ANSI B11.27-2020: Safety of Electro Discharge Machines
For nearly one century, the ANSI B11 standards have minimized the inherent risks of machinery that come with processing materials. In doing so, these machine […]
Can Innovation Be Standardized? (ISO 56007 Development, Part 1)
The 56007 working group for the ISO standard on innovation idea management is dealing with three questions. How do you standardize innovation idea management? What […]
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, […]
NFSI B101.1-2020: Measuring the Wet SCOF of Walkways
The bipedal gait cycle (i.e. the way you walk), begins with heel strike. The spring ligament of the foot releases its tension during toe-off, which leads to the swing […]
ASTM Fuel Oils Standard Specification
The remnants of decomposed phytoplankton and algae, pressurized and heated on the seafloor, petroleum makes up over one-third of the total energy used in the […]
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: […]
ANSI ASC A14.8-2020: Ladder Accessories Safety Requirements
Imagine a ladder. There are two components that anyone will see: side rails and rungs. However, there is so much more to these devices that […]
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 […]
ANSI B11 Standards (Safety of Machinery)
Machines might not make the world go round, but they definitely help us out on its surface. Unfortunately—even before pulley systems supported the construction of megaliths […]
ISO 2859-4:2020 Assessment of Declared Quality Levels
Mistakes happen—you’ve probably made a few so far today. And that’s often unavoidable, as your mind and abilities—or the capabilities of machines performing work—can only […]