Update
ASTM International’s thermal insulation committee (C16) has approved a new standard for layered, glass fiber felt pipe and board insulation. The material covered by the new standard (C1937) is used on surfaces with temperatures that range from… more
Industry sectors:
Manufacturing, Metals & Materials

Update
ASTM International’s additive manufacturing technologies committee (F42) is developing a suite of proposed standards that will be used for quality assurance and quality control of materials and components used for additive construction with… more
Industry sectors:
Manufacturing

Business Case
To the ceramic tile industry, standards are everything. They are the basis for categorization and definition. They set expectations for physical performance, visual aesthetics, and the overall quality of products and installations. They address… more
Industry sectors:
Construction

Features
For as long as humans have erected homes and other structures, stone has served as a principal building material. Ancient builders quickly realized that sturdy, weather-resistant, easily stacked stones were essential not only to creating but also… more
Industry sectors:
Construction

Features
The evolution of ASTM as a standards-development organization tracks closely with the stunning advances in science and technology that have occurred since the organization’s founding in 1898. In that time, ASTM has played an important role in… more
Industry sectors:
Construction, Consumer Products

Features
Additive manufacturing (AM) is the revolutionary process of creating three-dimensional objects by the successive addition of material – whether plastic, metal, ceramic, composite, or something else. The process starts with a digital model, usually… more
Industry sectors:
Metals & Materials