ASABE Revises Standard for rotary mower blade ductility test.
Press Release Summary:
American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) has revised material and safety references cited in ANSI/ASAE S483.2, Rotary Mower Blade Ductility Test. Applicable to destructive testing of rotary mower blades, standard has been revised to correct outdated references that were identified during latest 5 year periodic review of this standard.
Original Press Release:
ASABE Revises Rotary Mower Blade Ductility Test Standard
ST JOSEPH, MICHIGAN- The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) has revised the material and safety references cited in its standard for destructive testing of rotary mower blades.
The revised standard, ANSI/ASAE S483.2, Rotary Mower Blade Ductility Test, corrects outdated references that were identified during the latest five-year periodic review of the standard.
A copy of the document can be ordered by contacting ASABE headquarters directly at: martin@asabe.org. ASABE members and those with site-license privileges to the ASABE online Technical Library, at www.asabe.org , can view an electronic copy of the standard in about 4 weeks.
ASABE is recognized worldwide as a standards developing organization for food, agricultural, and biological systems, with more than 225 standards currently in publication. Conformance to ASABE standards is voluntary, except where required by state, provincial, or other governmental requirements, and the documents are developed by consensus in accordance with procedures approved by the American National Standards Institute. For information on this or any other ASABE standard, contact Scott Cedarquist at ASABE, 269-932-7031, cedarq@asabe.org. A current listing of all ASABE standards projects can be found on the ASABE web site at www.asabe.org/standards/projects,-adoptions,-revisions,-withdrawals.aspx .
The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers is an international scientific and educational organization dedicated to the advancement of engineering applicable to agricultural, food, and biological systems. Its 9,000 members, from more than 100 countries, are consultants, managers, researchers, and others who have the training and experience to understand the interrelationships between technology and living systems. Further information on the Society can be obtained by contacting ASABE at (269) 429-0300 (phone) or (269) 429-3852 (fax); hq@asabe.org. Details can also be found at www.asabe.org/.
