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03 July 2009China REACh — Earlier Than ExpectedJuly 2009 - On May 21, 2009, the Ministry of Environment Protection of China launched the closed interministries consultation on the proposed amendments to the Measures on the Environmental Control of New Chemical Substances.(more) |
31 July 2009Electrical Safety StandardsNFPA 79 - Electrical Standard for Industrial MachineryIEC 60204-1 Safety of Machinery – Electrical Equipment of Machines – Part 1: General Requirements (more) |
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09 August 2008Employee Safety Handbook |
10 April 2009European Union Electromagnetic Compatibility DirectiveEffective January 1, 1996 (more) |
10 April 2009ISO 230-2:2006 NC Positioning Standard RevisedThis standard supersedes and replaces the old AMT (NMTBA) "Definition and Evaluation of Accuracy and Repeatability of Numerically Controlled Machine Tools," as well as the German VDI/DGQ 3441 on the same subject. (more) |
28 April 2008International Standards for Machine ToolsInternational Organization for Standardization (ISO) develops international standards based on the input of its delegates from ISO member countries. (more) |
10 April 2009JIC StandardsJIC (Joint Industrial Council) Standards were written in the early 1950s by a joint committee of major machine tool builders and users. The purpose was to provide a uniform set of basic practices which would result in a well-built machine tool. (more) |
10 April 2009Locating Engineering StandardsInformation on where to purchase engineering standards. (more) |
09 August 2008Machine Tool Positioning Standards - Comparison ReviewTo assist in the understanding of ISO 230-2, as it relates to other standards used internationally to evaluate the accuracy and repeatability of numerically controlled machine tools, the University of North Carolina, Charlotte performed a comparison study entitled "Evaluation and Comparison of the Different Standards Used to Define The Positional Accuracy and Repeatability of Numerically Controlled Machining Center Axes." (Pub. October, 2007; 26 pages) (more) |
04 April 2008Metalworking Skill StandardsCommon skills and competencies that the metalworking industry has determined a worker needs to perform well on the job. (more) |
20 November 2009Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH)European Union regulation for Registration, Evaluation, Authorization, and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH). (more) |
24 November 2009Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS)(Next Update Date: As Requested)Restriction of Use in certain Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive limits hazardous materials in equipment in the European Union, China, and United States(pending). (more) |
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03 November 2009The European Standards TsunamiThe European Union’s equivalent of ANSI for the development of EU standards has a tremendous strategic advantage over other nations by virtue of the Vienna Agreement which establishes the means for European CEN standards to become the template for ISO standards via a fast tracking procedure. (more) |
10 April 2009U.S. Engineering Standards for Machine ToolsThe American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) is the Standards Developing Organization (SDO) for the American National Standards Institute's ANSI/ASME B5 series of engineering standards for machine tools. These standards cover a wide range of components and machine tools of interest to membership.For more information on these standards, or an understanding of how you can participate in development, contact ASME at 212-519-8018 and ask for the ASME B5 Standards Administrator. (more) |
09 November 2009Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive (WEEE)(Next Update Date: Available Upon Request)Companies selling a broad range of electrical goods in the European Union will need to conform to WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive). (more) |