Transportation

ISTA Transportation Testing: Methods, Importance, and How to Find a Laboratory

By Trevor Henderson | Apr 25, 2024

Dive into the comprehensive ISTA transportation testing methods that assess product packaging and durability under simulated shipping conditions, ensuring products withstand the rigors of transit and meet industry standards.

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What is Vessel General Permit (VGP) Testing?

By Editorial Team | Feb 20, 2024

The Coast Guard's Vessel General Permit (VGP) Testing for Ship Water Discharge In the United States, the US Coast Guard mandates that ships with Ballast Water Treatment System (BWTS) have their discharge water tested as part of their Vessel General Permit. This is...

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U.S. DOT Opens Applications for $5 Million Research Initiative for Novel Cement Development

By Pam Wertalik | Feb 16, 2024

Friday, February 9, 2024 WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation announced a $5 million funding opportunity for a research initiative on the use of steel slag in cement and concrete. This funding will support a partnership between the U.S. DOT, in...

Environmental Simulation Studies

By Editorial Team | Mar 5, 2023

Oh, where will your products go? Do you know? Will it need exporting to a country facing freezing winter temperatures and be jostled around by harsh shipping conditions by oceans or held on customs storage docks in blistering 100 degree temperatures? Or will it be...

Society of Automobile Engineers (SAE) Testing

By Editorial Team | Feb 7, 2023

SAE is an international organization that stands for the Society of Automobile Engineers. SAE International is a global organization that advances self-propelled vehicle and system knowledge. In all, the Society of Automobile Engineers SAE has over 10,000...