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ASTM International has fully redesigned its International Laboratory Directory, the only directory in the world dedicated to helping manufacturers find the right labs to test their products. Independent laboratories throughout the world rely on thousands of standards and test methods, including many developed by ASTM International. By working with these labs, manufacturers can help ensure that…, Contact:, Anna Spektor, tel +1.610.832.9756; aspektor@astm.org, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org Release #10110
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ASTM International’s Committee on Wood (D07) has presented its top annual award – the Award of Merit – to David Kretschmann of the USDA FS Forest Products Laboratory in Madison, Wis., U.S.A. The prestigious award, which includes the accompanying title of fellow, is ASTM’s highest recognition for individual contributions to developing standards. The committee honored Kretschmann for his…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org Release #10099
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ASTM International’s Committee on Fasteners (F16) has presented its top annual award – the Award of Merit – to Quentin Smith of Faurecia in Auburn Hills, Mich., U.S.A. The prestigious award, which includes the accompanying title of fellow, is ASTM’s highest recognition for individual contributions to developing standards. The committee honored Smith for his dedicated work to develop standards in…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org Release #10071
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Dr. Alexander Salenikovich, associate professor at Laval University in Quebec City, Quebec, has been named chairman of ASTM International Committee D07 on Wood . Formed in 1904, D07 has nearly 300 members and includes 7 subcommittees that oversee over 116 standards related to timber, modified wood, wood-base structural panels, preservatives and fire performance, and more. Salenikovich has been a…
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A proposed ASTM test method will help determine the effects of high temperatures and humidity on fire-retardant-treated wood products. This test method will help product development labs with first steps in developing new products for wood-construction markets. Specifically, according to ASTM member Jerry Winandy, “this new standard will provide an accelerated test of structural composite panels…, ASTM Committee D07 on Wood Next Meeting:, April 13-14, 2016, April 2016 Committee Week, San Antonio, Texas., Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org, Technical Contact:, Jerry Winandy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minn., tel +1.763.434.9365; jwinandy@umn.edu, ASTM Staff Contact:, Kevin Shanahan, tel +1.610.832.9737; kshanahan@astm.org Release #10031
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A proposed ASTM standard will fill the need for a test method to analyze nickel alloys, which are used for jet-engine components, oil and gas drilling, and many other industries. Once approved, the proposed standard (WK40596, Test Method for the Analysis of Nickel Alloys by Spark Atomic Emission Spectrometry) will help suppliers, customers and testing labs that work with nickel alloys. Spark…, ASTM Committee E01 on Analytical Chemistry for Metals, Ores and Related Materials Next Meeting:, May 1-4, 2016, May Committee Week, San Antonio, Texas, Media Inquiries:, Nathan Osburn, tel +1.610.832.9603; nosburn@astm.org, Technical Contact:, Patrick Cole, ATI Specialty Materials, Monroe N.C., tel +1.704.289.4511 ext. 1317; pat.cole@ATImetals.com , ASTM Staff Contact:, Thomas O’Toole, tel +1.610.832.9739; totoole@astm.org Release #9967
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ASTM International’s Committee D09 (Electrical and Electronic Insulating Materials) invites anyone to join in developing a new standard to help maintain the integrity of cables during an emergency such as a fire. Specifically, the proposed standard (WK52230, Test Method for Determination of Acid Gas Content of Wire and Cable Insulation or Jacket Material) will help determine the halogen content…, ASTM Committee D09 Next Meeting:, April 14-15, 2016, April Committee Week, San Antonio, Texas, Media Inquiries:, Nathan Osburn, tel +1.610.832.9603; nosburn@astm.org, Technical Contact:, Larry Ingram, Williamsport, Pa., tel +1.570.916.8448; larry77151@comcast.net , ASTM Staff Contact:, Katerina Koperna, tel +1.610.832.9728; kkoperna@astm.org Release #9960
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A proposed ASTM International standard will help test low-alloy steel that is in applications related to transportation, infrastructure, defense and other areas. Manufacturers, regulators and laboratories are invited to participate in the development of the standard (WK49476, Test Method for Low-Alloy Steel by Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission Spectrometry Analysis). According to ASTM…, ASTM Committee E01 on Analytical Chemistry for Metals, Ores and Related Materials Next Meeting:, Nov. 15-18, 2015, November Committee Week, Tampa, Fla., Media Inquiries:, Nathan Osburn, tel +1.610.832.9603; nosburn@astm.org, Technical Contact:, Hengyao Dang, Luoyang Ship Material Research Institute, Luoyang, China, tel +86.379.672.567.26; danghengyao@725.com.cn , ASTM Staff Contact:, Thomas O’Toole, tel +1.610.832.9739; totoole@astm.org Release #9853 ###
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A new ASTM standard consolidates six current standards on structural fasteners. With hundreds of millions of fasteners produced to ASTM specifications each year, industry will benefit from the streamlined approach provided by the new ASTM standard ( F3125 : Specification for High Strength Structural Bolts, Steel and Alloy Steel, Heat Treated, 120 ksi (830 MPa) and150 ksi (1040 MPa) Minimum…, ASTM Committee F16 Next Meeting:, May 17-19, 2015, May committee week, Anaheim, Calif., Media Inquiries:, Nathan Osburn, tel +1.610.832.9603; nosburn@astm.org, Technical Contact:, Chad Larson, LeJeune Bolt Co., Burnsville, Minn., tel +1.952.890.7700; clarson@lejeunebolt.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Jennifer Rodgers, tel +1.610.832.9694; jrodgers@astm.org Release #9785 ###
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ASTM International Committee E01 on Analytical Chemistry, Ores and Related Materials will hold a workshop, “Impact of Accreditation on Reference Materials and Method Development in Analytical Laboratories Supporting the Metals and Ores Industries,” on May 19, 2014, at the Gaithersburg, Md., campus of the National Institute of Standards and Technology. The workshop will occur the day before the…, ASTM Committee E01 Next Meeting:, May 20-21, 2014, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Md., Technical Contacts:, Patrick Cole, ATI Allvac, Monroe, N.C., Phone: 704-289-4511, ext. 1317; pat.cole@ATImetals.com ; and John Sieber, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Md., Phone: 301-975-3920; john.sieber@nist.gov ; , ASTM Staff Contact:, Thomas O’Toole, Phone: 610-832-9739; totoole@astm.org , ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #9501