Friday, June 28, 2013

New Industrial Process Measurement and Control Standards for the 1st Quarter 2013

Document Center Inc. is pleased to announce that the following New Standards on Industrial Process Measurement and Control are available now:


  • BS EN 61131-6, 2012 Edition, Programmable controllers. Functional safety
  • BS EN 61326-1, 2013 Edition, Electrical equipment for measurement, control and laboratory use. EMC requirements. General requirements
  • BS EN 61326-2-1, 2013 Edition, Electrical equipment for measurement, control and laboratory use. EMC requirements. Particular requirements. Test configurations, operational conditions and performance criteria for sensitive test and measurement equipment for EMC unprotected applications
  • BS EN 61326-2-2, 2013 Edition, Electrical equipment for measurement, control and laboratory use. EMC requirements. Particular requirements. Test configurations, operational conditions and performance criteria for portable test, measuring and monitoring equipment used in low-voltage distribution systems
  • BS EN 61326-2-3, 2013 Edition, Electrical equipment for measurement, control and laboratory use. EMC requirements. Particular requirements. Test configuration, operational conditions and performance criteria for transducers with integrated or remote signal conditioning
  • BS EN 61326-2-4, 2013 Edition, Electrical equipment for measurement, control and laboratory use. EMC requirements. Particular requirements. Test configurations, operational conditions and performance criteria for insulation monitoring devices according to IEC 61557-8 and for equipment for insulation fault location according to IEC 61557-9
  • BS EN 61326-2-5, 2013 Edition, Electrical equipment for measurement, control and laboratory use. EMC requirements. Particular requirements. Test configurations, operational conditions and performance criteria for devices with field bus interfaces according to IEC 61784-1
  • IEC 61499-4, Edition 2.0, Function blocks - Part 4: Rules for compliance profiles
  • ISO/PAS 14306, Withdrawn, Use ISO 14306
  • ISO/PAS 16739, Withdrawn, Use ISO 16739
  • ISO 14306, 1st Edition, Industrial automation systems and integration - JT file format specification for 3D visualization
  • ISO 16739, 1st Edition, Industry Foundation Classes (IFC) for data sharing in the construction and facility management industries

Process and Measurement Control are fundamental elements of computer-aided manufacturing.  Covering sensors, control hardware and software, final control, testing and performance criteria, this set of standards supports the process and measurement control industry.  


Folks that are interested in this topic will also want to review our blog on New Statistical Analysis Standards.

Document Center is here to assist you in identifying and maintaining the Standards you need to run your business.  Use us for all your conformance documentation needs.

Thursday, June 27, 2013

New Packaging Standards for the 1st Quarter 2013

Document Center Inc. is pleased to announce that the following New Standards on Packaging and the Distribution of Goods are available now:


  • BS EN ISO 13127, 2012 Edition, Packaging. Child resistant packaging. Mechanical test methods for reclosable child resistant packaging systems
  • BS ISO 17363, 2013 Edition, Supply chain applications of RFID. Freight containers
  • BS ISO 17364, 2013 Edition, Supply chain applications of RFID. Returnable transport items (RTIs) and returnable packaging items (RPIs)
  • BS ISO 17365, 2013 Edition, Supply chain applications of RFID. Transport units
  • BS ISO 17366, 2013 Edition, Supply chain applications of RFID. Product packaging
  • BS ISO 17367, 2013 Edition, Supply chain applications of RFID. Product tagging
  • ISO 16218, 1st Edition, Packaging and the environment - Processes for chemical recovery
  • ISO 17351, 1st Edition, Packaging - Braille on packaging for medicinal products
  • ISO 17363, 2nd Edition, Supply chain applications of RFID - Freight containers
  • ISO 17364, 2nd Edition, Supply chain applications of RFID - Returnable transport items (RTIs) and returnable packaging items (RPIs)
  • ISO 17365, 2nd Edition, Supply chain applications of RFID - Transport units
  • ISO 17366, 2nd Edition, Supply chain applications of RFID - Product packaging
  • ISO 17367, 2nd Edition, Supply chain applications of RFID - Product tagging
  • ISO 18601, 1st Edition, Packaging and the environment - General requirements for the use of ISO standards in the field of packaging and the environment
  • ISO 18602, 1st Edition, Packaging and the environment - Optimization of the packaging system
  • ISO 18603, 1st Edition, Packaging and the environment - Reuse
  • ISO 18604, 1st Edition, Packaging and the environment - Material recycling
  • ISO 18605, 1st Edition, Packaging and the environment - Energy recovery
  • ISO 18606, 1st Edition, Packaging and the environment - Organic recycling

If you'd like to see similar standards, please go to our Document Center List of Standards on Packaging and the Distribution of Goods in General.

I also blogged on a new edition of the MIL-PRF-61002 today at my StandardsForum.com blog.

And for other smiliar U.S. Government documents, see the Document Center List of U.S. Specs and Standards on Packaging.

Document Center Inc. knows how important packaging specifications are for businesses in general.  There's a new emphasis on life cycle management for products and that includes the development of packaging that can be easily recycled, as well as protect the goods enclosed.  Further, with global trade continuing to grow, the use of improved labeling that aids the transport of goods is also a high priority.

No company can afford to ignore these new releases and updated standards.  Make Document Center your Standards Experts and you'll become an informed user of standards!

Wednesday, June 26, 2013

New Liquid Fuel Standards for the 1st Quarter 2013

Document Center Inc. is pleased to announce that the following new Standards on Liquid Fuels are available now:

  • ASTM D1322, 2012 Edition with 1 Editorial Change, Standard Test Method for Smoke Point of Kerosine and Aviation Turbine Fuel
  • ASTM D1655, 2013 Edition, Standard Specification for Aviation Turbine Fuels
  • ASTM D2068, 2012a Edition, Standard Test Method for Determining Filter Blocking Tendency
  • ASTM D3241, 2013 Edition, Standard Test Method for Thermal Oxidation Stability of Aviation Turbine Fuels
  • ASTM D4306, 2012c Edition, Standard Practice for Aviation Fuel Sample Containers for Tests Affected by Trace Contamination
  • ASTM D4806, 2013 Edition, Standard Specification for Denatured Fuel Ethanol for Blending with Gasolines for Use as Automotive Spark-Ignition Engine Fuel
  • ASTM D4814, 2013 Edition, Standard Specification for Automotive Spark-Ignition Engine Fuel
  • ASTM D5501, 2012 Edition,  Standard Test Method for Determination of Ethanol and Methanol Content in Fuels Containing Greater than 20% Ethanol by Gas Chromatography
  • ASTM D5798, 2013 Edition, Standard Specification for Ethanol Fuel Blends for Flexible-Fuel Automotive Spark-Ignition Engines
  • ASTM D6446, Withdrawn, Standard Test Method for Estimation of Net Heat of Combustion (Specific Energy) of Aviation Fuels (Withdrawn 2012)
  • ASTM D7041, 2004 Reaffirmed in 2010 Edition with 1 Editorial Change from 2013, Standard Test Method for Determination of Total Sulfur in Light Hydrocarbons, Motor Fuels, and Oils by Online Gas Chromatography with Flame Photometric Detection
  • ASTM D7060, 2012 Edition, Standard Test Method for Determination of the Maximum Flocculation Ratio and Peptizing Power in Residual and Heavy Fuel Oils (Optical Detection Method)
  • ASTM D7112, 2012  Edition, Standard Test Method for Determining Stability and Compatibility of Heavy Fuel Oils and Crude Oils by Heavy Fuel Oil Stability Analyzer (Optical Detection)
  • ASTM D7170, 2012a Edition, Standard Test Method for Determination of Derived Cetane Number (DCN) of Diesel Fuel Oils—Fixed Range Injection Period, Constant Volume Combustion Chamber Method
  • ASTM D7185, 2012 Edition, Standard Specification for Low Toluene Low Dioxane (LTLD) Benzene
  • ASTM D7224, 2012 Edition, Standard Test Method for Determining Water Separation Characteristics of Kerosine-Type Aviation Turbine Fuels Containing Additives by Portable Separometer
  • ASTM D7261, 2013 Edition, Standard Test Method for Determining Water Separation Characteristics of Diesel Fuels by Portable Separometer
  • ASTM D7501, 2012a Edition, Standard Test Method for Determination of Fuel Filter Blocking Potential of Biodiesel (B100) Blend Stock by Cold Soak Filtration Test (CSFT)
  • ASTM D7547, 2012 Edition, Standard Specification for Hydrocarbon Only Unleaded Aviation Gasoline
  • ASTM D7566, 2013 Edition, Standard Specification for Aviation Turbine Fuel Containing Synthesized Hydrocarbons
  • ASTM D7619, 2012b Edition, Standard Test Method for Sizing and Counting Particles in Light and Middle Distillate Fuels, by Automatic Particle Counter
  • ASTM D975, 2013 Edition, Standard Specification for Diesel Fuel Oils
  • BS EN 14274, 2013 Edition, Automotive fuels. Assessment of petrol and diesel quality. Fuel quality monitoring system (FQMS)
  • BS EN 14275, 2013 Edition, Automotive fuels. Assessment of petrol and diesel fuel quality. Sampling from retail site pumps and commercial site fuel dispensers
  • BS EN 16214-4, 2013 Edition, Sustainability criteria for the production of biofuels and bioliquids for energy applications. Principles, criteria, indicators and verifiers. Calculation methods of the greenhouse gas emission balance using a life cycle analysis approach
  • BS EN 228, 2012 Edition, Automotive fuels. Unleaded petrol. Requirements and test methods

Would you like to see more standards on this topic?  Take a look at Document Center's List of Liquid Fuel Standards.

With all the emphasis on climate change, you can see that these standards on liquid fuels are the foundation of improved quality, emission reduction and the monitoring of the impact of the use of these materials.  If you're in the liquid gas business, you can rely on Document Center to keep you informed of the changes to the standards you're using.

Make Document Center your Standards Experts.

Monday, June 24, 2013

New Protective Headgear Standards for the 1st Quarter 2013

Document Center Inc. is pleased to announce that the following new Head Protective Equipment Standards are now available:


  • ASTM F1163, 2013 Edition, Standard Specification for Protective Headgear Used in Horse Sports and Horseback Riding
  • ASTM F1446, 2013 Edition, Standard Test Methods for Equipment and Procedures Used in Evaluating the Performance Characteristics of Protective Headgear
  • ASTM F1587, 2012a Edition, Standard Specification for Head and Face Protective Equipment for Ice Hockey Goaltenders
  • ASTM-F2220, 2012 Edition, Standard Specification for Headforms
  • BS EN 1078, 2012 Edition with Amendment 1, Helmets for pedal cyclists and for users of skateboards and roller skates
  • BS EN 1080, 2013 Edition, Impact protection helmets for young children
  • BS EN 397, 2012 Edition with Amendment 1, Industrial safety helmets
  • BS EN 966, 2012 Edition with Amendment 1, Helmets for airborne sports

Would you like to see more standards on this topic?  See Document Center's List of Standards for Head Protective Equipment.

As you can see, protective headgear is vital for safety not only in industrial situations but also in everyday activities.  These standards have become the foundation for the reduction of fatalities in work, sports, and leisure activities around the world.  You'll use them both to develop products for use in sports and industrial settings and to assure that your family and employees are protected during work and play.

Document Center works hard to provide you with the tools you need to use standards in your work and personal life.  Make us your Standards Experts.


Friday, June 21, 2013

New Mechanical Testing of Metals Standards for the 1st Quarter 2013

Document Center Inc. is pleased to announce that the following New Standards on the Mechanical Testing of Metals are available now:


  • ASTM E1290, Withdrawn, Standard Test Method for Crack-Tip Opening Displacement (CTOD) Fracture Toughness Measurement (Withdrawn 2013)
  • ASTM E18, 2012 Edition, Standard Test Methods for Rockwell Hardness of Metallic Materials
  • ASTM E1820, 2011 Edition with Editorial Corrections, Standard Test Method for Measurement of Fracture Toughness
  • ASTM E1921, 2013 Edition, Standard Test Method for Determination of Reference Temperature, To, for Ferritic Steels in the Transition Range
  • ASTM E23, 2012c Edition, Standard Test Methods for Notched Bar Impact Testing of Metallic Materials
  • ASTM E2472, 2012 Edition with Editorial Corrections, Standard Test Method for Determination of Resistance to Stable Crack Extension under Low-Constraint Conditions
  • ASTM E2760, 2010 Edition with Editorial Corrections, Standard Test Method for Creep-Fatigue Crack Growth Testing
  • ASTM E399, 2012 Edition with Editorial Corrections, Standard Test Method for Linear-Elastic Plane-Strain Fracture Toughness K Ic of Metallic Materials
  • ASTM E561, 2010 Edition with Editorial Corrections, Standard Test Method for K-R Curve Determination
  • ASTM E647, 2013 Edition with Editorial Corrections, Standard Test Method for Measurement of Fatigue Crack Growth Rates
  • ASTM E837, 2008 Edition with Editorial Corrections, Standard Test Method for Determining Residual Stresses by the Hole-Drilling Strain-Gage Method
  • BS ISO 4965-1, 2012 Edition with Technical Corrigendum, Metallic materials. Dynamic force calibration for uniaxial fatigue testing. Testing systems
  • BS ISO 4965-2, 2012 Edition with Technical Corrigendum, Metallic materials. Dynamic force calibration for uniaxial fatigue testing. Dynamic calibration device (DCD) instrumentation
  • BS 7935-2, Withdrawn and replaced by BS ISO 4965-2 (above)
  • BS EN ISO 9513, 2012 Edition, Metallic materials. Calibration of extensometer systems used in uniaxial testing
  • JIS Z 2512, 2012 Edition, Metallic powders - Determination of tap density

Would you like to see more Metals Testing Standards?  See our pages:

Metal testing standards are used in a wide range of industries since so many components of products are fabricated from metal.  If your business relies on these standards, count on Document Center to keep your standards up-to-date.  

Remember, Document Center is Your Standards Experts.

Thursday, June 20, 2013

New Optical Measuring Instrument Standards for the 1st Quarter 2013

Document Center Inc. is please to announce that the following new Standards on Optical Measuring Instruments are now available:


  • ASTM E1866, 1997 Reaffirmed in 2013 Edition, Standard Guide for Establishing Spectrophotometer Performance Tests
  • ASTM E1944, 1998 Reaffirmed in 2013 Edition, Standard Practice for Describing and Measuring Performance of Laboratory Fourier Transform Near-Infrared (FT-NIR) Spectrometers: Level Zero and Level One Tests
  • ASTM E1982, 1998 Reaffirmed in 2013 Edition, Standard Practice for Open-Path Fourier Transform Infrared (OP/FT-IR) Monitoring of Gases and Vapors in Air
  • ASTM E275, 2008 Reaffirmed in 2013 Edition, Standard Practice for Describing and Measuring Performance of Ultraviolet and Visible Spectrophotometers
  • ASTM E685, 1993 Reaffirmed in 2013 Edition, Standard Practice for Testing Fixed-Wavelength Photometric Detectors Used in Liquid Chromatography
  • ASTM E840, 1995 Reaffirmed in 2013 Edition, Standard Practice for Using Flame Photometric Detectors in Gas Chromatography
  • ASTM E932, 1989 Reaffirmed in 2013 Edition, Standard Practice for Describing and Measuring Performance of Dispersive Infrared Spectrometers
  • ASTM E958, 2013 Edition, Standard Practice for Estimation of the Spectral Bandwidth of Ultraviolet-Visible Spectrophotometers
  • ISO 17123-5, 2nd Edition, Optics and optical instruments - Field procedures for testing geodetic and surveying instruments - Part 5: Total stations

Would you like to see more standards on Optics?  Try the following Document Center pages:

Another of our popular military optical specs has been reinstated, MIL-E-12397.  This means that you can use this specification for the Rubber-Pumice Eraser used for Testing Optical Elements again.  

Document Center provides you not only with the documents you need, but with the support services to keep those documents current.  Rely on us for all your conformance documentation requirements.


Tuesday, June 18, 2013

New Fire Protection Standards for the 1st Quarter 2013

Document Center Inc. is pleased to announce that the following new Standards on Fire Protection are now available:


  • ASTM-D4391, 1993a Edition, Reaffirmed with an Editorial Correction in 2013, Standard Terminology Relating to The Burning Behavior of Textiles
  • ASTM D6431, 2013a Edition, Standard Test Method for Flame Resistance of Textiles (Vertical Test)
  • ASTM D6890, 2013a Edition, Standard Test Method for Determination of Ignition Delay and Derived Cetane Number (DCN) of Diesel Fuel Oils by Combustion in a Constant Volume Chamber
  • ASTM D92, 2012b Edition, Standard Test Method for Flash and Fire Points by Cleveland Open Cup Tester
  • ASTM E1822, 2013 Edition, Standard Test Method for Fire Testing of Stacked Chairs
  • ASTM E2058, 2013 Edition, Standard Test Methods for Measurement of Synthetic Polymer Material Flammability Using a Fire Propagation Apparatus (FPA)
  • ASTM E2579, 2013 Edition, Standard Practice for Specimen Preparation and Mounting of Wood Products to Assess Surface Burning Characteristics
  • ASTM E662, 2013a Edition, Standard Test Method for Specific Optical Density of Smoke Generated by Solid Materials
  • BS EN ISO 5659-2, 2012 Edition, Plastics. Smoke generation. Determination of optical density by a single-chamber test
  • BS ISO 14934-2, 2013 Edition, Fire tests. Calibration and use of heat flux meters. Primary calibration methods
  • IEC 60695-2-10, Edition 2.0, Fire hazard testing - Part 2-10: Glowing/hot-wire based test methods - Glow-wire apparatus and common test procedure
  • ISO 340, 4th Edition, Conveyor belts - Laboratory scale flammability characteristics - Requirements and test method
  • ISO 14934-2, 2nd Edition, Fire tests - Calibration and use of heat flux meters - Part 2: Primary calibration methods

Would you like to see more standards like this?  See Document Center's List of Standards on Fire Protection.

You may also be interested in NFPA Standards.  We'll review the new releases for those documents in a future blog.

Document Center Inc. provides you with the tools you need to create and maintain the standards collection that supports the goals of your organization.  Ask our Sales Staff for more information on the many services we have to offer.

Monday, June 17, 2013

New Radiation Measurement Standards for the 1st Quarter 2013

Document Center Inc. is please to announce that the following Standards on Radiation Measurement are now available:


  • ASTM E1026, 2013 Edition, Standard Practice for Using the Fricke Dosimetry System
  • ASTM E262, 2013 Edition, Standard Test Method for Determining Thermal Neutron Reaction Rates and Thermal Neutron Fluence Rates by Radioactivation Techniques
  • ASTM E264, 2008 Reaffirmed in 2013 Edition, Standard Test Method for Measuring Fast-Neutron Reaction Rates by Radioactivation of Nickel
  • ASTM E265, 2007 Reaffirmed in 2013 Edition, Standard Test Method for Measuring Reaction Rates and Fast-Neutron Fluences by Radioactivation of Sulfur-32
  • ASTM E526, 2008 Reaffirmed in 2013 Edition, Standard Test Method for Measuring Fast-Neutron Reaction Rates by Radioactivation of Titanium
  • ASTM E910, 2007 Reaffirmed in 2013 Edition, Standard Test Method for Application and Analysis of Helium Accumulation Fluence Monitors for Reactor Vessel Surveillance, E706 (IIIC)
  • BS EN 50566, 2013 Edition, Product standard to demonstrate compliance of radio frequency fields from handheld and body-mounted wireless communication devices used by the general public (30 MHz - 6 GHz)
  • ISO/ASTM 51261, 2nd Edition, Practice for calibration of routine dosimetry systems for radiation processing
  • ISO/ASTM 51631, 3rd Edition, Practice for use of calorimetric dosimetry systems for electron beam dose measurements and dosimetery system calibrations
  • ISO/ASTM 51702, 3rd Edition, Practice for dosimetry in a gamma facility for radiation processing
  • ISO/ASTM 52116, 2nd Edition, Practice for dosimetry for a self-contained dry-storage gamma irradiator
  • BS EN 16237, 2013 Edition, Classification of non-electrical sources of incoherent optical radiation
  • BS EN 61674, 2013 Edition, Medical electrical equipment. Dosimeters with ionization chambers and/or semiconductor detectors as used in X-ray diagnostic imaging
  • ISO/ASTM 51940, 3rd Edition, Guide for dosimetry for sterile insects release programs

Would you like to see more standards like these?  See Document Center's List of Standards on Radiation Measurements.  Included in this category are standards on dosimetry.

Document Center provides you with these lists of recently released standards to help you keep up with the changes in your industry.  If you have a subject area you'd like me to review, please leave me a comment.  Thanks!

Friday, June 14, 2013

New ISO Fastener Standards on Nuts for the 1st Quarter 2013

Document Center Inc. is pleased to announce the following new revisions for ISO Fastener Standards on Nuts are now available:


  • ISO 10511, 3rd Edition, Prevailing torque type hexagon thin nuts (with non-metallic insert)
  • ISO 10512, 2nd Edition, Prevailing torque type hexagon regular nuts (with non-metallic insert) with metric fine pitch thread - Property classes 6, 8 and 10
  • ISO 10513, 2nd Edition, Prevailing torque type all-metal hexagon high nuts with metric fine pitch thread - Property classes 8, 10 and 12
  • ISO 4032, 4th Edition, Hexagon regular nuts (style 1) - Product grades A and B
  • ISO 4033, 3rd Edition, Hexagon high nuts (style 2) - Product grades A and B
  • ISO 4034, 4th Edition, Hexagon regular nuts (style 1) - Product grade C
  • ISO 4035, 4th Edition, Hexagon thin nuts chamfered (style 0) - Product grades A and B
  • ISO 4036, 3rd Edition, Hexagon thin nuts unchamfered (style 0) - Product grade B
  • ISO 7040, 3rd Edition, Prevailing torque type hexagon regular nuts (with non-metallic insert) - Property classes 5, 8 and 10
  • ISO 7719, 3rd Edition, Prevailing torque type all-metal hexagon regular nuts - Property classes 5, 8 and 10
  • ISO 8673, 3rd Edition, Hexagon regular nuts (style 1) with metric fine pitch thread - Product grades A and B ISO 7719:2012
  • ISO 8674, 3rd Edition, Hexagon high nuts (style 2) with metric fine pitch thread - Product grades A and B
  • ISO 8675, 3rd Edition, Hexagon thin nuts chamfered (style 0) with metric fine pitch thread - Product grades A and B

Would you like to see more Fastener Standards?  Check out these pages:

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Thursday, June 13, 2013

New Electrical Engineering Standards for the 1st Quarter 2013

Document Center Inc. is pleased to announce that the following New Standards on Electrical Engineering in General are available now:


  • BIP 2229, 2013 Edition, Code of Practice for In-service Inspection and Testing of Electrical Equipment
  • BIP 2233, 2013 Edition, Guidance Note 1. Selection and Erection of Equipment
  • IEC 60364-7-713, Edition 2.0, Low-voltage electrical installations - Part 7-713: Requirements for special installations or locations - Furniture
  • IEC 60695-6-30, Edition 2.0, Fire hazard testing - Part 6-30: Smoke obscuration - Small-scale static method - Apparatus
  • IEC 60848, Edition 3.0, GRAFCET specification language for sequential function charts
  • IEC 62305 Series, Edition 2.0, Protection against lightning - ALL PARTS
  • IEC 60068-2-55, Edition 2.0, Environmental testing - Part 2-55: Tests - Test Ee and guidance - Loose cargo testing including bounce
  • IEC 60068-2-65, Edition 2.0, Environmental testing - Part 2-65: Tests - Test Fg: Vibration - Acoustically induced method
  • IEC 60695-2-10, Edition 2.0, Fire hazard testing - Part 2-10: Glowing/hot-wire based test methods - Glow-wire apparatus and common test procedure
  • IEC 60695-6-31, Edition 2.0, Fire hazard testing - Part 6-31: Smoke obscuration - Small-scale static test - Materials
  • IEC/TR 61340-1, Edition 1.0, Electrostatics - Part 1: Electrostatic phenomena - Principles and measurements
  • TH 42073, 2012 Edition, Machinery. A Guide to the Requirements of the European Directive and to CE Marking

If you'd like to see more standards like this, check out our Document Center List of Standards on Electrical Engineering in General.

This category includes voltages, general electrical terminology, electrical documentation, electrical tables, safety, fire hazard testing and so on.  For wider review, there are a total of 19 sub-parts for the ICS code 29 on Electrical Engineering, so you're sure to be able to find the publications you need in this field using the ICS Listing tool.

Document Center Inc. is committed to helping you find and maintain the standards that best support your organization's mission.  Make Document Center your Standards Experts.

Wednesday, June 12, 2013

New Petroleum and Natural Gas Standards for the 1st Quarter 2013

Document Center Inc. is pleased to announce that the following New Standards on the Petroleum and Natural Gas Industry in General are available now:


  • ASTM D1160, 2012 Edition, Standard Test Method for Distillation of Petroleum Products at Reduced Pressure
  • ASTM D2887, 2012 Edition, Standard Test Method for Boiling Range Distribution of Petroleum Fractions by Gas Chromatography
  • ASTM D3325, 1990 Reaffirmed in 2013 Edition, Standard Practice for Preservation of Waterborne Oil Samples
  • ASTM D3328, 2006 Reaffirmed in 2013 Edition, Standard Test Methods for Comparison of Waterborne Petroleum Oils by Gas Chromatography
  • ASTM D3427, 2012 Edition, Standard Test Method for Air Release Properties of Petroleum Oils
  • ASTM D482, 2012 Edition, Standard Test Method for Ash from Petroleum Products
  • ASTM D5950, 2012a Edition, Standard Test Method for Pour Point of Petroleum Products (Automatic Tilt Method)
  • ASTM D6045, 2012 Edition, Standard Test Method for Color of Petroleum Products by the Automatic Tristimulus Method
  • ASTM D6352, 2012 Edition, Standard Test Method for Boiling Range Distribution of Petroleum Distillates in Boiling Range from 174 to 700°C by Gas Chromatography
  • ASTM D6367, 2012 Edition, Standard Specification for AMS (alpha-Methylstyrene)
  • ASTM D6450, 2012 Edition, Standard Test Method for Flash Point by Continuously Closed Cup (CCCFP) Tester
  • ASTM D665, 2012 Edition, Standard Test Method for Rust-Preventing Characteristics of Inhibited Mineral Oil in the Presence of Water
  • ASTM D7094, 2012 Edition, Standard Test Method for Flash Point by Modified Continuously Closed Cup (MCCCFP) Tester
  • ASTM D7213, 2012(e1) Edition - Editorial Correction, Standard Test Method for Boiling Range Distribution of Petroleum Distillates in the Boiling Range from 100 to 615°C by Gas Chromatography
  • ASTM D86, 2012 Edition, Standard Test Method for Distillation of Petroleum Products at Atmospheric Pressure
  • ASTM D92, 2012b Edition, Standard Test Method for Flash and Fire Points by Cleveland Open Cup Tester
  • ASTM D97, 2012 Edition, Standard Test Method for Pour Point of Petroleum Products
  • ASTM D1500, 2012 Edition, Standard Test Method for ASTM Color of Petroleum Products (ASTM Color Scale)
  • DIN 51412-2, 2013 Edition (German Language Only), Testing of petroleum products - Determination of the electrical conductivity - Part 2: Field method
  • API STD 650, 12th Edition, Welded Tanks for Oil Storage
  • API RP 1110, 6th Edition, Recommended Practice for the Pressure Testing of Steel Pipelines for the Transportation of Gas, Petroleum Gas, Hazardous Liquids, Highly Volatile Liquids, or Carbon Dioxide

If you'd like to see more standards on this topic, check out Document Center's List of Standards on the Petroleum and Natural Gas Industry in General.

Petroleum Industry Standards have been in the news ever since the BP Oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.  API, the American Petroleum Institute, not only acts as a trade association but also develops the standards to support the sector.  You'll see innovative new distribution ideas for standards being supported by API and its membership as the industry works to improve the safety and ecological impact of their operations.

Document Center Inc. supports business across industry and geographical boundaries.  Make us your Standards Experts.

Tuesday, June 11, 2013

New Microbiology Standards for the 1st Quarter 2013

Document Center Inc. is pleased to announce that the following new Standards on Microbiology are available now:


  • ASTM E1847, 1996 Reaffirmed in 2013 Edition, Standard Practice for Statistical Analysis of Toxicity Tests
  • ASTM D5244, Withdrawn, Standard Practice for Recovery of Enteroviruses from Waters
  • ASTM E1295, 2001 Reaffirmed in 2013 Edition, Standard Guide for Conducting Three-Brood, Renewal Toxicity Tests with Ceriodaphnia dubia
  • ASTM E1562, 2000 Reaffirmed in 2013 Edition, Standard Guide for Conducting Acute, Chronic, and Life-Cycle Aquatic Toxicity Tests with Polychaetous Annelids
  • ASTM E2449, 2005 Reaffirmed in 2013 Edition, Standard Guide for Irradiation of Pre-packaged Processed Meat and Poultry Products to Control Pathogens and Other Microorganisms
  • ISO 13307, 1st Edition, Microbiology of food and animal feed - Primary production stage - Sampling techniques
  • ISO 15216-1, 1st Edition (Corrected), Microbiology of food and animal feed - Horizontal method for determination of hepatitis A virus and norovirus in food using real-time RT-PCR - Part 1: Method for quantification
  • ISO 15216-2, 1st Edition (Corrected), Microbiology of food and animal feed - Horizontal method for determination of hepatitis A virus and norovirus in food using real-time RT-PCR - Part 2: Method for qualitative detection
  • ISO 6887-6, 1st Edition, Microbiology of food and animal feed - Preparation of test samples, initial suspension and decimal dilutions for microbiological examination - Part 6: Specific rules for the preparation of samples taken at the primary production stage

If you'd like to see more standards like this, see our 

California is known for it's emphasis on clean water, healthy food, and the use of technology to help us improve the way we live.  Here in Silicon Valley, the merging of microbiology with other disciplines has resulted in exciting new ventures.  Document Center has been involved with many of these pioneering companies since we were founded in 1982.  

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Monday, June 10, 2013

New Information Sciences Standards for the 1st Quarter 2013

Document Center Inc. is pleased to announce that the following new Standards on Information Sciences are available now:


  • ASTM E2522, 2007 Reaffirmed in 2013 Edition, Standard Guide for Quality Indicators for Health Classifications
  • BS ISO 24610-2, 2011 Edition, Language resource management. Feature structures. Feature system declaration
  • CWA 16525, 2012 Edition, Multilingual electronic cataloguing and classification in eBusiness. Classification Mapping for open and standardized product classification usage in eBusiness
  • ISO 25964-2, 1st Edition, Information and documentation - Thesauri and interoperability with other vocabularies - Part 2: Interoperability with other vocabularies
  • NISO Z39.85, 2012 Edition, The Dublin Core Metadata Element Set

If you would like to see more, take a look at Document Center's List of Standards for Information Sciences.

I'm at the Special Libraries Conference this week in San Diego, presenting at the Standard's Roundtable on Sunday.  So I thought it would be fun to take a look at the kinds of standards being developed by these information professionals!

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Friday, June 7, 2013

New Building Insulation Standards for the 1st Quarter 2013

Document Center Inc. is pleased to announce that the following new Standards on Thermal Insulation of Buildings are available now:


  • ASTM C1014, 2008 Reaffirmed in 2013 Edition, Standard Specification for Spray-Applied Mineral Fiber Thermal and Sound Absorbing Insulation
  • ASTM C1313, 2013 Edition, Standard Specification for Sheet Radiant Barriers for Building Construction Applications
  • ASTM C1485, 2013 Edition, Standard Test Method for Critical Radiant Flux of Exposed Attic Floor Insulation Using an Electric Radiant Heat Energy Source
  • ASTM C1199, 2012 Edition, Standard Test Method for Measuring the Steady-State Thermal Transmittance of Fenestration Systems Using Hot Box Methods
  • BS EN ISO 12569, 2013 Edition, Thermal performance of buildings and materials. Determination of specific airflow rate in buildings. Tracer gas dilution method
  • BS ISO 12655, 2013 Edition, Energy performance of buildings. Presentation of measured energy use of buildings
  • ISO 12655, 1st Edition, Energy performance of buildings - Presentation of measured energy use of buildings
  • PAS 2030, Improving the energy efficiency of existing buildings. Specification for installation process, process management and service provision
  • BS EN ISO 13788, 2012 Edition, Hygrothermal performance of building components and building elements. Internal surface temperature to avoid critical surface humidity and interstitial condensation. Calculation methods
  • ISO 13788, 2nd Edition, Hygrothermal performance of building components and building elements - Internal surface temperature to avoid critical surface humidity and interstitial condensation - Calculation methods
  • BS EN 13947, Withdrawn (Use BS EN ISO 12631), Thermal performance of curtain walling. Calculation of thermal transmittance
  • BS EN ISO 12631, 2012 Edition, Thermal performance of curtain walling. Calculation of thermal transmittance

To see more standards for this topic, check out our Document Center List of Standards on Thermal Insulation of Buildings.

Energy efficiency in buildings is showing up more and more in customer requirements and in building codes around the world.  These thermal insulation standards help support the goals of safely minimizing the carbon footprint of the buildings in which we live and work.  

Document Center Inc. offers standards on a wide range of topics to help you in your business.  We're Your Standards Experts!

Thursday, June 6, 2013

New Laboratory Medicine Standards for the 1st Quarter 2013

Document Center Inc. is pleased to announce that the following New Standards on Laboratory Medicine are available now:


  • ASTM E1768, 1995 Reaffirmed in 2013 Edition, Standard Guide for Ventilatory Behavioral Toxicology Testing of Freshwater Fish
  • ASTM F1830, 1997 Reaffirmed in 2013 Edition, Standard Practice for Selection of Blood for in vitro Evaluation of Blood Pumps
  • ASTM F1841, 1997 Reaffirmed in 2013 Edition, Standard Practice for Assessment of Hemolysis in Continuous Flow Blood Pumps
  • ASTM E1415, 1991 Reaffirmed in 2013 Edition, Standard Guide for Conducting Static Toxicity Tests With Lemna gibba G3
  • BS EN ISO 23640, 2013 Edition, In vitro diagnostic medical devices. Evaluation of stability of in vitro diagnostic reagents
  • BS EN ISO 19001, 2013 Edition, In vitro diagnostic medical devices. Information supplied by the manufacturer with in vitro diagnostic reagents for staining in biology
  • ISO 19001, 2nd Edition, In vitro diagnostic medical devices - Information supplied by the manufacturer with in vitro diagnostic reagents for staining in biology
  • PD ISO 15499, 2013 Edition, Biological evaluation of medical devices. Guidance on the conduct of biological evaluation within a risk management process
  • ASTM D7427, 2008 (e2) Edition (2nd Editorial Correction), Standard Test Method for Immunological Measurement of Four Principal Allergenic Proteins (Hev b 1, 3, 5 and 6.02) in Natural Rubber and Its Products Derived from Latex
Would you like to see more standards on these topics?  You can find more on Laboratory Medicine Standards for the following areas:

Regulation of health care quality relies heavily on the findings of Medical Laboratories.  Customers whose products require this type of certification find it essential to monitor the ever-changing environment in which they operate.  And laboratories themselves need to be constantly informed to the updates for the standards they use.  That's why so many organizations use Document Center Inc. to supply them no only with initial purchases of compliance documents, but also with the on-going maintenance of their collections.

Make Document Center Inc. your Standards Experts, too!

Wednesday, June 5, 2013

New Welding Standards for the 1st Quarter 2013

Document Center Inc. is pleased to announce that the following New Standards for Welding are available now:


  • IEC 60974-2, Edition 3.0, Arc welding equipment - Part 2: Liquid cooling systems
  • BS EN ISO 15609-6, 2013 Edition, Specification and qualification of welding procedures for metallic materials. Welding procedure specification. Laser-arc hybrid welding
  • ISO 15609-6, 1st Edition, Specification and qualification of welding procedures for metallic materials - Welding procedure specification - Part 6: Laser-arc hybrid welding
  • ISO 24598, 2nd Edition Corrected Reprint, Welding consumables - Solid wire electrodes, tubular cored electrodes and electrode-flux combinations for submerged arc welding of creep-resisting steels - Classification
  • IEC 60974-7, Edition 3.0, Arc welding equipment - Part 7: Torches
  • ISO 15012-1, 2nd Edition, Health and safety in welding and allied processes - Equipment for capture and separation of welding fume - Part 1: Requirements for testing and marking of separation efficiency
  • ISO 28821, 1st Edition, Gas welding equipment - Hose connections for equipment for welding, cutting and allied processes - Listing of connections which are either standardised or in common use
  • ASTM F1269, 2013 Edition, Standard Test Methods for Destructive Shear Testing of Ball Bonds
  • BS EN 1435, Withdrawn (Replaced by BS EN ISO 17363-1 and -2), Non-destructive examination of welds. Radiographic examination of welded joints
  • BS EN ISO 17636-1, 2013 Edition with Corrigendum 1, Non-destructive testing of welds. Radiographic testing. X- and gamma-ray techniques with film
  • BS EN ISO 17636-2, 2013 Edition, Non-destructive testing of welds. Radiographic testing. X- and gamma-ray techniques with digital detectors
  • BS ISO 14346, 2013 Edition, Static design procedure for welded hollow-section joints. Recommendations
  • ISO 14346, 1st Edition, Static design procedure for welded hollow-section joints - Recommendations
  • ISO 17636-1, 1st Edition, Non-destructive testing of welds - Radiographic testing - Part 1: X- and gamma-ray techniques with film
  • ISO 17636-2, 1st Edition, Non-destructive testing of welds - Radiographic testing - Part 2: X- and gamma-ray techniques with digital detectors

If you would like to see more standards on welding, please see the following pages:

While we often sell the AWS (American Welding Society) standards to our U.S. customers, there are many additional standards available on the topic.  The ISO and IEC standards are published by the "International" standards bodies, while the EN documents are regional (European) in coverage.   You may also want to see my previous blog on the new AWS standards released so far this year.

Document Center Inc. wants you to be using the right standards for your operations.  Let us be your Standards Experts.

Tuesday, June 4, 2013

New Medical Diagnostic Equipment Standards for the 1st Quarter 2013

Document Center Inc. is pleased to announce that the following new Standards on Medical Diagnostic Equipment are available:


  • BS EN 12470-3 (Withdrawn - Use BS EN ISO 80601-2-56), Clinical thermometers. Performance of compact electrical thermometers (non-predictive and predictive) with maximum device
  • BS EN 12470-4, (Withdrawn - Use BS EN ISO 80601-2-56), Clinical thermometers. Performance of electrical thermometers for continuous measurement
  • BS EN 12470-5, (Withdrawn - Use BS EN ISO 80601-2-56), Clinical thermometers. Performance of infra-red ear thermometers (with maximum device)
  • BS EN ISO 80601-2-56, 2012 Edition, Medical electrical equipment. Particular requirements for basic safety and essential performance of clinical thermometers for body temperature measurement
  • BS EN 60601-2-22, 2013 Edition, Medical electrical equipment. Particular requirements for basic safety and essential performance of surgical, cosmetic, therapeutic and diagnostic laser equipment
  • BS EN ISO 19001, 2013 Edition, In vitro diagnostic medical devices. Information supplied by the manufacturer with in vitro diagnostic reagents for staining in biology
  • BS ISO 8600-1, 2013 Edition, Endoscopes. Medical endoscopes and endotherapy devices. General requirements
  • ISO 19001, 2nd Edition, In vitro diagnostic medical devices - Information supplied by the manufacturer with in vitro diagnostic reagents for staining in biology
  • ISO 8600-1, 3rd Edition, Endoscopes - Medical endoscopes and endotherapy devices - Part 1: General requirements
  • IEC 60601-2-33, Edition 3.1, Medical electrical equipment - Part 2-33: Particular requirements for the basic safety and essential performance of magnetic resonance equipment for medical diagnosis

If you need to see more standards on this topic, check out Document Center's List of Standards on Medical Diagnostic Equipment.  

Medical Diagnostic Equipment includes a wide range of products, from medical imaging machines to clinical thermometers.  This type of equipment can be found in physician's offices, clinics, emergency rooms and other hospital and medical settings.

The industry is highly regulated, so the use of industry standards to comply with various export requirements is widespread.  Document Center Inc. provides both standards and support services to the Medical Device Industry.  Let Document Center be your Standards Experts.

Monday, June 3, 2013

New Environmental Testing Standards for the 1st Quarter 2013

Document Center Inc. is pleased to announce that the following new Standards on Environmental Testing are available:


  • ASTM D6653, 2013 Edition, Standard Test Methods for Determining the Effects of High Altitude on Packaging Systems by Vacuum Method
  • ASTM D6686, 2001 Reaffirmed in 2013 Edition, Standard Test Method for Evaluation of Tannin Stain Resistance of Coatings
  • ASTM G154, 2012a Edition, Standard Practice for Operating Fluorescent Ultraviolet (UV) Lamp Apparatus for Exposure of Nonmetallic Materials
  • ASTM G160, 2012 Edition, Standard Practice for Evaluating Microbial Susceptibility of Nonmetallic Materials By Laboratory Soil Burial
  • IEC 60068-2-55, Edition 2.0, Environmental testing - Part 2-55: Tests - Test Ee and guidance - Loose cargo testing including bounce
  • IEC 60068-2-65, Edition 2.0, Environmental testing - Part 2-65: Tests - Test Fg: Vibration - Acoustically induced method
  • IEC 62725, Edition 1.0, Analysis of quantification methodologies of greenhouse gas emissions for electrical and electronic products and systems

To see more standards on this topic, please see our Document Center List of Environmental Standards.  Or if you are interested in U.S. Government Standards on these tests, review our Document Center List of Government Standards on Environmental Requirements and Related Technology.

Environmental Standards provide the means to verify that equipment can withstand particular conditions, like salt spray for use in marine environments or vibration for airborne equipment.  Your product or component is subjected to the test conditions and will pass or fail the parameters specified by the document.

While tests are conducted in certified labs or in-house, the standards required are available from Document Center.  And we monitor those publications for you, so that you can be assured that when a standard you purchase from us changes, you will be notified.

Let Document Center - Your Standards Experts - provide you with the complete service you require to keep your conformance documentation complete and correct.