[AT] Spam> bearing cross-reference, metric

Larry Goss rlgoss at insightbb.com
Wed Jan 6 12:26:01 PST 2010


That's interesting.  My experience with industries that "reconverted" any of their drawings back to earlier systems rather than learn the new system, ran into MAJOR problems trying to meet quality control standards.  All of their factories are shuttered.  It didn't make any difference whether it was the dimension units, the gaging, application of statistical process control, or geometric tolerancing (rather than linear), converting back to a "system that the production line understands" meant that production dropped like a rock, contracts were lost, and the factories closed.

Larry


----- Original Message -----
From: CEE VILL <cvee60 at hotmail.com>
Date: Wednesday, January 6, 2010 8:07
Subject: Re: [AT] Spam> bearing cross-reference, metric
To: new atislist <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>

> 
> The three most successful auto makers in the U.S., and possibly 
> the world did just that some 20 or 25 years ago.  They went 
> all metric.  I personally translated a few thousand of 
> their part drawings back to inch so we could intelligently deal 
> with them in our manufacturing environment. Now----lets take a 
> close look at how successful these same three giants have become 
> in the year 2010.  I could add to that mix Big Blue and 
> numerous other giants.  Hummmm. If you want to survive, do 
> not always believe all of what the self proclaimed scholars of 
> the world tell you.  Many of them have no clue what work 
> and profit are all about.  By the way, profit is really a 
> good thing for a business in a capitalist system.  It can 
> lead to growth and survival.
> 
> Charlie V. in WNY
> 
>   
> 
> 
> 
> 
> > From: charliehill at embarqmail.com
> > To: at at lists.antique-tractor.com
> > Date: Wed, 6 Jan 2010 08:26:40 -0500
> > Subject: Re: [AT] Spam> Re:  Spam> bearing cross-reference
> > 
> > Yeah Al, but if you could (given the stuff we have) put down 
> the english 
> > system all together and go straight to metric you'd find it easier.
> > 
> > 
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Al Jones" <farmallsupera at earthlink.net>
> > To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" 
> <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> > Sent: Wednesday, January 06, 2010 8:02 AM
> > Subject: Re: [AT] Spam> Re: Spam> bearing cross-reference
> > 
> > 
> > > The metric system is the work of the devil!  
> Theoretically it's easier but 
> > > when you've learned feet, inches, yards, pounds, and ounces 
> your whole 
> > > life, it's misery trying to convert.  The english units 
> work just fine and 
> > > I intend to stay with 'em.
> > >
> > > Al
> > >
> > > _______________________________________________
> > > AT mailing list
> > > http://www.antique-tractor.com/mailman/listinfo/at 
> > 
> > _______________________________________________
> > AT mailing list
> > http://www.antique-tractor.com/mailman/listinfo/at
>                                                
> _________________________________________________________________
> Hotmail: Trusted email with powerful SPAM protection.
> http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/196390707/direct/01/
> _______________________________________________
> AT mailing list
> http://www.antique-tractor.com/mailman/listinfo/at
> 



More information about the AT mailing list