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Alan P. Kaufman, senior vice president of technical affairs for the Toy Association in New York, New York, USA, will serve a three-year term on the ASTM International board of directors. The Toy Association represents toy and youth entertainment products and importers. Kaufman leads the organization’s work related to the environment, supply chain, and factory processes, and is a key contributor…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org Release #10460
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Edward R. Eaton, Sr., fluids consultant with Laboratory Holdings LLC, in Litchfield Park, Arizona, USA, was honored with the Daniel H. Green Award from ASTM International committee on engine coolants ( D15 ). Eaton joined ASTM in 1992, and was honored for many years of outstanding service and active participation in the work of the committee. Eaton has previously served as the CEO and chief…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org Release #10427
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A proposed ASTM International standard will help guide the development of detergents that clean medical devices, helping support patient safety and health. The practice for characterizing detergents for the cleaning of medical devices ( WK58652 ) is being created by the organization’s committee on soaps and other detergents ( D12 ). “Currently, there are no consensus methods for characterizing…
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ASTM International to Host November Workshop on Substance Restriction Challenges and StandardizationASTM International’s committee on declarable substances in materials ( F40 ) is sponsoring a workshop on Substance Restriction Challenges and Standardization, Nov. 8, 2017, at the DIN Headquarters in Berlin, Germany. This workshop will discuss international and broad perspectives of RoHS and REACH. It will also review practical testing for California’s Prop 65 and give an industry perspective…, Workshop Contact:, Tessa Sulkes, tel +1.610.832.9677; symposia@astm.org
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ASTM International’s Committee on Declarable Substances in Materials ( F40 ) presented its top annual award – the Award of Merit – to Dr. Bruno A Vrebos, of Malvern PANalytical, in Almelo, Netherlands. The prestigious award, which includes the accompanying title of fellow, is ASTM’s highest recognition for individual contributions to developing standards. The committee honored Vrebos for…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org R elease #10361
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A new ASTM International specification supports the use of waterless coolants in car engines. Waterless coolants avoid the creation of water vapor pockets that can interrupt heat transfer from critical areas of an engine, helping prevent engine damage, enhance consumer safety, and more. According to ASTM International member Jonathan T. Light, non-aqueous engine coolants that conform to the new…, ASTM Committee D15 on Engine Coolants and Related Fluids Next Meeting:, May 17-18, 2017, Phoenix, Ariz., Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org, Technical Contact:, Jonathan T. Light, Evans Cooling Systems, Inc., Suffield, Conn., tel +1.860.435.2418; jtlight@comcast.net, ASTM Staff Contact:, Ashley Wiand, tel +1.610.832.9551; awiand@astm.org Release #10255
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A new ASTM International standard for heat transfer fluids will help create more efficient heating and air conditioning systems. The new standard (soon to be published as D8039, Specification for Freeze Point Depressed Heating and Air Conditioning (HVAC) Heat Transfer Fluids (HTF)) was developed by ASTM’s Committee on Engine Coolants and Related Fluids ( D15 ). Heat transfer fluids used in the…, D15 on Engine Coolants and Related Fluids Future Meeting:, Oct. 19-20, Dearborn, Michigan, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org, Technical Contact:, Edward R. Eaton Sr., Amalgatech, Phoenix, Ariz., tel +1.602.252.0280; edeaton@amalgatech.com , ASTM Staff Contact:, Ashley Wiand, tel +1.610.832.9551; awiand@astm.org Release #10188
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Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture selected the Safety Equipment Institute - a subsidiary of ASTM International - to manage the certification program that supports labeling thousands of products as "biobased." The renewal of this five-year contract will mean that more and more people will be able to find and purchase products that are made and packaged using renewable materials. “This…, Program Contact:, Pat Gleason, tel. +1.703.442.5732; pgleason@seinet.org, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel. +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org Release #10160
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A new ASTM test method will test the strength and durability of wood-to-wood adhesives when put under pressures of weight, temperature and humidity. This “creep resistance” standard will soon be available for purchase as ASTM D7966, Test Method for Resistance to Creep of Adhesives in Static Shear by Compression Loading (Wood-to-Wood). Wood-to-wood adhesives are an increasingly essential part of…, ASTM Committee D14 Next Meeting:, April 26-28, 2015, April Committee Week, Anaheim, Calif., Media Inquiries:, Nathan Osburn, tel +1.610.832.9603; nosburn@astm.org, Technical Contact:, Mark Clark, Momentive Specialty Chemicals Inc., Springfield, Ore., tel +1.541.741.6674; mark.clark@momentive.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Joseph Hugo, tel +1.610.832.9740; jhugo@astm.org Release #9799 ###
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Events Include USTDA-Sponsored Workshop, Rare Earth Materials Workshop and RoHS Roundtable, ASTM International Committee F40 on Declarable Substances in Materials conducted its biannual standards development meetings on March 10-11, 2014, at Thermo Fisher Scientific’s facilities in Shanghai, China. The meeting included both standards development work and special presentations. ASTM staff and F40 members participated in other events related to declarable substances in China, including…, F40 Meeting, Committee F40 is currently developing three proposed new standards, which were discussed in the Shanghai meeting: • ASTM WK26792, Guide for Identification of Declarable Substances in Polymeric Materials; • ASTM WK21957, Test Method for Identification and Quantification of Lead in Paint and Other Coatings Using Energy Dispersive X-Ray Spectrometry (EDXRF); and • ASTM WK44003, Test Method for…, New Chemical Substance Workshop, Members of F40 participated in the U.S.-China Provisions on the Environmental Administration of New Chemical Substances workshop held in Shanghai on March 12. The workshop was organized by ASTM International in cooperation with the American National Standards Institute on behalf of the U.S. Trade and Development Agency. More than 30 participants from different regions of China, as well as from…, Rare Earth Materials Workshop, On March 13, F40 held a Rare Earth Materials workshop. Gao Lan, secretary general, Standardization Administration of China’s TC229 on Rare Earth Metals, provided an overview of TC229’s work, while Taco van der Marten, chairman of ASTM Subcommittee F40.04 on Rare Earth Materials, described the history and current activities of the subcommittee. The workshop also featured a presentation by Kevin…, RoHS Roundtable, Alyson Fick, ASTM staff manager for F40, spoke at a March 17 event held by the American Chamber of Commerce, China division, in Beijing. The roundtable on restriction of hazardous substances (RoHS) standards provided the opportunity for China-based U.S.-funded companies to understand ASTM standards that consider RoHS issues. Also speaking at that roundtable were Weibing Xing, chief engineer,…, Sinopec Visit, In addition to the F40 meetings and events, Fick, along with ASTM China office representatives Liu Fei and Nancy Hu, visited the polymers and plastic building product division of Sinopec Petroleum in Beijing. This division uses many standards under the jurisdiction of ASTM International Committee D20 on Plastics . The ASTM staff provided an overview of ASTM and D20 to 20 attending engineers. A…, ASTM Committee F40 Next Meeting:, Nov. 12-14, 2014, New Orleans, La., ASTM Staff Contact:, Alyson Fick, Phone: 610-832-9710; afick@astm.org , ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #9634