ANSI Z535.2-2011 (R2017): Facility/Environment Safety Signs
Although the safety sign classification system we are familiar with today began in the early 1900s with the emergence of automobiles, these were not the […]
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IEC 61094-4 Ed. 1.0 b:1995—Working Standard Microphones
Micro (from the Greek word mikros) means “small,” and phone (from the Greek word phone) means “sound” or “voice.” This translates microphone to “small sound,” […]
ASA/ANSI S1.18-2018 (R2023): Acoustic Impedance Method
In environmental acoustics, the ground effect is described by its acoustic impedance. By analogy with the electrical or mechanical impedance, the ground impedance effect accounts for […]
ANSI B11.17-2023: Horizontal Extrusion Press Systems
The main purpose of every machine tool is to process materials. Inadvertent interference with, or accidental misdirection of the released energy during production, maintenance, commissioning […]
ISO 14971:2019–Risk Management To Medical Devices
Flint knives, saws, and drills were used for surgery, amputation, and trepanation during the Upper Paleolithic and Mesolithic times in 6000 BCE. These were the […]
ANSI/AAMI SW96:2023—Medical Device Security
The steps that involve manufacturing, regulation, planning, assessment, acquisition, and management of medical devices are complex but essential to guarantee their quality, safety, and compatibility […]
ASME PTC 22-2023: Gas Turbines
Gas turbines are used to power aircrafts, trains, ships, electrical generators, pumps, gas compressors, and tanks. Since their initial use for generating electricity in 1939, gas […]
ASA/ANSI S3.6-2018 (R2023): Specification For Audiometers
According to the National Institute of Health (NIH), approximately 15% of American adults (37.5 million) aged 18 and over report some trouble hearing, about one […]
ANSI C78.20-2022: Electric Incandescent Lamps
What did Thomas Edison design in 1879 that is still widely used around the world over one century later? The answer is the incandescent light […]
NSF/ANSI 58-2022: Reverse Osmosis for Drinking Water
1 in 3 people around the world do not have access to safely managed drinking water, free from contamination and available when needed. One way […]