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Wet blue and wet white are intermediate products used by tanneries that process natural hides and skins into leather. Natural fats and oils need to be largely removed from wet blue and wet white for leather processing to be done properly, but no standard had previously existed to evaluate the effectiveness of such removal. ASTM International Committee D31 on Leather has now developed such a…
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Being able to complement marketing claims in advertising and promotions with third-party certification or verification is important in any industry. A new ASTM subcommittee will be working on standards for such verification in the livestock and meat industry. The new subcommittee, F10.60 on Livestock, Meat and Poultry Marketing Claims, is part of ASTM International Committee F10 on Livestock,…
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There has been a renewed interest in instrumental qualification and standardization by the fluorescence community over the last 10 years, driven by the increasing number of quantitative chemical assays that use fluorescence detection and the presence of regulations in some of these areas. After revising three test methods for fluorescence instruments, stakeholders decided that a standard guide…
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No industry standard currently exists that addresses the vacuum sealing requirements of knife-edged flanges for high vacuum applications. Existing international standards focus on interchangeability of the hardware, but do not address the reliability of the seal. ASTM International Committee E42 on Surface Analysis is now working on a proposed standard on the subject, WK21206 , Specification…
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A 2002 workshop on galling wear held by ASTM International Committee G02 on Wear and Erosion provided the impetus for the development of a new standard, ASTM G196 , Test Method for Galling Resistance of Material Couples. The new standard is under the jurisdiction of Subcommittee G02.40 on Non-Abrasive Wear. According to Scott Hummel, Ph.D., associate professor, head of the department of…
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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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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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ASTM International Committee D31 on Leather has decided to reactivate Subcommittee D31.05 on Upholstery. During a period of inactivity for several years, the subcommittee was combined with Subcommittee D31.04 on Apparel. However, the last two years have seen an increase in the level of participation from people involved in upholstery leather manufacturing, so the subcommittees have again been…
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ASTM International Committee E42 on Surface Analysis has approved a new standard, E 2382, Guide to Scanner and Tip Related Artifacts in Scanning Tunneling Microscopy and Atomic Force Microscopy. The guide, under the jurisdiction of Subcommittee E42.14 on STM/AFM, was proposed in order to assist new scanning probe microscopy users with more rapid recognition and assessment of artifacts in imaging…