2001-04-28
I received this e-mail today and am forwarding it to the list. SOME of you
might want to scour this site's news letters for information related to
metric, and/or even subscribe to their newsletters, or even contribute some
of your own comments.
Below, is an excerpt from the ENGINEERS FORUM. As you see, there is a
comment in the second paragraph against European bias towards metric only.
But, without that bias, the US would certainly force everyone to use FFU.
I just wonder what "system" this guy wants US standards to be in that would
counter pressure CE.
Is the metric - FFU battle finally to develop into a heated battle in the
next 10 years or so? It will for sure be interesting to see.
STANDARDS ARE DIFFICULT TO FOLLOW
Having to comply with CE requirements on many products has been a real
challenge. We have been forced to improve and re-design many products to be
compliant. It has been very beneficial and worth every effort required.
I have problems with the bias towards metric only, and components that don't
have approvals in Europe and North America. I have a problem with requiring
manufactures with non-CE member facilities (us) to use third party testing
on everything and being 100% compliant while locals self certify based on
there understanding of the standards.
I would like to see some US standards formed that would counter pressure CE
and eventually force a common world-wide standard to be developed.
David Kerzel Chief Engineer
John
Keiner ist hoffnungsloser versklavt als derjenige, der irrt�mlich glaubt
frei zu sein.
There are none more hopelessly enslaved then those who falsely believe they
are free!
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832)
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> GLOBAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL -- Issue No. 3
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> HEADLINE: Standards Become Standards When Gorillas Comply
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> As a high-tech marketing pro, Don Chambers knows the value (and the cost)
of following standards. His comments to the Global Engineering Journal were
blunt: "Documents require a '900-pound gorilla' to become standards.
Specifications that are written and either not implemented or ignored are
not standards, no matter what the title."
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> HEADLINE: Controversies and Comments About Standards
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> The January issue sparked a number of critical responses. When we asked
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