2002-02-07 Thanks for the info. I know this is done this way in Australia, but I wanted to know if it is done this way in the US plants. Is an Engineering drawing "converted" to FFU for use on the shop floor? Does anyone know for sure?
John ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pat Naughtin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "kilopascal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, 2002-02-07 16:59 Subject: Re: [USMA:17962] Re: Metric in american Industry > 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 I doubt all the auto jobs have been replaced by robots.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 > -- >
