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ASTM has approved a new standard — developed by the #detention and #correctional facilities committee (F33) — to help assess the #fire performance of #mattresses intended for use in detention and correctional facilities, as well as #transportation environments, such as #ships... https://t.co/kmfvM9RaFP

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To help alleviate anxiety around use of #AI, existing ASTM committees are looking to address this technology for everything from consumer products to unmanned aircraft systems. And a new technical committee on AI in manufacturing systems has just been approved. https://t.co/Etm1d0Oj0n

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A new standard would provide specific language to assess the risk of cracking and expansion in #concrete-aggregate reactions through uniform criteria across agencies. https://t.co/4SgCmpbOwU

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ASTM’s aromatic, industrial, specialty and related #chemicals committee (D16) has approved a new standard that presents a procedure for using gas chromatography to determine impurities in #methanol products. https://t.co/Clb4pd7ffd

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ASTM’s #soil and rock committee has announced that the previously published standard test methods for liquid limit, plastic limit, and plasticity index of #soils (D4318) has been withdrawn after it was not approved through ASTM’s consensus process within the timeframe required... https://t.co/tao6TerEM8

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ASTM’s #glass and glass products committee (C14) is developing a proposed standard that will provide quality approval guidelines on decorative enamels on flat glass. Will provide a framework for manufacturers to avoid shrinkage and embrittlement in AM ceramic product composition. https://t.co/DBe0H6dO6F

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ASTM’s #AdditiveManufacturing technologies committee (F42) has proposed a standard that will outline the design process for 3D ceramic production using AM. The guide will provide a framework for manufacturers to avoid shrinkage and embrittlement in AM ceramic product composition... https://t.co/JcqN2lNXJg

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Registration is now open for the Workshop on Testing Methodologies for #Tibial Insert Locking Mechanism Strength. Organized by ASTM Committee F04 on Medical and #Surgical Materials and Devices, it will be held in Jacksonville, Florida on November 3, 2026. https://t.co/BZNdDjEbg2

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Ensure quality, consistency, and compliance in your #earthwork projects with the newly released Quality Control of Soil Compaction Using ASTM Standards, 2nd edition. Individual copy? See https://t.co/rwTXOeUmqz Via your Digital Library subscription? https://t.co/zZqTaJogfT

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ASTM won Gold at the Hermes Creative Awards for both its #magazine, Standardization News, and its #podcast, Standards Impact. One of the oldest and largest creative competitions in the world. Winners range in size from individuals to media conglomerates, and Fortune 500 companies https://t.co/kCx29I9N1P

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Existing safety standards weren’t designed to address today’s #lighter market with its rechargeable arc #lighters powered by #lithium-ion #batteries and compact torches with continuous-burn flames. ASTM’s subcommittee on safety standards for lighters is working to close that gap. https://t.co/orO1Awo5Oj

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Under the direct of the ASTM #Exo Technological Center of Excellence, the Exo Games open today at ASTM Headquarters in West Conshohocken, PA. Follow us on LinkedIn and Instagram throught the day for coverage. #exoskskeletons #EXO #STEM #student #competition #engineering

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ASTM's consumer products committee (F15) has approved a new standard for commercial electric-powered #scooters for adults. It covers the establishment of performance requirements & test methods used to minimize hazards for users of commercial electric-powered scooters for adults. https://t.co/HT0YC7N84R

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ASTM’s water committee is developing a proposed test method that uses existing sample preparation protocols to measure #microplastics in #water using #infrared technology. See https://t.co/3h4Xt77vwf

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Today's light-sport #aircraft (LSA) are capable of landing on water. Some can even travel up to 800 miles without refueling. Recently, a rule change by the Federal Aviation Administration @FAANews cleared the runway for even more possibilities. And new standards are on their way. https://t.co/YLmJLFd3ck

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ASTM Insight SQC is a custom-built statistical quality control software solution for labs with single or multiple locations. Fully customizable, Insight SQC's value speaks for itself – helping catch errors early and saving lab managers and technicians precious time and resources. https://t.co/IsS9FBYGv7

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ASTM Insight SQC is a custom-built statistical quality control software solution for labs with single or multiple locations. Fully customizable, Insight SQC's value speaks for itself – helping catch errors early and saving lab managers and technicians precious time and resources. https://t.co/IsS9FBYGv7

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ASTM’s #weathering and durability committee (G03) has approved a new standard for the construction of a simple device that can measure total duration of wetness at any location — a testing procedure that the industry has identified as necessary for years. https://t.co/Ps8KQIceTR

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ASTM’s water committee (D19) is developing a proposed standard for a test method to determine carbon dioxide and hydrogen sulfide content in highly alkaline water — a guide of measuring carbon dioxide and hydrogen sulfide using gas chromatography coupled with thermal conductivity detector. https://t.co/S2OCRVTpnP

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ASTM’s board of directors recently approved the creation of a new technical committee on artificial intelligence (#AI) in #manufacturing systems. The new committee (F50) will focus on frameworks, best practices, and standards for AI technologies in manufacturing. https://t.co/yXJjnWrwai