AAMA 520-12, "Voluntary Specification for Rating the Severe Wind-Driven Rain Resistance of Windows, Doors and Unit Skylights" has been released by the American Architectural Manufacturers Association. The specification provides an optional ...
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Several European standards for furniture including seating articles, tables and bunk beds or high beds have been amended and published and shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical text or by ...
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RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. — December 17, 2012 — The 2013 AATCC Technical Manual, which will be available in January 2013, features multiple revisions of already published methods plus several new methods. This includes: New ...
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The American Architectural Manufacturers Association has released AAMA 513-12, "Standard Laboratory Test Method for Determination of Forces and Motions Required to Activate Operable Parts of CW and AW Class Operable Windows, Sliding Glass ...
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The 2013 AATCC TECHNICAL MANUAL, which will be available in January 2013, features multiple revisions of already published methods plus several new methods. This includes: New Test Methods: 200-2012, Drying Rate of Textiles at their ...
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A proposed new ASTM International test method will combine existing in-house methods for dirt pick-up resistance for architectural paints and stains in an effort to standardize testing for dirt repellency throughout the industry. The ...
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Amid reports that the suspect in Friday's Newtown, Conn., elementary school shooting entered the school by shooting through a glass window near the school's entrance, industry experts have offered their insights into what type of glass may ...
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The International Code Council has passed two provisions related to glass walkway standards,both of which the Glass Association of North America's(GANA)Glass Industry Code Committee(GICC)had advocated,according to information from GANA. ...
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For work in cold stores,on steel works,a building site or in a laboratory,people depend on perfectly fitting gloves.They protect people's hands,their most important tools,from dangers in their daily working life. Therefore the Hohenstein ...
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ConvaTec has reported in vitro study data of its Aquacel Ag dressing, demonstrating that it can kill several strains of multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs). MDROs included in the study consist of Acinetobacter baumannii, ...
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) are collaborating in a worldwide research effort to assess any potential impacts of nanomaterials on people's health and the environment. ...
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In the context of global energy shortage, all nations are committed to introduce the relevant energy-saving legislations/standards to regulate the efficiency performance of imported products. For consumers, choosing green energy-saving ...
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The American Coatings Association (ACA) is seeking submission of abstracts for its Coatings Regulations and Analytical Methods Conference, to be held May 14-15, 2013 in Pittsburgh, PA. Abstracts should provide the latest information ...
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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 ...
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We are going through a radical shift in the way people work and use computers. Increasing availability and affordability of wireless broadband is giving the global workforce true mobility, for the first time in history. Many of them will ...
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