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Registration is now open for the ASTM International Symposium Highlighting Standard Guides and Practices that Support the Lubricant Condition Monitoring Industry, to be held June 26 – 27, 2022, at the Hyatt Regency Seattle (Washington, USA). The symposium is sponsored by the ASTM petroleum products, liquid fuels, and lubricants committee (D02) and will be held in conjunction with the committee’s…
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Registration is open for the Workshop on Ambient Air Fenceline Monitoring Using Advanced Monitoring Technologies: State of the Art, Successes, Frustrations and Standardization Needs, to be held April 28, 2022, at the Hyatt Regency Seattle (Washington, USA). The workshop is being sponsored by ASTM International’s air quality committee (D22) and will be held in conjunction with the committee’s…
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ASTM International’s recovered carbon black (rCB) committee ( D36 ) is developing a proposed standard that will be used to differentiate between different rCB products and provide quality control tool for producers and users. According to ASTM International member Pieter ter Haar, the proposed standard ( WK81244 ) will explain how thermogravimetry (TGA), a type of thermal analysis, can be used to…
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ASTM International’s petroleum products, liquid fuels, and lubricants committee ( D02 ), presented the Sydney D. Andrews Scroll of Achievement Award to Bryan Johnson, reliability engineer with Arizona Public Service (Tonopah, Arizona, USA). An ASTM International member since 1994, Johnson was recognized for his many contributions to advancing the aims of the committee and organization as an…
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ASTM International’s committee on petroleum products, liquid fuels, and lubricants ( D02 ) is developing a proposed standard that will provide an overview of microbial contamination in turbine oil systems. Power generation facility managers, engineers, and operators will be the primary users of the proposed standard ( WK42670 ). According to ASTM International member Fred Passman, the proposed…
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ASTM International’s air quality committee ( D22 ) is developing a proposed standard that will aid in the removal of gases that are harmful to both people and to the environment. The proposed standard covers the proper destruction of gaseous fugitive emission by thermal oxidizer or catalyst. According to J. David Halley, chair of ASTM’s gaseous fuels committee ( D03 ), chemical manufacturers are…
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A new ASTM International standard describes a range of techniques that can be used to analyze formaldehyde concentrations in indoor air. ASTM’s air quality committee ( D22 ) developed the standard, which will soon be published as D8407. A naturally occurring organic compound, formaldehyde is an ingredient in many materials, such as resins used for particleboard and coatings. “Formaldehyde is a…
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In light of COVID-19 (coronavirus) and ongoing safety concerns for members and staff, ASTM International announced today that the November and December Committee Week meetings in Atlanta, GA, are now transitioning to all virtual. These decisions were based on several factors, including, but not limited to: Input from ASTM International members whose organizations are increasingly concerned with…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org Release #11305 ###
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ASTM International’s autonomy design and operations in aviation administrative committee (AC377) is hosting the 2nd Annual ASTM Autonomy in Aviation Symposium, October 19, 2021, to be held at the Santa Clara Marriott (Santa Clara, California, USA). The objective of the symposium is to facilitate discussions on standards development for aviation autonomy while bringing forward perspectives from…, Media Inquiries:, Jaime Martorana, tel +1.610.832.9796; jmartorana@astm.org Release #11289 ###
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Representatives from global standards organization ASTM International and the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) met recently and agreed to expand the scope of a cooperation agreement signed in 2017 that fosters streamlined standards development and reduces duplication of efforts in the global marketplace. The expanded cooperation agreement was signed by IEC General Secretary and…, Media Inquiries:, Jaime Martorana, tel +1.610.832.9796; jmartorana@astm.org Release #11286 ###