The latest progress on International and Industry Standards

Doc # Name Stage/Close Date
Reliability
ISO/CD 19973-1 General procedures for assessing the reliability of pneumatic components by testing [revision of ISO 19973-1:2007] Committee draft circulated to the U.S. TAGs to ISO/TC 131/WG 4, and ISO/TC 131/SCs 3 and 5/Pneumatic for ballot, which closes 2011-03-24.

Supports the NFPA Technology Roadmap objective related to improving the reliability of fluid power.
ISO/CD 19973-2 Assessment of the reliability of pneumatic directional control valves by testing Committee draft circulated to the U.S. TAGs to ISO/TC 131/WG 4 and ISO/TC 131/SC 5/Pneumatic for ballot, which closes 2011-03-24.

Supports the NFPA Technology Roadmap objective related to improving the reliability of fluid power.
ISO/CD 19973-3 Assessing the reliability of pneumatic piston rod cylinders by testing Committee draft circulated to the U.S. TAGs to ISO/TC 131/WG 4 and ISO/TC 131/SC 3 for ballot, which closes 2011-03-24.

Supports the NFPA Technology Roadmap objective related to improving the reliability of fluid power.
ISO/CD 19973-4 Assessing the reliability of pneumatic pressure regulators by testing (revision of ISO 19973-4:2007) Committee draft circulated to the U.S. TAGs to ISO/TC 131/WG 4 and ISO/TC 131/SC 5/Pneumatic for ballot, which closes 2011-03-24.

Supports the NFPA Technology Roadmap objective related to improving the reliability of fluid power.
ISO/CD 19973-5 Assessing the reliability of pneumatic non-return, shuttle, dual pressure, one-way adjustable flow control and quick-exhaust valves by testing  Committee draft circulated to the U.S. TAGs to ISO/TC 131/WG 4 and ISO/TC 131/SC 5/Pneumatic for ballot, which closes 2011-03-24.

Supports the NFPA Technology Roadmap objective related to improving the reliability of fluid power.
Contamination control
New work item proposal Hydraulic filter element thermal conditioning and cold start-up simulation  New work item proposal was not approved.
Control products
ISO/CD 6358-3.2 (formerly ISO/CD 6358-5) Method for calculating flow-rate characteristics of assemblies of pneumatic components  Committee draft circulated to the U.S. TAG to ISO/TC 131/SC 5/Pneumatic for ballot, which closes 2011-04-05.

Supports the NFPA Technology Roadmap objective related to building “smart” fluid power components by providing a way to measure a key performance characteristic of pneumatic systems. 
Proposed revision of ISO 15407-1:2000 Mounting interface surfaces for pneumatic five-port directional control valves, sizes 18 mm and 26 mm, without electrical connector New work item proposal circulated to the U.S. TAG to ISO/TC 131/SC 5/Pneumatic for ballot, which closes 2011-03-31.

Supports the NFPA Technology Roadmap objective related to size reduction, by specifying a smaller pneumatic valve interface.
Proposed revision of ISO 15407-2:2003 Mounting interface surfaces for pneumatic five-port directional control valves, sizes 18 mm and 26 mm, with optional electrical connector New work item proposal circulated to the U.S. TAG to ISO/TC 131/SC 5/Pneumatic for ballot, which closes 2011-03-31.

Supports the NFPA Technology Roadmap objective related to size reduction, by specifying a smaller pneumatic valve interface.
Proposed revision of ISO 6953-1:2000 Main characteristics to be included in literature from suppliers and product-marking requirements for compressed air pressure regulators and filter-regulators  New work item proposal circulated to the U.S. TAG to ISO/TC 131/SC 5/Pneumatic for ballot, which closes 2011-03-29.
Proposed revision of ISO 6953-2:2000 Test methods to determine the main characteristics to be included in literature from suppliers of compressed air pressure regulators and filter-regulators New work item proposal circulated to the U.S. TAG to ISO/TC 131/SC 5/Pneumatic for ballot, which closes 2011-03-29.
Product testing
Proposed revision of ISO 10767-1:1996 Precision method for determining pressure ripple levels generated in hydraulic pumps   New work item proposal to revise this International Standard circulated to the U.S. TAGs to ISO/TC 131/SCs 2 and 8 for ballot, which closes 2011-03-31.

Supports the NFPA Technology Roadmap objective related to reducing the environmental impact of fluid power components and systems by providing a means to measure noise generated by pressure ripple.
        
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