weather. The new standard, ASTM C1735 , Test Method for Measuring the Time Dependent Modulus of Sealants Using Stress Relaxation, is under the jurisdiction of Subcommittee C24.20 on General Test Methods , part of ASTM International Committee C24 on Building…, ASTM Committee C24 Next Meeting:, Jan. 8-10, 2012, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., Technical Contact:, Christopher C. White, Ph.D., National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Md., Phone: 301-975-6016; christopher.white@nist.gov, ASTM Staff Contact:, Stephen Mawn, Phone: 610-832-9726; smawn@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #9005
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A new ASTM International standard will answer industry’s need for determination of fatigue properties of open-hole composite laminates. ASTM D7615/D7615M , Practice for Open-Hole Fatigue Response of Polymer Matrix Composite Laminates, was developed by Subcommittee D30.05 on Structural Test Methods , part of ASTM International Committee D30 on Composite Materials . The purpose of ASTM D7615/D7615M…, ASTM Committee D30 Next Meeting:, Oct. 17-19, 2011, in conjunction with the Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering, Fort Worth, Texas, Technical Contact:, Mark Chris, Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc., Dallas, Texas, Phone: 817-280-872; mchris@bellhelicopter.textron.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Ashley Wiand, Phone: 610-832-9551; awiand@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #8914