W. CONSHOHOCKEN, PA — A new ASTM International standard will empower producers of certain kinds of plastic tubes to conduct better, faster quality control testing at a lower cost and with greater ...

SHIRLEY, NY, UNITED STATES, February 26, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Matexcel recently announced the launch of a full ...

The properties of rubber and plastics are very diverse. ASTM standards provide a crucial role in confirming the validity of the information used to make decisions about materials in industries that ...

One of the recurring themes in this column over the past few years has been the development of new test methods for sandwich composites. This is primarily a result of the opportunities I’ve had to ...

CHELMSFORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A new ASTM Standard Test Method certifies the simple, convenient, and accurate viscosity measurement method employed in portable MiniVisc 3000 Series viscometers ...

Testometric stocks a wide range of pneumatic, manual wedge, and pneumatic grips for tensile testing and also provides fixtures for cupping tests, flexural shear, compression and hardness tests.

My March column addressed flexural test methods for composite materials. I noted that the details presented in the various available national and international standards were not mutually consistent ...

Many composite structures are assembled with mechanically fastened (“bolted”) joints. Structural analysis of these attachments requires a linked set of design properties that are generated by D30 test ...

Although realized in 1983, ASTM's standrad test method for determining bacterial retention of membrane filters used for liquid filtration is still hugely beneficial to today's pharmaceutical industry.

Linemen who maintain transmission and distribution lines and towers often work in a fiberglass bucket or boom that stretches from 45 ft to 150 ft in the air. As such, safety is paramount. Any serious, ...