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ISO 14001 Legal Compliance Obligations Register

What Does a Great ISO 14001 Compliance Obligations Register Look Like? Nimonik has seen hundreds of ISO 14001 Compliance Obligations Registers and they seem to come in all shapes and sizes. Whether your organization is ISO 14001:2015, …

ISO 16016 Updated – Protecting your IP

ISO 16016, “Technical product documentation – Protection notices for restricting the use of documents and products,” has just been updated.  The 2nd Edition released this month is now available from Document Center Inc. in a number …

The Link Between Risk Management, Critical Controls and Auditing

Once companies have covered off base line regulatory compliance, they must embark on a journey to reach operational excellence. Leading companies utilize their risk management business process to identify their biggest risks and associated critical …

AMS 5662, AMS 5663 and AMS 5666 – Nickel Alloy Specs

AMS 5662, AMS 5663 and AMS 5666 have all been updated!  The new revisions for these nickel alloy material specs are here now at Document Center Inc.  The specifications cover corrosion and heat-resistant nickel alloy …

Conformance Check is part of Nimonik

Conformance check Inc., a Etobicoke-based software company specialized in legal compliance regulatory analysis, is now part of Nimonik, a standards and regulatory compliance software solutions company. Jonathan Brun, founder and CEO of Nimonik stated on …

New MIL-STD-883 K – Microcircuits

MIL-STD-883, “Microcircuits,” has been updated.  The new Revision K dated 4/25/2016 has replaced the previous Revision J with Notices 1 to 5.  It is available from Document Center Inc. in both paper format and for …

New ISO 18739 – Dental CAD/CAM vocabulary

ISO 18739, “Dentistry – Vocabulary of process chain for CAD/CAM systems,” has just been released.  It has been developed specifically to bring this technology into standardized format with regards to the language that’s used.  With …

AMS 2485 Updated – Black Oxide Coating

AMS 2485, “Coating, Black Oxide,” has just been updated.  This is one of the most popular plating specs, used by companies around the world.  The new Revision L replaces AMS 2485K from 2008.  The spec …

What are FDA Guidance Documents?

What are FDA Guidance Documents?  Why should we use them?  Do they have any legal weight?  These are questions that many organizations have when trying to understand FDA compliance and how the FDA works.  Since FDA …

AMS-STD-595 replaces FED-STD-595

FED-STD-595, “Colors Used in Government Procurement,” has just been replaced by AMS-STD-595 of the same title.  It is important to note that the new publication does not contain any color chips yet.  It is just …

UL 50 and UL 50E updated – Electrical Enclosures

UL 50 and UL 50E, the two essential UL standards on Enclosures for Electrical Equipment, have just been updated.  Here’s a quick review of each of these two important publications and their changes: UL 50, …

Elsmar Cove is closed!

Elsmar Cove, a discussion forum for both professionals and novices in the business of quality assurance and industry standards, is closed.  It is clear that the site is already missed by thousands of users.  And …

New Edition for EN 55024

EN 55024, “Information technology equipment – Immunity characteristics – Limits and methods of measurement,” has just been updated.  The new 2010 Edition with Amendment A1 is now available from Document Center Inc.  This is the …

MIL-STD-202 H – Major Changes!

MIL-STD-202, “Test Method Standard for Electronic and Electrical Component Parts,” has just been updated.  The new Revision H reflects an entirely new format for the standard.  It’s a complete departure from the previous revisions and …

DEF STAN 03 Series now AMS 03 Series

DEF STAN standards are released by the U.K. Defence Standardization Program, part of the U.K. Department of Defence.  The DEF STAN 03 series has been an important documentation series for military/defense manufacturing companies.  However, like …

New CISPR 14-2 Edition 2.0 Released

CISPR 14-2, “Electromagnetic compatibility – Requirements for household appliances, electric tools and similar apparatus – Part 2: Immunity – Product family standard,” has just been updated.  The new Edition 2.0 is available now from Document …

New ASTM D4332 2014 Edition – Preparing Packages for Testing

ASTM D4332, “Standard Practice for Conditioning Containers, Packages, or Packaging Components for Testing,” has just been updated.  The new 2014 Edition (released in 2015) is now available from Document Center Inc.  You can get your …

New EN 10088-1 -2 and -3 on Stainless Steels

ASTM standards are the go-to resource for information on the chemical composition of various metals.  But there are alternatives and one of the most important for stainless steels is the EN 10088 series.  There have …

New IEC 60825-1 Edition 3.0 – Laser Product Safety

There’s a wide range of products that use lasers.  They include toys, bar code scanners, medical products and even consumer electronics.  So safety is a primary concern of those who manufacture and distribute these products. …

AMS Titanium Specifications Updated

Recently a series of Aerospace Material Specs have been revised.  These updated AMS Titanium Specifications all reflect a major review of these documents by the SAE AMS G Committee on Titanium and Refractory Metals.  We’ll …

Great EHS products are integrated products

Integration determines the difference between good and great. If you pick up a physical product, you can detect if it is high quality or a cheap item that risks falling apart. The quality of the …

New AMS 2404 Revision G for Electroless Nickel Plating

There’s a few standards that are essential to the plating industry, and AMS 2404 is one of those standards.  It is the preferred replacement for the AMS-C-26074 (formerly MIL-C-26074) and is one of Document Center’s …

AMS C 26074 for Electroless Nickel Coatings stabilized

Yes, that pesky AMS C 26074, “Electroless Nickel Coatings,” is back!  It’s been cancelled, it’s been reinstated, it’s been cancelled again, and now finally it’s been reinstated as a stabilized standard!  And if you go …

New AMS 2473 – Chemical Film Coatings on Aluminum Alloys

Correctly preparing aluminum for the application of paint or for surface repair is essential in the aerospace industry.  AMS 2473, “Chemical Film Treatment for Aluminum Alloys, General Purpose Coating,” is the accepted standard for this …

New MIL-STD-3010 Rev C – Packaging Tests

The new MIL-STD-3010 Revision C, “Test Procedures for Packaging Materials and Containers,” has been released.  The 76-page standard contains the test methods for materials and containers used in military packaging.  Twelve of these tests were …

ANSI Z359 Standards on Fall Protection Updated

ASSE sets the standard on fall protection and they’ve recently announced two new revisions for the ANSI Z359 series of standards.  So if your company or organization wants to protect it’s employees, you’ll want to …

New IEC 60529 Consolidated Edition for IP Code

IEC 60529, “Degrees of protection provided by enclosures (IP Code),” describes a way to classify the degrees of protection provided by the enclosures of electrical equipment.  It was written to promote more uniformity in the …

New J-STD-006 Revision C for electronic solder alloys

Today we review the new IPC J-STD-006 Revision C, “Requirements for Electronic Grade Solder Alloys and Fluxed and Non-Fluxed Solid Solders for Electronic Soldering Applications.”   J-STD-006C covers definitions, requirements and test methods for electronic grade …

New AMS QQ-S-763 for Corrosion Resistant Steel Released

AMS QQ-S-763, “Steel, Corrosion Resistant, Bars, Wire, Shapes, and Forgings,” has just been revised.  The new Revision C can be purchased from Document Center Inc. in either paper or pdf download format.  The new AMS …

New ISO/TR 24971 provides guidance for ISO 14971

The new ISO/TR 24971, “Medical devices – Guidance on the application of ISO 14971,” has been released.  The ISO/TR 24971 was written to address the difficulties that some folks have in implementing particular clauses of …

The new EIA/IPC/JEDEC J-STD-002 Revision D is shipping!

Well, the wait is over!  The new EIA/IPC/JEDEC J-STD-002, “Solderability Tests for Component Leads, Terminations, Lugs, Terminals and Wires,” is shipping now.  This Revision D dated June 2013 is the replacement for J-STD-002C with Amendment 1 …

New ASME B107.110 replaces 7 B107 series standards

ASME B107.110-2012, “Socket Wrenches, Handles, and Attachments,” has just been released.  The new standard replaces 7 ASME B107 series documents, all of which have been withdrawn. ASME B107.110 consolidates the following ASME standards: The new …

9 ASME Standards Reaffirmed – What does this mean?

ASME has recently announced that 9 ASME standards have been reaffirmed.  This is a normal result of a 5-year review cycle that is the norm in the U.S. standards developing community.  However, each organization manages …

New 2013 Edition for ASTM A480/A480M on Stainless Steel

ASTM A480/A480M, “Standard Specification for General Requirements for Flat-Rolled Stainless and Heat-Resisting Steel Plate, Sheet, and Strip,” has just been revised.  It is one of Document Center’s most widely-used stainless steel standards. ASTM A480/A480M describes: …

New AMS DTL 22499 Revision A released for Laminated Shim Stock

There’s a new AMS DTL 22499A, “Shim Stock, Laminated,” and it’s available now from Document Center Inc. in either paper or pdf format.  This specification covers the requirements for surface bonded laminated shim stock.  Revision …

New MIL-STD-882 Revision E Just Released for System Safety

MIL-STD-882 Revision E, “System Safety,” has just been released and is now available from Document Center Inc.  This system safety standard practice is a key element of Systems Engineering (SE) that provides a standard, generic …

What ever happened to MIL-Q-9858?

One of our all-time best selling military specifications was MIL-Q-9858, “Quality Program Requirements.”  From 1958 to 1996, the document was a staple of the defense contracting system.  It provided guidance for a quality management system …

AMS-C-26074 on Electroless Nickel Coatings has been cancelled

AMS-C-26074 Cancellation Revision C has just been issued.  Titled “Electroless Nickel Coatings,” the specification covers the requirements for electroless (autocatalytic chemical reduction) deposition of nickel-phosphorous alloy coatings on metal and composite surfaces. The document replaced …

Whatever happened to MIL-STD-105?

MIL-STD-105, “Sampling Procedures and Tables for Inspection by Attributes,” is another of those popular military standards that got cancelled during Mil Spec reform in the mid-1990’s.  The documents referenced in the cancellation notice can cause …

What ever happened to MIL-STD-45662?

MIL-STD-45662 was one of Document Center’s all time best selling standards, bar none.  It was the quality standard for calibration until Mil Spec reform took over in the mid-90’s.  So what ever happened to the …

Medical Devices – IEC 62366 and ANSI/AAMI HE75

Do you need help in finding the best practices guidance in medical device human factors engineering?  With the focus of good design being expanded to the entire product life cycle, the issue of insuring adequate …

AMS-C-26074 and MIL-C-26074 – An explanation of the revision path

When AMS-C-26074 (titled Coatings, Electroless Nickel, Requirements for) was released to replace MIL-C-26074 and then subsequently was canceled and then inactivated, it caused a great deal of confusion among users of the document.  In order to help you understand the current …

AMS-C-26074 and MIL-C-26074 – An explanation of the revision path

When AMS-C-26074 (titled Coatings, Electroless Nickel, Requirements for) was released to replace MIL-C-26074 and then subsequently was canceled and then inactivated, it caused a great deal of confusion among users of the document.  In order to help you understand the current …

New JEDEC JESD22-A110D Released

JESD-22-A110 Revision D, Highly Accelerated Temperature and Humidity Stress Test (HAST),  has just been released in November.  It is one in a series of specialized tests for solid state devices maintained by the JEDEC Solid State …

Toy Safety Standards – European Standards

The strong connection between European Union legislation and the corresponding “harmonized” standards has resulted in several important toy safety standards required for the sale of toys in Europe.  Released as EN standards, they can only …