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ASTM fire-resistive standard proposed

ASTM Intl. is looking for people with experience inspecting fire-resistive materials to help create a proposed new standard: WK54567 Practice for the On-Site Inspection of Installed Fire Resistive Materials. Spray-applied (SFRM) and intumescent (heat expanding) materials are used on structural steel and other components in schools, hospitals, homes, offices, petrochemical plants and other places where [...]

By |2016-09-15T13:00:50-05:00September 15, 2016|

ASTM fire-resistive standard proposed

ASTM Intl. is looking for people with experience inspecting fire-resistive materials to help create a proposed new standard: WK54567 Practice for the On-Site Inspection of Installed Fire Resistive Materials. Spray-applied (SFRM) and intumescent (heat expanding) materials are used on structural steel and other components in schools, hospitals, homes, offices, petrochemical plants and other places where [...]

By |2016-09-09T15:17:33-05:00September 15, 2016|

Harlow Frederick Dodge

Harlow Frederick Dodge has been named chief operating officer of Leigh Fibers Inc. and ICE Recycling, world leaders in reprocessed fibers and polymers headquartered in Wellford, S.C. He has spent 20 years with Georgia Pacific Corp., where he advanced from the shop floor to executive vice president of the Gypsum Division. Dodge’s extensive experience in [...]

By |2016-09-14T13:00:26-05:00September 14, 2016|

Harlow Frederick Dodge

Harlow Frederick Dodge has been named chief operating officer of Leigh Fibers Inc. and ICE Recycling, world leaders in reprocessed fibers and polymers headquartered in Wellford, S.C. He has spent 20 years with Georgia Pacific Corp., where he advanced from the shop floor to executive vice president of the Gypsum Division. Dodge’s extensive experience in [...]

By |2016-09-09T15:05:49-05:00September 14, 2016|

Congress urged to support career training programs

Hundreds of associations and companies recently signed a letter to Congress urging the passage of H.R. 5587, the Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act. The letter calls on Congress to quickly pass H.R. 5587, so workers can be trained in jobs that align with employers’ labor needs. This bill is a bipartisan [...]

By |2016-09-13T14:55:11-05:00September 13, 2016|

Key product areas in wearable technology

It’s tough to resist the “gee whiz” factor inspired by wearable technologies and the potential to strike it big with the newest trendy gizmo. IDTechEx, an independent research and event firm based in Cambridge, U.K., recently released a report, “Wearable Technology 2016-2026,” that identifies wearable technology as a $30 billion market in 2016, with more [...]

By |2016-09-09T14:08:28-05:00September 13, 2016|

Key product areas in wearable technology

It’s tough to resist the “gee whiz” factor inspired by wearable technologies and the potential to strike it big with the newest trendy gizmo. IDTechEx, an independent research and event firm based in Cambridge, U.K., recently released a report, “Wearable Technology 2016-2026,” that identifies wearable technology as a $30 billion market in 2016, with more [...]

By |2016-09-13T13:00:15-05:00September 13, 2016|

ICOMIA Small Craft Bulletin published

The International Council of Marine Industry Associations’ (ICOMIA) Small Craft Standards Bulletin is now available. The bulletin provides industry stakeholders with early notification of changes to existing standards and modifications to production methods. These standards are developed and maintained by the ISO (International Organization for Standards) Technical Committee for Small Craft Standards (TC 188). Edition [...]

By |2016-09-12T15:43:59-05:00September 12, 2016|

Talking textiles with Turkey

Turkish researchers offer innovative textile solutions to many serious problems: form-fitting ambulance stretchers with antibacterial and protective properties, military uniforms with antimicrobial and weather-resistant protection, and hats fitted with small photovoltaic panels powering a camera and related sensors to help those suffering from visual impairment. What these innovators need is the capital to bring these [...]

By |2016-09-12T13:00:21-05:00September 12, 2016|

Talking textiles with Turkey

Turkish researchers offer innovative textile solutions to many serious problems: form-fitting ambulance stretchers with antibacterial and protective properties, military uniforms with antimicrobial and weather-resistant protection, and hats fitted with small photovoltaic panels powering a camera and related sensors to help those suffering from visual impairment. What these innovators need is the capital to bring these [...]

By |2016-09-09T14:01:48-05:00September 12, 2016|
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