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ASTM International Walter C. Voss Award Presented to Bernard Erlin

W. CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa. — Bernard Erlin, senior concrete petrographer and founder of The Erlin Co., Acme, Pa., has received the Walter C. Voss Award from ASTM International. The Voss Award is presented annually to an engineer or scientist who has made notable contributions in the field of building technology. Erlin received the Voss Award in recognition of outstanding contributions in advancing...

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ASTM International Walter C. Voss Award Presented to Bernard Erlin

W. CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa. — Bernard Erlin, senior concrete petrographer and founder of The Erlin Co., Acme, Pa., has received the Walter C. Voss Award from ASTM International. The Voss Award is presented annually to an engineer or scientist who has made notable contributions in the field of building technology. Erlin received the Voss Award in recognition of outstanding contributions in advancing...

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ASTM Workshop to address additives in biomedical polymers.

Presentations are invited for workshop on the Use of Additives in Biomedical Polymers to be held May 6, 2014. Workshop aims to elicit discussion on benefits, potential hazards, testing, regulatory considerations, and opportunities for standard activities related to intentionally incorporated additives in biomedical polymers. Some topics for abstract submissions include: colorants;...

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ASTM Workshop to address additives in biomedical polymers.

Presentations are invited for workshop on the Use of Additives in Biomedical Polymers to be held May 6, 2014. Workshop aims to elicit discussion on benefits, potential hazards, testing, regulatory considerations, and opportunities for standard activities related to intentionally incorporated additives in biomedical polymers. Some topics for abstract submissions include: colorants;...

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Oil Training Course examines sampling, testing, evaluation.

As technical and professional training course, Crude Oil: Sampling, Testing and Evaluation focuses on obtaining representative samples using automatic and manual methods. It addresses tests used to obtain data for determining quantity for custody transfer purposes and conformance to expected quality. Course also explores making rapid evaluation of commodity to assess handling and processing...

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Oil Training Course examines sampling, testing, evaluation.

As technical and professional training course, Crude Oil: Sampling, Testing and Evaluation focuses on obtaining representative samples using automatic and manual methods. It addresses tests used to obtain data for determining quantity for custody transfer purposes and conformance to expected quality. Course also explores making rapid evaluation of commodity to assess handling and processing...

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Radiant Barrier Systems Standards approved by ASTM committee.

ASTM C1743, Practice for Installation and Use of Radiant Barrier Systems (RBS) in Residential Building Construction, and ASTM C1744, Practice for Installation and Use of RBS in Commercial/Industrial Building Construction, provide information needed to install, use, and gain max performance from RBS. As member of development committee, Roy Akers claimed these standards are written in very plain...

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Radiant Barrier Systems Standards approved by ASTM committee.

ASTM C1743, Practice for Installation and Use of Radiant Barrier Systems (RBS) in Residential Building Construction, and ASTM C1744, Practice for Installation and Use of RBS in Commercial/Industrial Building Construction, provide information needed to install, use, and gain max performance from RBS. As member of development committee, Roy Akers claimed these standards are written in very plain...

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Training Course addresses hazards in oxygen systems.

Fire Hazards in Oxygen Systems is a 2-day Technical and Professional Training Course that helps identify and evaluate hazards in oxygen systems. It focuses on fundamentals of safe practice in design, materials selection, and operation of oxygen systems and explains physical principles on which safe practices are based. Course will use ASTM standards and other documents to improve judgement and...

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Training Course addresses hazards in oxygen systems.

Fire Hazards in Oxygen Systems is a 2-day Technical and Professional Training Course that helps identify and evaluate hazards in oxygen systems. It focuses on fundamentals of safe practice in design, materials selection, and operation of oxygen systems and explains physical principles on which safe practices are based. Course will use ASTM standards and other documents to improve judgement and...

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ASTM International Announces New SEI Cannabis Certification Program, Hemp Proficiency Testing Program

W. Conshohocken, Pa., Oct. 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The Safety Equipment Institute (SEI), in cooperation with ASTM International's cannabis committee (D37), has launched a quality system and facility certification for cannabis and hemp producers. ASTM International has also announced the creation of a new proficiency testing program for water activity in whole hemp flower. We are excited for this...

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ASTM International Announces New SEI Cannabis Certification Program, Hemp Proficiency Testing Program

W. Conshohocken, Pa., Oct. 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The Safety Equipment Institute (SEI), in cooperation with ASTM International's cannabis committee (D37), has launched a quality system and facility certification for cannabis and hemp producers. ASTM International has also announced the creation of a new proficiency testing program for water activity in whole hemp flower. We are excited for this...

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ASTM International and Innovate UK Partner to Develop International Additive Manufacturing Standards

W. Conshohocken, Pa., Jan. 9, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Global standards organization ASTM International and three United Kingdom-based entities are partnering to fast-track the creation of technical standards needed by the additive manufacturing industry. ASTM International's Additive Manufacturing Center of Excellence – in which the UK-based Manufacturing Technology Centre (the MTC) is a founding...

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ASTM International and Innovate UK Partner to Develop International Additive Manufacturing Standards

W. Conshohocken, Pa., Jan. 9, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Global standards organization ASTM International and three United Kingdom-based entities are partnering to fast-track the creation of technical standards needed by the additive manufacturing industry. ASTM International's Additive Manufacturing Center of Excellence – in which the UK-based Manufacturing Technology Centre (the MTC) is a founding...

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Amsterdam Conference Discusses on ASTM Global Drone Standards

The ASTM International leaders participated in European Aviation Safety Agency's High Level Conference on Drones in Amsterdam for discussing about ASTM’s global drone standards. These standards include remote identification and UAS traffic management (UTM) that support civilian low-altitude airspace operations. The ASTM committee has published standards that support airworthiness, flight...

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Amsterdam Conference Discusses on ASTM Global Drone Standards

The ASTM International leaders participated in European Aviation Safety Agency's High Level Conference on Drones in Amsterdam for discussing about ASTM’s global drone standards. These standards include remote identification and UAS traffic management (UTM) that support civilian low-altitude airspace operations. The ASTM committee has published standards that support airworthiness, flight...

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Chairman of ASTM International board of directors.

Dale F. Bohn, product quality manager for Flint Hills Resources LP, has begun his term as 2018 chairman of the ASTM International board of directors. Bohn has been a board member since 2012. In 2015 he also served as chairman of the board's finance and audit committee. In 2017 he was board chairman of the Safety Equipment Institute.

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Chairman of ASTM International board of directors.

Dale F. Bohn, product quality manager for Flint Hills Resources LP, has begun his term as 2018 chairman of the ASTM International board of directors. Bohn has been a board member since 2012. In 2015 he also served as chairman of the board's finance and audit committee. In 2017 he was board chairman of the Safety Equipment Institute.

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ASTM International introduces hydrocarbon impurity testing method.

ASTM International Committee has created D8098 standard for testing on petroleum products, liquid fuels, and lubricants (D02). The committee is also developing standard method for determining impurities in propylene and ethylene by using gas chromatography and mass spectrometry and hydrogen impurity testing. These new standards help in finding impurities that could affect downstream polymer...

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ASTM International introduces hydrocarbon impurity testing method.

ASTM International Committee has created D8098 standard for testing on petroleum products, liquid fuels, and lubricants (D02). The committee is also developing standard method for determining impurities in propylene and ethylene by using gas chromatography and mass spectrometry and hydrogen impurity testing. These new standards help in finding impurities that could affect downstream polymer...

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