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A proposed new ASTM International standard will help consumer goods developers and manufacturers in the evaluation of their products to ensure product quality, consumer satisfaction and marketing success. The proposed standard, ASTM WK29225 , Guide for Design and Execution of Sensory-Instrumental Correlation Studies, is being developed by a task group of Subcommittee E18.03 on Sensory Theory and…
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Proposed ASTM Kinetic Parameters Standard Being Developed by Hazard Potential of Chemicals CommitteeA proposed new standard being developed by ASTM International Committee E27 on Hazard Potential of Chemicals will provide needed reference materials for instruments, applications and software used for the evaluation of kinetic data used for hazard evaluation. The proposed new standard, ASTM WK27880 , Practice for Evaluation of Methods for Determination of Kinetic Parameters by Thermal Analysis,…, ASTM Committee E27 Next Meeting:, Nov. 15-17, November Committee Week, Tampa, Fla., Technical Contact:, Roger Blaine, Corvallis, Ore., Phone: 302-559-6827; roger.l.blaine@gmail.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Scott Orthey, Phone: 610-832-9730; sorthey@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #8611
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Many products can come in contact with drinking water during various stages of its treatment and delivery. This contact can have taste and odor implications that will be addressed in a proposed new ASTM International standard, WK21784 , Practice for Assessing Flavor of Drinking Water. Subcommittee E18.06 on Food and Beverage Evaluation, a part of ASTM International Committee E18 on Sensory…
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ASTM International Committee E18 on Sensory Evaluation of Materials and Products is working on a proposed new standard that will provide sensory professionals with guidelines for developing, selecting and using scales in the context of sensory experiments and consumer research. WK19660 , Guide for Developing and Using Appropriate Scales, is being developed by Subcommittee E18.04 on Fundamentals…
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All interested parties are invited to participate in a new task group on instrument test results for sensory evaluation of consumer products, including food and cosmetics. The new task group will be part of ASTM International Committee E18 on Sensory Evaluation and will meet during the E18 meetings at April committee week in Anaheim, Calif. “Our goal at this meeting will be to recruit members,…
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Since 1998, when ASTM International Committee F05 on Business Imaging Products first approved standard F 1856 , Practice for Determining Toner Usage for Printer Cartridges, there has been a rapid increase in the use of color in office printing. In order to address this important change, Subcommittee F05.04 on Electrostatic Imaging Products has developed F 2632 , Practice for Determining the Toner…
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ASTM International Committee E18 on Sensory Evaluation has been working on developing a series of widely used, fundamental discrimination tests into ASTM International standards. Some of these tests that are now approved standards include E2263 , Standard Test Method for Paired Preference Test, E 2139, Test Method for Same-Different Test, and E 1885 , Test Method for Sensory Analysis-Triangle…
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The ability to determine the number of pages an ink jet printer cartridge will print in its lifetime is essential for anyone who manufactures or remanufactures them. A new ASTM International standard, F 2555 , Practice for Determining Page Yield of Ink Jet Printer Cartridges — Continuous Printing Method, has been developed to aid in this endeavor. Practice F 2555 is under the jurisdiction of…
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ASTM International Committee F05 on Business Imaging Products is currently seeking participation in the development of proposed new standards under the jurisdiction of Subcommittee F05.07 on Ink Jet Imaging Products. Users, original equipment manufacturers and ink producers are needed to assist in the following task groups: F05.07.01 This task group is working on developing a user-friendly…
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A process hazard analysis prior to the startup of a chemical processing facility is essential to prevent catastrophic incidents due to thermal runaway reactions. A proposed new ASTM standard, WK9584, Guide for Assessing Potential Hazards of Synthesis Reactions Using Reaction Calorimetry, will help to standardize how the results from reaction calorimetry experiments are used in a process hazard…