ASTM International is a recognized global leader in the creation and distribution of voluntary consensus standards. Today, more than 12,000 ASTM standards are utilized globally to improve product quality, promote health and safety, expand market access and trade, and increase customer confidence.

Questa leadership nella creazione di standard a livello mondiale è alimentata dal contributo dei nostri membri: oltre 30.000 esperti tecnici e dirigenti aziendali provenienti da 140 paesi. I membri sviluppano metodi di prova, specifiche, classificazioni, guide e pratiche al servizio di aziende e governi, utilizzando un processo aperto e trasparente e la moderna infrastruttura IT dell'ASTM.

L'ASTM accoglie e incoraggia la partecipazione internazionale. L'utilizzo di moderne tecnologie di creazione di standard basate su Internet e di una procedura di consenso aperto garantisce a tutte le parti interessate un accesso globale.

Le aziende operanti in un'ampia varietà di mercati utilizzano gli standard ASTM International per garantire la soddisfazione del cliente e mantenere la competitività. Attraverso oltre 140 comitati di redazione di standard tecnici, ASTM International serve numerosi settori, tra cui quello metallurgico, edile, petrolifero e dei beni di consumo. Molti nuovi settori, come la nanotecnologia, la produzione additiva e la biotecnologia industriale, si rivolgono ad ASTM International per accelerare lo sviluppo di tecnologie all'avanguardia attraverso la standardizzazione.

Gli standard ASTM sono il passaporto per una strategia commerciale internazionale prospera. Gli standard di alta qualità e pertinenti al mercato, creati in conformità con i principi guida dell'Organizzazione Mondiale del Commercio, stimolano il commercio aprendo nuovi mercati e generando nuovi partner commerciali per le aziende di tutto il mondo. Gli standard ASTM creano condizioni di parità per le imprese, dai giganti della classifica Fortune 500 agli imprenditori emergenti, promuovendo la concorrenza nel mercato globale.

In addition to developing standards, ASTM’s subsidiary, the Safety Equipment Institute, offers certification, declaration, technical training programs, and competence testing. All of ASTM’s initiatives complement the standards development efforts and offer enterprise solutions to businesses, government organizations, researchers, and laboratories around the world.

ISO is an autonomous, non-governmental international organization with 167 national standards bodies as members.

Through its members, it facilitates the sharing of expertise and the development of voluntary, consensus-based, market-relevant International Standards that support innovation and offer solutions to global challenges.

ISO Central Office is located in Geneva, Switzerland.

In addition to guiding thousands of documents through the drafting, review, voting, and publication processes, ISO also provides a variety of services that support its strategic objectives.

ISO also works to increase public understanding of standards and standardization. ISO collaborates with other organizations, such as the IEC and ITU, to create World Standards Day each year. The day is observed by standards organizations across the globe and focuses on how standards address the challenges facing society today. Through its consumer committee, ISO also engages the broader public in standards development (COPOLCO).

ISO promotes the teaching of standardization by directly participating in a joint masters program, assisting its members in establishing similar programs, and maintaining a database of resources pertaining to standards in education at all levels.

In addition to promoting awareness, ISO provides training for its members and serve as a resource for standards-related research.

The American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists collaborates with other industry associations to offer members with the most up-to-date knowledge, user-friendly tools, and pertinent services.

Committee D13 of ASTM International creates test techniques and requirements for textile materials. Colorfastness, wet testing, and chemical characteristics are the primary emphasis of AATCC methodologies and procedures. ASTM tests analyze textiles’ physical characteristics.

AATCC and ASTM have collaborated on a number of publications.

Details and Specifications for UV Protective Textiles
Technical Supplement to the AATCC/ASTM Document on Moisture Management
The majority of AATCC Test Method Training programs include ASTM methodologies. AATCC also writes and sells the Textiles volumes of the Annual Book of ASTM Standards.