On Saturday 28 April 2001 1156, kilopascal wrote:
> Below, is an excerpt from the ENGINEERS FORUM.
...
> 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.
So far, so good.
> I have problems with the bias towards metric only, ...
He's outvoted 96 to 4.
> ... 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.
Why object? We do that, too. Check out URL, National Firefighting
Manufactures Association (?), DOT, NTSB, FAA, USCG, FDA, USDA, ....
> 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.
Work is in progress on developing acceptance of equivalent
specifications. Check out the NIST site.
Jim
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