(IPC: Bannockburn, IL) -- Driven by its members’ needs, the IPC—Association Connecting Electronics Industries has announced that an IPC Solar Standards Committee has been formed and has begun work on standards for the poly-silicon photovoltaic (solar) industry, specifically the

(ASQ: Milwaukee) -- Transition your clients from other ISO standards to the requirements of the ISO/IEC 17025:2005 standard.

The latest version of the technical specification, ISO/TS 16949:2009—"Quality management systems—Particular requirements for the application of ISO 9001:2008 for automotive production and relevant service part organizations," specifies quality system requirements fo

(NSF International: Ann Arbor, MI) -- NSF International, a public health and safety organization, and Trucost Plc, a global provider of environmental data and analysis, have announced the availability of a new report entitled, "Carbon Emissions—Measuring the Risks." This free report examines the

(IEC: Geneva) --A new edition of one of the International Electrotechnical Commission's (IEC) best-selling publications dealing with electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) will be published in a few days.

(ECCB: Midland, TX) -- Between RoHS, WEEE, ELV, Battery and Packaging Directives, China RoHS and others, many countries have enacted regulations on the restriction and management of hazardous substances in consumer products. They are real and they are here to stay.

(ASTM: West Conshohocken, PA) -- The ASTM International Proficiency Testing Center is pleased to offer a 2010 proficiency testing program on thermal analyses of plastics (TAP) to laboratories who need a statistical quality assurance tool that will enable them to improve and maintain a high level

(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- As a result of a major interlaboratory study, the standards body ASTM International has been able to update its guidelines for a commonly used technique for measuring the size of nanoparticles in solutions.

(ASTM: West Conshohocken, PA) -- According to a recent annual report, a memorandum of understanding signed between the Instituto de Normas Técnicas de Costa Rica (INTECO) and ASTM International in 2005 continues to benefit both organizations.

(ASTM: West Conshohocken, PA) -- ASTM International Committee 11 on Quality and Statistics is continuing the conversion process of popular military acceptance standards based on Military Standard 105E, Sampling Procedures and Tables for Inspection by Attributes.