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ASTM International Committee D10 on Packaging is currently inviting all interested parties to join a new D10 subcommittee, D10.97 on University Liaison. According to S. Paul Singh, professor, school of packaging, Michigan State University, and chair of D10’s division I, the purpose of the new subcommittee is twofold. “We want to allow university programs that teach and research in packaging to be…
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A process hazard analysis prior to the startup of a chemical processing facility is essential to prevent catastrophic incidents due to thermal runaway reactions. A proposed new ASTM standard, WK9584, Guide for Assessing Potential Hazards of Synthesis Reactions Using Reaction Calorimetry, will help to standardize how the results from reaction calorimetry experiments are used in a process hazard…
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ASTM Committee D35 on Geosynthetics will present a workshop on the possibility of creating a Geogrid Aperture Stability standard during the June Committee Week in Reno, Nev. The workshop will take place June 15 from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Steve Valero, Vice President - Technology, Tensar, will chair the workshop. Valero promises a productive and lively workshop that will be focused on educating…
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ASTM International Committee D10 on Packaging has formed a new task group to investigate the possibilities of radio frequency identification (RFID) as a means of tracking packages. The task group is under the jurisdiction of Subcommittee D10.18 on Miscellaneous Packaging. The purpose of the task group is to develop standards to evaluate the performance of RFID tags used on packaging and…