ASTM International

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ASTM International

ASTM International, formerly known as the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), is a globally recognized leader in the development and delivery of international voluntary consensus standards. Today, some 12,000 ASTM standards are used around the world to improve product quality, enhance safety, facilitate market access and trade, and build consumer confidence within R&D, product testing, quality systems, and commercial transactions. ASTM International meets the World Trade Organization principles for the development of international standards: coherence, consensus, development dimension, effectiveness, impartiality, openness, relevance, and transparency.

 

Wed, 08/05/2009 - 05:30
ASTM Nondestructive Testing Committee Approves Three New StandardsUltrasonic methods, specialized NDT methods, and digital imaging and communication for NDE
Tue, 12/15/2009 - 15:36
(ASTM: West Conshohocken, PA) --  ASTM International Committee E07 on nondestructive testing has recently approved three new standards on phased arrays, polymer matrix composites for aerospace applications, and digital imaging. The committee will…
Product News: New Database for Medical Device Professionals UnveiledAAMI, ANSI, ASTM International, and DIN join forces to provide medical device portal.
Wed, 09/09/2009 - 16:27
(ASTM: West Conshohocken, PA) -- Four of the biggest names in standards have joined forces to develop an unprecedented resource for medical device standards and related information. Medical professionals can now access more than 1,300 medical…
Bahrain National Standards Body Adopts ASTM International StandardsPersian Gulf country relies on ASTM's standards for building and construction sectors.
Fri, 09/04/2009 - 13:20
(ASTM: West Conshohocken, PA) -- In a 2008 annual report, the Bahrain Directorate for Standards and Metrology (BSMD) outlines the success of the memorandum of understanding (MOU), an ASTM International outreach program, which was signed with…
ASTM to Offer Global Proficiency Testing on Thermal Analyses of PlasticsParticipants will be able to compare test results with other labs worldwide
Wed, 08/12/2009 - 13:18
(ASTM: West Conshohocken, PA) -- The ASTM International Proficiency Testing Center is pleased to offer a 2010 proficiency testing program on thermal analyses of plastics (TAP) to laboratories who need a statistical quality assurance tool that will…
ASTM Continues Conversion of Military Acceptance StandardsLatest release is ASTM E2696--"Practice for Life and Reliability Testing Based on the Exponential Distribution."
Wed, 08/05/2009 - 05:30
(ASTM: West Conshohocken, PA) -- ASTM International Committee 11 on Quality and Statistics is continuing the conversion process of popular military acceptance standards based on Military Standard 105E, Sampling Procedures and Tables for Inspection…