SAE J 578-2020: Vehicle Lighting Color Requirements
With car lights, function came first. Then came aesthetics. Over the years, this superficial interest grew into a major factor driving lighting design. In 2012,…
ASME B46.1-2019: Surface Texture (Roughness, Waviness, Lay)
For living things and much of nature, imperfections are distinguished. With manufactured products, however, imperfections are less celebrated, as some can compromise performance. ASME B46.1-2019:…
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ANSI/OPEI Z130.1-2020: Golf Cars Safety Specifications
Even recreational vehicles, like golf cars (or golf carts), possess some level of risk. Invented in 1935, these vehicles have facilitated transport throughout golf courses since…
SAE J 2805-2020: Measuring Noise Emitted By Road Vehicles
In a natural environment, certain ambient noises persist. A chirping bird, a scuttling squirrel, a tree branch bending in the wind—these familiar sounds are constant….
ISO 2921:2019 – Vulcanized Rubber Temperature Refraction
An international standard, ISO 2921:2019 – Rubber, Vulcanized – Determination Of Low-Temperature Characteristics – Temperature-Retraction Procedure (TR Test), helps test vulcanized rubber. Vulcan is the…
ASME PASE-2019: Portable Automotive Service Equipment
The safety standard for portable automotive service equipment, ASME PASE-2019, specifies the design, maintenance, and other considerations for a range of equipment and tools essential…
ANSI/ITSDF B56.5-2024: Guided Industrial Vehicles
An American National Standard, ANSI/ITSDF B56.5-2024: Safety Standard For Guided Industrial Vehicles, promotes safety for unmanned guided industrial vehicles and the automated functions of manned…
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Optimizing Safe Use of Golf Cars with ANSI/ILTVA Z130.1-2012
***Update: ANSI/ILTVA Z130.1-2012 has been revised. The current edition, ANSI/OPEI Z130.1-2020Golf Cars – Safety And Performance Specifications, is available on the ANSI Webstore. You can…
NFPA 52-2019: Vehicular Natural Gas Fuel Systems Code
The 2019 edition of NFPA 52: Vehicular Natural Gas Fuel Systems Code has been released. The Use of Natural Gas in Motor Vehicles According to…