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Family resting on safe bean bag chairs and covers that adhere to ASTM F1912-21.

ASTM F1912-21: Bean Bag Chairs And Covers

November 17, 2022April 26, 2023Alexandra Schirn

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 […]

Construction manager with yellow earplugs blocking ASME PTC 36-2018 industrial noise.

ASME PTC 36-2018: Measurement of Industrial Noise

November 1, 2018February 3, 2023Matthew Fowler

ASME PTC 36-2018: Measurement of Industrial Noise has been released. As it is a revision of ASME PTC 36-2004 (R2013), there are some modifications to […]

Turbine that has undergone testing with Performance Test Codes

Performance Test Codes (PTCs) by ASME

May 3, 2017February 8, 2023Brad Kelechava

Performance test codes, otherwise known as PTCs, are standard documents, written and published by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), that provide uniform rules […]

Heating grid in wood beside door conforming to ASME PTC 4.3 air heaters requirements.

ASME PTC 4.3-2017 – Air Heaters

May 2, 2017December 6, 2022Brad Kelechava

Defects in air heaters can be troublesome for their performance, sparking a multitude of longstanding additional problems. For example, excessive air leakage can be responsible […]