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Standard DS-1 ® from Bureau Veritas, a comprehensive standard for oil and gas drilling operations, is now available in six volumes through Compass , ASTM’s online standards portal. Developed in 1992 to help provide industry standards for downhole drilling tools, Standard DS-1 is now on its fifth edition and remains a critical resource for drilling and completion. This knowledge will now be…, Media Inquiries:, Gavin O’Reilly, tel +1.610.832.9618; goreilly@astm.org Release #11838 ###
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Registration is now open for ASTM International’s Workshop on Alternative Test Methods Using Multivariate Spectroscopy for Lab and Online Systems , to be held June 17, 2024, in Austin, TX. The event is sponsored by ASTM International’s petroleum products and lubricants committee ( D02 ) and will be held in conjunction with the committee’s standards development meetings. This workshop will build…, Symposia Operations Contact:, Tammy Schane tel+1.610.832.9522, symposia@astm.org Release #11815 ###
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ASTM International’s petroleum products, liquid fuels, and lubricants committee ( D02 ) has revised its specification for automotive spark-ignition engine fuel (gasoline). The revision was driven by a review of multi-decade average seasonal temperatures used to develop the volatility classes for gasoline. The revision also revises wintertime 50% distillation limits based on vehicle testing.…, Media Inquiries:, Gavin O’Reilly, tel +1.610.832.9618; goreilly@astm.org, Committee Contact:, Alyson Fick, tel +1.610.832.9710; afick@astm.org Release #11812 ###
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ASTM International’s commercial spaceflight committee ( F47 ) has approved a new standard that will be used to help classify spacecraft vehicle types. The new standard ( F3388 ) will be useful to space launch and reentry vehicle manufacturers and existing or prospective spaceports that are planning new facilities or support for new vehicles. “The new standard will enable dialogue between launch…, Media Inquiries:, Gavin O’Reilly, tel +1.610.832.9618; goreilly@astm.org, Committee Contact:, Katerina Koperna, tel +1.610.832.9728; kkoperna@astmm.org Release #11783 ###
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ASTM International’s petroleum products, liquid fuels, and lubricants committee ( D02 ) has completed an extensive revision of an important standard used for establishing and maintaining a quality management system in a laboratory. According to ASTM member Susan Pride, the revised standard ( D6792 ) provides guidance for all aspects of laboratory testing, from receiving a sample to reporting…, Media Inquiries:, Gavin O’Reilly, tel +1.610.832.9618; goreilly@astm.org, Committee Contact:, Alyson Fick, tel +1.610.832.9710; afick@astm.org Release #11780 ###
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W. James Bover, former member of the ASTM International board of directors, was awarded the William T. Cavanaugh Award at ASTM’s April 2023 Board meeting. The Cavanaugh Memorial Award honors W.T. Cavanaugh, CEO of ASTM International from 1970 to 1985. Cavanaugh established ASTM International as the world leader in developing and disseminating voluntary standards. Bover has served as primary…, Media Inquiries:, Gavin O’Reilly, tel +1.610.832.9618; goreilly@astm.org Release #11762 ###
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ASTM International has announced a new eLearning program focused on usage of a standard practice for Remote ID Means of Compliance ( F3586 ) developed by ASTM’s unmanned aircraft committee (F38). This standard practice acts as an overlay of requirements to the ASTM standard for Remote ID and tracking (F3411). The program will support manufacturers and producers of remote ID systems for unmanned…, Media Inquiries:, Gavin O’Reilly, tel +1.610.832.9618; goreilly@astm.org Release #11753 ###
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Kelly John Mason has received the 2023 George V. Dyroff award from ASTM International for his contributions to the petroleum products, liquid fuels, and lubricants committee (D02). Mason was recognized for his mentorship and leadership in laboratory management, and for his many services to the committee over the course of his distinguished career. An ASTM International member since 1996, Mason…, Media Inquiries:, Gavin O’Reilly, tel +1.610.832.9618; goreilly@astm.org Release #11704 ###
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ASTM International presented its top annual award – the Award of Merit – to Mark Rumizen for his contributions to ASTM’s petroleum, liquid fuels, and lubricants committee (D02). The prestigious award, which includes the accompanying title of fellow, is ASTM’s highest recognition for distinguished service and outstanding participation in ASTM International committee activities. Rumizen was…, Media Inquiries:, Gavin O’Reilly, tel +1.610.832.9618; goreilly@astm.org Release #11699 ###
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A new ASTM International standard will help to control microbial contamination that can degrade turbine oils and turbine oil systems. ASTM’s committee on petroleum products, liquid fuels and lubricants ( D02 ) developed the standard, which will soon be published as D8506. ASTM member Fred Passman notes turbine oils are nominally water-free, and microbes are only metabolically active where traces…, Media Inquiries:, Gavin O’Reilly, tel +1.610.832.9618; goreilly@astm.org, Committee Contact:, Alyson Fick, tel +1.610.832.9710; afick@astm.org Release #11686 ###