ISO TC6 meeting serves global industry.ISO TC6 MEETING SERVES GLOBAL INDUSTRY. More than 80 delegates from 16 countries participated in the meeting of Technical Committee 6 (Paper, Board, and Pulps) of the International Organization for Standardization International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Organization for determining standards in most technical and nontechnical fields. Founded in Geneva in 1947, its membership includes more than 100 countries. (ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. ), held June 6-10, 2005, in Stockholm, Sweden. Several meetings of working groups addressing specific topics were held, as well as plenary sessions for the two subcommittees and the main committee. ISO TC6 member countries develop international testing standards for pulp, paper, and board. Among the working group topics addressed were terminology, accelerated aging, optical properties, precision, microbiological methods, fracture toughness, fiber properties, edgewise edge·wise also edge·ways adv. 1. With the edge foremost. 2. On, by, with, or toward the edge. Adv. 1. crush resistance, dirt and shives, compressive strength, tensile properties, chemical analysis, grease resistance, and picking resistance. The Swedish Standards Institute SIS, Swedish Standards Institute, is an independent organization, founded in 1922, with members from the private and public sector. Activities SIS and its members develop standards within different domains, including construction, safety, healthcare, consumer products, hosted the meeting, which included a reception with the mayor of Stockholm in City Hall. The next meeting of ISO TC 6 will be hosted by the United States in Atlanta, November 13-17, 2006. TAPPI TAPPI Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry is the ANSI-accredited administrator of the U.S. Technical Advisory Group (TAG) to ISO TC 6. |
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