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Title: LIMS Selection Guide for Materials Testing Laboratories

Edition: First Edition

Author for citation: Shawn E. Douglas

License for content: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International

Publication date: ??? 2023

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The table of contents for LIMS Selection Guide for Materials Testing Laboratories is as follows:

1. Introduction to materials testing laboratories

1.1 Materials testing labs, then and now

1.1.1

1.1.2

1.1.3

1.2 Laboratory roles and activities in the industry

1.2.1 R&D roles and activities

1.2.2 Pre-manufacturing and manufacturing roles and activities

1.2.3 Post-production regulation and security roles and activities

1.3 A word on quality control in manufacturing environments

2. Standards, regulations, and test methods affecting materials testing labs

2.1 Globally recognized materials manufacturing standards

2.1.1 American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) materials standards

2.1.2 ASTM International Volume 15.04

2.1.3 Canadian Standards Association (CSA) A3000 series

2.1.4 International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 10993

2.1.5 Metal Powder Industries Federation (MPIF) Standard 35 family

2.2 Standardized test methods for materials

Aerospace Industries Association (AIA/NAS/NASM)

American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA)

American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)

American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists (AATCC)

American National Standards Institute (ANSI)

American Petroleum Institute (API)

American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)

American Welding Society (AWS)

ASTM International (ASTM)

Automakers (Ford, GM, Honda, PACCAR, Peugeot, Subaru, Tesla, Toyota, Volvo, etc.)

Canadian Standards Association (CSA)

Chemical Fabrics & Film Association (CFFA)

Deutsches Institut für Normung (DIN)

Electronic Components Industry Association (ECIA/EIA)

European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI)

Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS)

FM Approvals (FM)

GE Aerospace (GE)

Industrial Fasteners Institute (IFI)

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

International Code Council (ICC-ES)

International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)

International Maritime Organization (IMO)

International Organization for Standardization (ISO)

International Safe Transit Association (ISTA)

IPC International (Institute for Interconnecting and Packaging Electronic Circuits; IPC)

Japanese Standards Association (JAS/JIS)

Military and government (MIL, Fed, Consumer Product Safety Commission, CSFA, MMM, NAVSEA, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, etc.)

NACE International (National Association of Corrosion Engineers; NACE)

National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)

New York State Steel Construction Manual (NNSSCM/SCM)

NSF International (National Sanitation Foundation; NSF)

Pressure Sensitive Tape Council (PSTC)

Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics (RTCA)

Suppliers of Advanced Composite Materials Association (SACMA)

SAE International (SAE/AMS/AS)

TAPPI (Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry; TAPPI)

Truss Plate Institute (TPI)

UL Standards and Engagement (UL)

About chemical testing of raw materials https://a2la.org/accreditation/chemical-testing/

2.3 Regulations and laws around the world

2.3.1 21 CFR Part 175 and 176 - United States

2.3.2 Building Standard Law - Japan

2.3.3 The Furniture and Furnishings (Fire) (Safety) Regulations 1988 - United Kingdom

2.3.4 National Environment Protection (Used Packaging Materials) Measure 2011 - Australia

2.3.5 Surface Coating Materials Regulations (SOR/2016-193) - Canada

2.4 Materials laboratory accreditation