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John W. Gillespie Jr., Ph.D., director of the Center for Composite Materials and the Donald C. Phillips Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Delaware, Newark, has been honored with the 2016 Wayne W. Stinchcomb Memorial Lecture Award by the ASTM International committee on Composite Materials ( D30 ). The award recognizes outstanding contributions in research,…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org R elease #10302
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15 newly-proposed standards from ASTM International’s committee on additive manufacturing ( F42 ) will help companies in that industry comply with a new checklist for accreditation by the National Aerospace and Defense Contractors Accreditation Program (NADCAP). The checklist is available through the Performance Review Institute. Experts, auditors, and others interested in certification related…, Next Meeting:, Sept 18-21, Swedish Institute for Standardization, Stockholm, Media Inquiries:, Nate Osburn, tel +1.610.832.9603; nosburn@astm.org, Technical Contact:, Shane Collins, CalRAM, Inc., +1.805.427.0019; scollins@calraminc.com, ASTM International Staff Contact:, Pat Picariello, tel +1.610.832.9720; ppicariello@astm.org R elease #10289
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A new ASTM International standard will help test “sandwich” panels, which are flat, lightweight, durable products often used in the cabin floors and other areas of airplanes. The new standard (soon to be published as D8067, Test Method for In-Plane Shear Properties of Sandwich Panels Using a Picture Frame Fixture) was developed by the Committee on Composite Materials ( D30 ). Specifically, the…, ASTM Committee D30 on Composite Materials Next Meeting:, March 20-24, 2017, Salt Lake City, Utah, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org, Technical Contact:, Stephen H. Ward, SW Composites, Chula Vista, Calif., tel +1.619.691.2281; shward@taosnet.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Krista Robbins, tel +1.610.832.9689; krobbins@astm.org R elease #10284
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ASTM International has published the first papers in its new online journal: Smart and Sustainable Manufacturing Systems. Access to papers during the journal’s inaugural year is free (here). “From dozens of submissions, we are pleased to announce the first four published, authored by 20 leading minds in this fast-growing field,” said Dr. Sudarsan Rachuri, the journal’s editor-in-chief who is the…, ASTM International Contact:, Alyssa Conaway, tel. +1.610.832.9620, aconaway@astm.org Release #10272
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ASTM International will host a delegation of additive manufacturing professionals from Singapore, Nov. 7-12. The delegation will visit Washington, D.C., Pennsylvania, and Connecticut. As part of the additive manufacturing program, the delegation will visit: • ASTM’s D.C. office and Underwriters Laboratories, • the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, • DePuy Synthes, a Johnson &…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org, ASTM Staff Contact:, Teresa Cendrowska, tel +1.610.832.9718; tcendrowska@astm.org Release #10197
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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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The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and ASTM International have jointly crafted the Additive Manufacturing Standards Development Structure , a framework which will help meet the needs for new technical standards in this fast-growing field. Additive manufacturing (AM), also known as 3D printing, is the process of joining materials layer upon layer, as opposed to “subtractive…, Media Inquiries:, Nathan Osburn, tel +1.610.832.9603; nosburn@astm.org or Clare Naden, tel +41.22.749.0474; naden@iso.org ., Technical Contacts:, Carl Dekker, Chair, F42, +1.630.409.9860, dekker@met-l-flo.com or Jörg Lenz, Chair, ISO/TC261, +49.89.893.36.2136, joerg.lenz@eos.info Release #10189
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Directed energy deposition, an important metal additive manufacturing process, is now covered in an ASTM International standard. The standard (soon to be published as F3187, Guide for Directed Energy Deposition of Metals) was developed by ASTM International Committee F42 on Additive Manufacturing Technologies. In the directed energy deposition process, focused thermal energy is used to fuse…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org, Technical Contact:, Richard Grylls, SLM Solutions NA, Inc., Novi, Mich., +1.419.230.3246; richard.grylls@slm-solutions.us, ASTM Staff Contact:, Mohsen Seifi, tel +1.610.832.9511; mseifi@astm.org Release #10185
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Yesterday, Dr. Sudarsan Rachuri was given the 2016 ASTM International President’s Leadership Award. This recognizes individuals early in their ASTM International career who have significantly advanced the organization's mission through extraordinary accomplishment, example, and vision. Rachuri is serving as Editor-in-Chief of ASTM International’s new journal, Smart and Sustainable Manufacturing…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org Release #10176
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A new ASTM International standard will help manufacturers and buyers who want to use 3D-printed stainless steel alloys, which can be made more quickly than through traditional methods. This new specification describes chemical and mechanical requirements – as well as other properties – of additively manufactured parts made from 316L (UNS 31603), which is a widely used grade of stainless steel. “…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org, Technical Contact:, Amir Farzadfar, Ph.D. Corning Inc., Corning, N.Y., tel +1.515.664.7971; farzadfaa@corning.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Mohsen Seifi, tel +1.610.832.9511 mseifi@astm.org Release #10175