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A proposed new ASTM International standard, WK19571 , Practice for Requirements for New Pipe and Fitting Materials for Gas Distribution Systems, will give the natural gas industry an important tool and defined process in continuing research and development efforts that will lead to the streamlined introduction of innovative products for the gas distribution industry. ASTM WK19571 is under the…
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ASTM Committee F10 on Livestock, Meat and Poultry Evaluation Systems has approved a new standard, F2717 , Guide for the Development of Independent Third-Party Verification. The standard, which was developed by Subcommittee F10.20 on Device Performance Criteria, provides an internationally recognized set of guidelines for companies that test the accuracy of livestock, meat and poultry evaluation…
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Subcommittee F17.26 on Olefin Based Pipe, part of ASTM International Committee F17 on Plastic Piping Systems, is currently working on a large, comprehensive program to provide the engineering and specifying community with the appropriate tools to design, specify and size high density polyethylene water quality units. All interested parties are welcome to join in the activities of Subcommittee F17…
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ASTM International Committee F17 on Plastic Piping Systems has developed a new standard that covers use of polyethylene pipe for gas gathering purposes. F 2619/F 2619M , Specification for High-Density Polyethylene (PE) Line Pipe, is under the jurisdiction of Subcommittee F17.60 on Gas. “Polyethylene pipe does not rust, rot or corrode, does not require cathodic protection and for many hazardous…
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Pipe and resin manufacturers, municipalities and gas companies will be able to use a new ASTM International standard to qualify the butt fusion parameters and procedures for different pipe materials. Subcommittee F17.40 on Test Methods, part of ASTM International Committee F17 on Plastic Piping Systems, has developed the new standard, F 2634 , Test Method for Laboratory Testing of Polyethylene (…
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Committee F10 on Livestock, Meat, and Poultry Evaluation Systems invites all interested parties to join in the standards developing activities of a new task group on radio frequency identification (RFID). The new task group, which is under the jurisdiction of Subcommittee F10.20 on Device Performance Criteria, will have its first meeting Nov. 1 at the November Committee Week in Tampa, Fla. The…
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A series of focus groups conducted by the Adhesive and Sealant Council, Inc., has led to the ongoing development of a proposed new standard, WK14701 , New Symbols for Adhesive Applications. WK14701 is being developed by Subcommittee D14.04 on Terminology, part of ASTM International Committee D14 on Adhesives. According to Lawrence D. Sloan, president, Adhesive and Sealant Council, and D14.04…
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A new ASTM International specification recently approved by Committee F17 on Plastic Piping Systems standardizes improved technology in polyethylene resins that exhibit higher-temperature long-term strength rating for pressure piping applications. The new standard, F 2623 , Specification for Polyethylene of Raised Temperature (PE-RT) SDR 9 Tubing, is under the jurisdiction of Subcommittee F17.26…
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ASTM International Committee F17 on Plastic Piping Systems has recently approved a new standard based on two important documents originally developed by the Plastics Pipe Institute in the mid-1990s. The new ASTM standard, F 2620 , Practice for Heat Fusion Joining of Polyethylene Pipe and Fittings, is under the jurisdiction of Subcommittee F17.20 on Joining. According to Jim Craig, industry…
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All interested parties are invited to contribute to the ongoing development of WK11541 , Specification for Structural Insulated Panel (SIP) Adhesives for Bonding Oriented Strand Board (OSB) Facers to Rigid Cellular Polystyrene Thermal Insulation Core Materials. The proposed standard is under the jurisdiction of Subcommittee D14.70 on Construction Adhesives, which is part of ASTM International…