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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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Anyone is invited to join efforts to update ASTM International’s well-known standard that helps labs optimize operations through IT applications. The committee on molecular spectroscopy and separation science ( E13 ) is seeking participation from a wide segment of users, vendors, and other stakeholders to update the standard, known as the Standard Guide for Laboratory Informatics (E1578).…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org, Technical Contact:, James B. Powers, Jr., Managing Partner, Bridge Associates International LLC, Princeton, N.J., tel +1.610.659.2094; powers@baipharma.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Travis Murdock, tel +1.610.832.9826; tmurdock@astm.org R elease #10346
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Pending approval from its board of directors, ASTM International announced yesterday the launch of a new committee focused on creating technical standards and guidance materials for cannabis and its products and processes. Yesterday, about 60 industry representatives, associations, and others convened at ASTM International’s global headquarters near Philadelphia and decided to create a volunteer…, Media Inquiries:, Nate Osburn, tel +1.610.832.9603; nosburn@astm.org, Committee Contact:, Robert Morgan, tel +1.610.832.9732; rmorgan@astm.org Release #10266
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ASTM International’s committee on waste management ( D34 ) is seeking volunteers to help create five new standards related to waste treatment, recovery, and reuse (subcommittee D34.03)., Classification for Degradable Materials and Products (WK56175), This guide will help classify products based on how they degrade. It will support greater consistency and clarity for people who buy, sell, and use materials and products that claim to have certain degradation characteristics. In particular, the standard could help purchasing managers, waste-management operators, sustainability managers, and product managers., Guide for Operating an Anaerobic Digestion Facility (WK56176), Anaerobic digestion of organic waste, an alternative to composting, is gaining popularity for a number of reasons (e.gs., energy from biogas, avoiding fugitive leachate, improving life cycle analysis reporting). With more anaerobic digesters entering the market, there is a need for standards to measure degradation within these digesters. This new guide could help maximize safety and performance…, Practice for Estimating the Environmental Persistence of Materials Using First Order Rate Constant Calculations (WK56177), Experts working in waste management, environmental sciences, and chemical production need to know how long a product will remain intact and whether it will accumulate over time. This standard will help them estimate how long a material will remain in a specific environment, allowing them to better understand its long-term impact on the environment. Specifically, the standard provides a way to…, Guide for Materials Intended for Discard into Municipal Waste Water Treatment Facilities (WK57010), Some products are frequently discarded into wastewater systems. The guide will help determine whether a material will have a neutral, positive, or negative impact on wastewater systems. This will help companies better understand how their products degrade and choose environmentally-friendly materials., Guide for Materials Intended for Discard into Municipal Landfills (WK57011), Some products are frequently discarded into municipal landfills. The guide will help determine whether a material will have a neutral, positive, or negative impact on landfills. This will help companies better understand how their products degrade and choose environmentally-friendly materials. In addition, the standard could help waste operators determine what kinds of materials they allow to…, Committee on Waste Management (D34) Next Meeting:, April 24-27, 2017, Las Vegas, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org, Technical Contact:, Teresa Clark, ENSO Plastics, Mesa, Ariz., tel +1.623.242.2313; teresa.clark@ensoplastics.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Brian Milewski, tel +1.610.832.9619; bmilewski@astm.org Release #10265
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By request from industry, ASTM International will host an organizational meeting to potentially create a new technical committee that develops voluntary consensus standards for cannabis. The no-fee meeting is Tuesday, Feb. 28, at 9 a.m. EST at ASTM International’s global headquarters in, West Conshohocken, Pa., USA. Industry stakeholders and others interested in charting a path towards voluntary…, ASTM Cannabis Organizational Meeting:, Feb. 28, 2017, ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, West Conshohocken, PA, 19428-2959 USA, Media Inquiries:, Nate Osburn, tel +1.610.832.9603; nosburn@astm.org, ASTM Staff Contact:, Christine DeJong, tel +1.610.832.9736; cdejong@astm.org Release #10251
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ASTM International’s committee on waste management ( D34 ) recently launched work on three proposed new standards. Anyone with an interest in waste management is invited to join the work on the following proposed standards, which are being developed by a subcommittee that focuses on treatment, recovery and reuse (D34.03). Guide for Creating Product Specific Waste Hierarchy (WK55328) This proposed…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org, Technical Contact:, Teresa Clark, ENSO Plastic, Mesa, Ariz., tel +1.623.242.2313; teresa.clark@ensoplastics.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Brian Milewski, tel +1.610.832.9619; bmilewski@astm.org Release #10213
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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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William Tracy, manager of technology administration at Panasonic Appliances Company of America in Danville, Ky., has received the John N. Balough Distinguished Service Award from ASTM International Committee F11 on Vacuum Cleaners . The committee recognized Tracy’s 19 years of service towards the development of vacuum cleaner standards, and his leadership as subcommittee chairman for F11.20 and…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org Release #10100
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Peter Pavlick, director at PBM Solutions in Solon, Ohio, has been awarded the John N. Balough Distinguished Service Award by ASTM International Committee F11 on Vacuum Cleaners . The committee honored Pavlick, a charter member of the committee, for his distinguished service, high moral integrity, and valuable leadership within F11. He also received the Award of Appreciation from the committee in…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org Release #10093