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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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ASTM International has launched a new technical committee, F45 on Driverless Automatic Guided Industrial Vehicles . After organizational meetings in October 2013 and January 2014, F45 was approved at the board of director’s recent spring meeting. In use since 1953, automated guided vehicles (AGVs) are defined by the Material Handling Institute (MHI) as “computer-controlled wheel-based load…, Technical Contact:, Roger Bostelman, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Md., roger.bostelman@nist.gov , ASTM Staff Contact:, Pat Picariello, Phone: 610-832-9720; ppicariello@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #9650
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A new ASTM International standard will provide safety and risk management professionals with an aid in measuring the slip resistance of footwear in a wide variety of flooring situations. ASTM F2913 , Test Method for Measuring the Coefficient of Friction for Evaluation of Slip Performance of Footwear and Test Surfaces/Flooring Using a Whole Shoe Tester, is under the jurisdiction of Subcommittee…
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A new ASTM International standard, adopted from an American Concrete Institute test method, will be used to help ensure the safety of construction projects. ASTM C1741 , Test Method for Bleed Stability of Cementitious Post-Tensioning Tendon Grout, is under the jurisdiction of Subcommittee C09.41 on Hydraulic Cement Grouts , part of ASTM International Committee C09 on Concrete and Concrete…
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Piston ring/liner interface can contribute as much as half the total friction loss in internal combustion engines, with the resulting wear leading to reduced energy efficiency and raised emissions. A new ASTM International standard provides a method to more accurately measure small amounts of wear on curved piston ring segments and their counterfaces after lubricated bench-scale testing. “Coupled…
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Tribometers are used to assess the potential of humans to slip while walking on various surfaces. A new ASTM International test method will be used to provide a reference standard against which to validate and calibrate the performance of tribometers. ASTM F2508 , Practice for Validation and Calibration of Walkway Tribometers Using Reference Surfaces, has been developed by Subcommittee F13.10 on…
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ASTM Committee G02 on Wear and Erosion is including a field trip in the plans for its Dec. 8-9 meeting in Jacksonville, Fla. Committee members will be visiting the Tribology Laboratory in the mechanical engineering department at the University of Florida in Gainesville. The Tribology Laboratory is actively involved in a wide variety of tribological research and tribology education projects. The…
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ASTM International Committee F13 on Pedestrian/Walkway Safety and Footwear is currently working on a proposed new standard for footwear designed for workers who do not necessarily need safety toe shoes but could use other protection such as puncture resistance, electrical shock protection and electrical grounding. The proposed new standard, ASTM WK27855 , Specification for Performance…
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A new ASTM standard will be useful to slide and engine companies, as well as makers of bushing materials, in studies that involve the measurement of system friction forces. The new standard, ASTM G203 , Guide for Determining Friction Energy Dissipation in Reciprocating Tribosystems, was developed by Subcommittee G02.50 on Friction, part of ASTM International Committee G02 on Wear and Erosion.…
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