ASTM International

Thousands of detention and correctional facilities around the world rely on standards to guide many of the construction and security measures that are implemented across the industry. https://lnkd.in/eKPCgEzf

ASTM’s amusement rides and devices committee (F24) invites all interested parties to join in developing a proposed standard covering dry slide systems. The committee is particularly interested in participation from designers and operators of both older and new slide systems. https://lnkd.in/eFKBNjDZ

Last week in Toronto, the hazardous substances and oil spill response committee (F20) issued two awards of appreciation during their April Committee Week meetings.   Vince Mitchell (in blue in photo below) and Steve Potter received awards for new standards they developed that got approved last year. Both we presented with the award by F20 Chair Marc Blanchard. Mitchell was recognized for his contributions resulting in the publication of F3694-24 Standard Guide for Towing and Anchoring Oil Booms. Potter was honored for his work on the publication of F3724-24 Standard Guide for Testing Advancing Skimming Systems. Congratulations! #ASTMproud

ASTM’s medical and surgical materials and devices committee (F04) will aid procedures for multiplying tissue cell cultivation in laboratory situations. Both normal and diseased tissue cells are cultured in laboratories for research, drug discoveries, toxicological tests, and producing products for cell therapies and cultured food. “These industries need a reliable test method for assessing and comparing the quality of cell expansion processes. This new standard provides an important basis for the kinds of quality certifications and regulations that ensure the development of more effective medicines and cell-based therapies for patients,” says ASTM member James L. Sherley, M.D., Ph.D., president and CEO of Asymmetrex®, LLC. For more info, visit https://lnkd.in/ezxRj_J6 #medical #medicine #tissue #celltherapy #toxicology

ASTM's forensic sciences committee (E30) is developing a proposed standard that will aid in the use of chemical analysis in forensics studies. “The proposed standard will be applicable to laboratories performing chemical testing,” says ASTM member Laura Hernandez, director, Verity Labs, Inc. “It will set consistent requirements from lab to lab on the minimum requirements to validate or verify methods.” See https://lnkd.in/ephn6Bih #forensicsciences #forensics #chemicals #lab #labs

ASTM's additive manufacturing technologies committee (F42) is developing a proposed standard that will cover environment, health, and safety principles for the use of polymers with material extrusion (MEX). In MEX technology, material is extruded through a nozzle to build three-dimensional objects one layer at a time. “The proposed standard will provide guidelines regarding the safe installation and operation of MEX equipment in an industrial environment,” says ASTM member François Richard, manufacturing engineering manager, Pratt & Whitney Canada. For more information, see https://lnkd.in/eX7KCuXB #AdditiveManufacturing #materials #3Dprinting #MEX #manufacturing

Earlier this week, during the ASTM aviation fuels standards meetings in Brussels, ASTM staff and officers had the pleasure of meeting with Transport & Environment (T&E) to discuss their impactful advocacy on sustainability in aviation. The conversation focused on reducing non-CO₂ emissions and exploring synergies between standardization efforts on aviation safety and environmental goals. From left to right in photo: Krisztina Hencz (Toth), aviation policy manager at T&E; Louis Fredricks, ASTM International European policy adviser; Sara Gobbi, ASTM International director of European Affairs; Teresa Alleman, HF Sinclair; and ASTM International pretroleum, liquid fuels, and lubricants committee (D02) Vice Chair Alexander Kunkel, T&E clean fuels data analyst. #SustainableAviation #sustainability #aviation #ASTM #TransportAndEnvironment #AviationFuels #fuel #fuels

Join us for ASTM's May 2025 Committee Week! May 4th to the 9th in Toronto. Attend meetings of: A01 Steel, Stainless Steel and Related Alloys; E08 Fatigue and Fracture; F08 Sports Equipment, Playing Surfaces, and Facilities; F09 Tires; and more! Visit https://lnkd.in/e7NmqARM #CommitteeWeek #steel #alloys #sports #tires #coal #fasteners

Celebrating its 10th anniversary year, ASTM's Emerging Professionals (EP) program seeks to create opportunities that facilitate participation for new members who have demonstrated the potential to be industry and committee leaders. "[The Emerging Professional Program] helped me to understand the framework and rich history of ASTM," says Dr. Apurba Banerjee — an EP graduate and material and textile scientist. "I really didn't understand how to do ballotting, how to do task groups... and so this training really helped me understand and be comfortable," adding that "now I'm...running meetings!" Learn more about the Emerging Professionals program by visiting https://lnkd.in/eMjza_eN Katerina Koperna #ASTM #emergingprofessionals #leadership #leader #leadershipskills #standards #standardsdevelopment #professional #professionals #professionaldevelopment #business #industry #anniversary #anniversaries

ASTM's paint and related coatings, materials, and applications committee (D01) has approved a new standard that will be useful for characterizing the wettability of surfaces. The new standard describes how to make such measurements by contact angle measurement using portable goniometers. ASTM member Giles Dillingham notes that the recent development of portable handheld and robotically employed contact angle measurement instrumentation is allowing these measurements to be made directly on complex manufactured items during production. Examples include automobile bodies and components, aircraft, sports equipment, consumer electronic devices, and medical tools. https://lnkd.in/eqCmNxUK #paint #coating #wettability #automobiles #aircraft #sports #consumerproducts #medicine