American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers revises ag baling twine standard
The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers has completed revision ANSI/ASAE S315.5, Agricultural Baling Twine for Automatic Balers.
The revision changed the description for the number of knotters and increased the knot strength limit for large square balers. Clarity was added to discard a portion of center-drawn twine before sampling to determine product strength. Also, the formula for calculating the yield of twine was corrected.
ASABE members with standards access and those with site-license privileges can access the full-text via electronic download on the ASABE online Technical Library at elibrary.asabe.org/. Others can obtain a copy for a fee directly from the library or by contacting ASABE headquarters at [email protected].
ASABE is recognized worldwide as a standards developing organization for food, agricultural, and biological systems, with more than 260 standards currently in publication. Conformance to ASABE standards is voluntary, except where required by state, provincial, or other governmental requirements, and the documents are developed by consensus in accordance with procedures approved by the American National Standards Institute. For information on this or any other ASABE standard, contact Scott Cedarquist at 269-932-7031, [email protected]. A current listing of all ASABE standards projects can be found on the ASABE web site at www.asabe.org/projects.
ASABE is an international scientific and educational organization dedicated to the advancement of engineering applicable to agricultural, food, and biological systems. Further information on the Society can be obtained by contacting ASABE at 269-429-0300, emailing [email protected] or visiting www.asabe.org/.
