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 I doubt all the auto jobs have been replaced by robots.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
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