How the ISO Date Format Tells Today
Which date format is the standard? ISO takes a different approach. With time on our water-and-dirt-based planet, some things are absolute. For instance, […]
Industrial Robots Make Production Safe and Efficient
What are Industrial Robots? The word “robot” derives from the Old Church Slavonic word rabota, meaning “servitude,” with its origin with the 1920 play “R.U.R.” […]
ASME B30 – All Volumes of the Safety Standard
ASME B30 is a gargantuan suite of American National Standards, with each document existing as a distinct volume. Just like various other wide-reaching concepts, ASME […]
NFPA 484, Standard for Combustible Metals, 2019 Edition
The 2019 edition of the standard for combustible metals, NFPA 484-2019, has been released. It is a complete reorganization of the 2015 version of the […]
Television History and Safety
The small screen, the idiot tube, and the babysitter are just a few names that the television set has been called throughout its existence. Big, […]
Evolution of Digital Assistants
Within recent years, the digital assistant has assertively embedded itself into the fabric of American lives. In fact, according to a 2017 report by the […]
Ceramic Matrix Composites (CMCs)
The word ceramics often summons visions of cups, plates, or pots molded into a shape then fired at a high temperature to harden. Perhaps it […]
ANSI/OPEI B71.10-2018: Off-Road Ground-Supported Outdoor Power Equipment – Gasoline Fuel Systems – Performance Specifications And Test Procedures
In a past post, we discussed the safety specifications for consumer turf care equipment- pedestrian-controlled mowers and ride-on mowers. The gasoline fuel systems in many […]
ASTM A513/A513M-18: Standard Specification for Electric-Resistance-Welded Carbon and Alloy Steel Mechanical Tubing
Electrical resistance is often thought of as how easily electricity can flow through a specific material. Georg Ohm, a German physicist, is best known for […]
A313/A313M-18: Standard Specification for Stainless Steel Spring Wire
While it is more difficult to pinpoint who invented steel, Harry Brearley is often credited with the finding of stainless steel. In 1913, while working […]