Safe Use of Lasers in Manufacturing Environments
The Laser Institute of America recently released the new ANSI Z136.9 Safe Use of Lasers in Manufacturing Environments standard. This standard is useful as a […]
Standards in Plain Sight
Standards cover pipes, construction, buildings, safety, signage, escalators, food and beverage, slip and fall protection, interoperability, consumer products safety, transportation, quality control, railways and practically […]
Arsine CGA G-16 Standard
***Update: This standard has been revised. CGA G-16-2018: Arsine – 2nd Edition is available on the ANSI Webstore. CGA adopted the Code of Practice Arsine and […]
Funiculars
Funicular is a word we don’t hear often. But ANSI has a standard ANSI B77.2-2020 for funicular safety. The former CEO of Olympus America, Sid Braginsky would […]
Industrial Automation Standards
Industrial Automation is what makes the world run. Industrial Automation Standards are what make industrial automation run. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has published […]
Rice University Engineering Students Collaborate on Design of Cervical Collar
Rice University biomedical engineering and mechanical engineering students designed and prototyped the HeadCase cervical collar. They studied existing cervical collars and their results showed that existing cervical collars can push the head […]
Six Sigma
Six sigma is about quality and metrics and teams. Defined mathematically, six sigma means less that 3.4 defects per million. Consider whether that is 3.4 […]
ISO 3103 Preparation of Tea
An ISO standard for preparation of tea, ISO 3103, spells out in great detail the weight of the tea, and the size and weight of the […]
Growth of the Farm and Garden Machinery and Equipment Industry
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, there were 9,086 establishments that were registered in the Farm and Garden Machinery and Equipment Industry in 2001. These […]
Outdoor Power Equipment Industry Statistics
Outdoor power equipment industry statistics for the US are reported by US Department of Commerce Census Bureau. The latest aggregate statistics cover 2007 US manufacture […]