ISO 9407:2019—Footwear Sizing
There are at least thirty-eight factors, many subjective, that determine the fit of a shoe—such as midsole cushioning, heel elevation, weight, lacing, perceptual factors, shoe…
ISO 10218-1:2025—Robots And Robotic Devices Safety
Manufacturing challenges like labor shortages, rising costs, higher consumer demand, and global marketplaces have renewed the push for companies to be automated. Industrial robots are…
The First Ingredient in Successful Conformity Assessment
What are the required elements, or the ingredients, of “successful” conformity assessment? In this three-part blog series, ANAB explores the three-ingredient recipe needed for successful…
ASTM F404-21: Consumer Safety For High Chairs
High chairs were seen as early as the 1600s in homes with children. Between the 1600s to the early 1800s, high chairs were custom made…
ANSI/PLASTICS B151.31-2014 (R2020): Blow Molding Machines
Do you know how plastic water bottles are created? Well, since the 1970s, stretch blow molding has been used for creating preforms of plastic bottles…
ASTM F1912-21: Bean Bag Chairs And Covers
During the 1980s and 1990s, the popularity of bean bags declined tremendously. This decline occurred because deaths and non-fatal incidents involving infants and children using…
ANSI B11.6-2022: Manual Turning Machines (Lathes) Safety
The “mother of all machine tools” is also known as the lathe, the first machine tool which led to the invention of other machine-based tools…
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Packaging machinery runs on standards from conveyors to roller bearings, lubricants, belts, valves, design, maintenance and sanitation. ANSI has the manufacturing and production standards that…