Dear John and All, on 2002/02/06 10.47, kilopascal at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> 2002-02-05 > > There are still some jobs in the auto plants where a person must do some > measuring. I doubt all the auto jobs have been replaced by robots. > Machinists still have to do some set-up which requires measuring, as well as > checking critical dimensions on the parts they make. Also, Inspectors have > to check parts to see if they are to print, etc. > > What about these positions? As I understand it in Australia, all of these would be set up and checked using millimetres. Generally the accuracy would be to one tenth of a millimetre, but micrometres would be used when required. Cheers, Pat Naughtin CAMS - Certified Advanced Metrication Specialist - United States Metric Association ASM - Accredited Speaking Member - National Speakers Association of Australia Member, International Federation for Professional Speakers --