I used Australia as I don't read German.  600 mm installation width.
http://www.bosch-home.com.au/appliances/dishwashers/fully-integrated/SMV69T10AU.html?source=browse




________________________________
 From: Harry Wyeth <[email protected]>
To: U.S. Metric Association <[email protected]> 
Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2014 8:45 PM
Subject: [USMA:53635] Kitchen cabinets
 


A recent experience with kitchen cabinet design software shows some of the 
problems we face.  Lowe's has design specialists who help people design kitchen 
remodels.  The computer operator uses specialized software to create a kitchen 
design using prefabricated cabinets manufactured by a number of companies.  
There are lots of cabinets of various dimensions, all measured in inches, of 
course.  The software is really pretty amazing, creating on-screen detailed 
designs and even 3-D drawings and pictures of what the finished kitchen will 
look like.  Various cabinets and appliances can be added or deleted and the 
entire design will rearrange instantly.  The screen shows dimensions in detail 
as small as 1/16 of an inch, which change with a mouse click as modifications 
are made.

It really works well, which is our problem:  cabinets, open
        spaces (for dishwashers, etc.), sinks, etc. are all designed in
        inches for U.S. kitchens, and the software goes along.  It's
        hard to change this complex arrangement.  I wonder how the same
        process works in, say, Germany.  Dishwashers, even sold by
        Bosch, in the U.S. are made for a 24 inch opening.  I measured
        our Bosch's door at 58.5 cm.  Same in Europe, I wonder?

The inertia of the construction trades industry is a big obstacle
        in metrication.

HARRY WYETH

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