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After receiving inquiries from industry and academia, ASTM International announced today that it is extending deadlines by one week for letters-of-intent and full proposals for a new center of excellence in additive manufacturing. Many interested parties throughout the world have asked for more time to respond to the RFP. “We are receiving a strong and enthusiastic response to our request for…
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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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A new ASTM International standard provides a method for analyzing the composition of aluminum and aluminum alloys. The test helps manufacturers, consumers, and laboratories verify that an alloy’s composition is within the needed limits through an analysis method called “inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry” (ICP-AES). “The composition of an aluminum alloy is one factor that…, ASTM Committee E01 on Analytical Chemistry for Metals, Ores, and Related Materials Next Meeting:, May 7-9, 2017, May Committee Week, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org, Technical Contact:, Jeneé Jacobs, Arconic, New Kensington, Pa., tel +1.724.337.2490; jenee.jacobs@arconic.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Thomas O’Toole, tel +1.610.832.9739; totoole@astm.org R elease #10283
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After two successful pilots, ASTM International, a global standards organization, is expanding its Emerging Professionals program . The program will provide free airfare and lodging this year for up to 24 participants to attend a leadership development workshop held during an ASTM International conference – “committee week” – where technical experts in their industries create and revise…, ASTM Staff Contact:, Katerina Koperna, tel +1.610.832.9728; kkoperna@astm.org , Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org R elease #10276
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Yesterday, more than 50 government and industry officials decided to launch a new ASTM International committee dedicated to developing standards in the area of commercial spaceflight. The Committee on Commercial Spaceflight (F47) will focus on standards development in areas such as occupant safety of orbital and suborbital vehicles, launch and reentry vehicles, and spaceports. James Thomas,…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org, ASTM Staff Contact:, Kristy Straiton, tel +1.610.832.9640; kstraiton@astm.org Release #10195
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With support from industry and government leaders, ASTM International will host an organizational meeting to potentially create a new technical committee that develops voluntary consensus standards for commercial spaceflight. This meeting comes in part as a result of the updated U.S. Commercial Space Launch Competitiveness Act of 2015 (CSLCA). The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration’s…, ASTM Commercial Spaceflight Meeting:, Oct. 24, 2016, RTCA, Inc.; 1150 18th St. NW, 4th Floor, Washington, DC 20036, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org, ASTM Staff Contact:, Christine DeJong, tel +1.610.832.9736; cdejong@astm.org Release #10170
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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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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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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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A proposed ASTM standard could help improve workplace safety by describing proximity alarm systems that can be used to prevent cranes, utility trucks, and other equipment from encroaching inside OSHA minimum approach distances and contacting high-voltage power lines. The standard would be most useful to the construction industry, but it could also help in firefighting, drilling, mining,…, ASTM Committee F18 on Electrical Protective Equipment for Workers Next Meeting:, Oct. 4-7, 2015, Las Vegas, Nev., Media Inquiries:, Nathan Osburn, tel +1.610.832.9603; nosburn@astm.org, Technical Contact:, Lance Burney, Sigalarm, Sanford, Fla., tel +1.407.321.0722; lance@sigalarminc.com , ASTM Staff Contact:, Kevin Shanahan, tel +1.610.832.9737; kshanahan@astm.org Release #9903