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The Enclosure
Editor
Dan Payne
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President’s Message Advertising Manager

Crissy Willson
By: Greg Wunderlich Design and Production

Tony Monaco
Publisher
American Glovebox Society
he John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge is an engineering work of art as it The Enclosure is published for the
benefit of the glovebox engineering
Tspans the Ohio River and connects Ohio and Kentucky. It was completed in profession serving nuclear, biomed,
1866 and spans just over 1000 feet. It was the longest suspension bridge in the pharmaceutical, semi-conductor,
world until the Brooklyn Bridge, also designed by Mr. Roebling, was complet- aerospace technology, and other in-
ed 17 years later in 1883 and spanned almost 1600 feet. The John A. Roebling dustries.
Bridge is historic in design and construction and is a National Historic Landmark Circulation: Our continually increas-
ing circulation is now at 3,100 copies.
and Historic Civil Engineering landmark. The location of the most recent AGS We have subscribers throughout the
Standard Development Committee meetings was held within a 10-minute walk United States, Canada and around
the world.
from this historic bridge.
Readership: Glovebox designers, us-
I had the opportunity to attend some of the Standard Development Commit- ers, engineers, fabricators, manufac-
turers, suppliers, contractors, librar-
tee meetings as they worked through AGS-G001 (Guideline for Gloveboxes) and ies, and universities.
AGS-G010 (Standard of Practice for Glovebox Fire Protection). In their own right,
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these documents will be historical, and those involved in their development will are: March 1st & September 1st. All
be recorded. I had a feeling of appreciation and pride in seeing everyone in- rights reserved: Material may be re-
volved in this organization, from the Standard Development Committee to the produced or republished with credit
to source and author (when indicated).
Board of Directors to the Officers, giving four years of service to the organization. Submittals: All letters, articles and
Everyone is continuing to lay a foundation in the history of engineering that will photographs are welcome and
be used in industry to provide safe guidelines and standards for the design, fab- should be directed to the AGS office,
editor’s attention. Material will not
rication, testing, and installation of enclosures. be returned unless accompanied by
a self-addressed, stamped envelope.
We have several goals for this year: (1) the update and release of the AGS-G001 Disclaimer: The information con-
guideline and AGS-G010 standard of practice, (2) the release of all of the AGS tained herein is correct to the best of
guidelines and standards in electronic format, and (3) the completion of the 3-5 our knowledge. Recommendations
and suggestions are made without
year strategic plan for the AGS to ensure continued growth of the organization,
guarantee or representation as to
to foster increased participation in various capacities, and to improve knowledge the result since conditions of use are
capture, sharing, and discovery. beyond our control. The contents are
intended as a source of information.
As part of our goals for this year, I am very excited to announce that we finally Opinions, beliefs and viewpoints ex-
released the long-awaited NEW! Digital Access to Guidelines and Standards based pressed by the various authors do not
necessarily reflect the opinions, be-
on a tiered user model ranging from one, 3, 5, and 10 to unlimited users. This in- liefs, and viewpoints of the American
cludes one year of digital access (from the date of purchase) to all AGS Guidelines Glovebox Society.
and Standards and is facilitated through the LockLizard WebViewer or the down- The Enclosure is published by:
loaded LockLizard viewer. For more information, see the online AGS store at glove- American Glovebox Society
526 So. E Street
boxsociety.org. This is another historic offering that AGS is pleased to provide. Santa Rosa, CA 95404
Tel.: (800) 530-1022 or (707) 527-0444
Thank you for allowing me to be president for a second term, for participating Fax: (707) 578-4406
in this society, and for being a member. Although we will not be around as long as E-mail: ags@gloveboxsociety.org
the John A. Roebling Bridge, 157 years and counting, we are making a difference Website: www.gloveboxsociety.org
and a profound impact on society as we support the mission-critical needs of safe Postmaster: Send address changes to:
enclosures. As always, if you have an interest in providing additional help to the American Glovebox Society
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society, reach out to anyone on the Standards Development Committee or Board Santa Rosa, CA 95404
of Directors. Have a wonderful and safe 2024 AGS season. v

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