Alex Krulikowski

Hopefully by now, some of you have taken a look at the draft of the new ASME Y14 Standard and have developed some comments. The October 21st deadline to submit them is just around the corner. The comments we receive from the public are an important part of the review process.

I have compiled a list of about 150 comments that I would be happy to share. You can take a look at some of the issues that I found and consider them while you develop your own comments.

Email alexk@etinews.com and I will send you the list.

Remember, if you can’t attend the upcoming ASME Y14 Committee meeting, you can still comment. Here’s more info from the ASME site.

The public review proposal is available in hard copy for $85 from:

Mayra Santiago, Secretary A
E-mail: ansibox@asme.org
ASME Codes & Standards
Three Park Avenue, MS/23E2
New York, NY 10016

I found some great quotes about the importance of tolerances. They exemplify the importance and impact of GD&T.

Tolerances have far more impact on cost, quality, and customer satisfaction than they have traditionally been accorded. Often during product design, the focus is on the nominal specification and its effect on functional quality.

The discipline and clarity that GD&T brings to the tolerancing task in undisputable. The methods of GD&T are profoundly useful in communicating tolerances, and play a critical role in how tolerances are ultimately relayed to the manufacturing community.

- C.M. Creveling

Tolerance Design – A Handbook for Developing Optimal Specifications

Over the past few years, more and more ETI clients have requested GD&T training outside the U.S. This year, our “global” GD&T training has taken us to more places than ever before.

We started out the year in the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico. Soon after, we trained in Malaysia, England, and Colombia.

Our upcoming GD&T training schedule takes us to India, Venezuela, China, Thailand, Mexico, and another trip to Colombia, by the end of the year.

In most of these places, the students learned English as a second language. This means the “language of GD&T” will be their third language.

My hat is off to these dedicated students. I can’t imagine learning a new skill in a language other than my own.

To see a map of all the places ETI has trained, click here.

Ancora Imparo,
Alex

In an earlier post, I told you about the upcoming ASME Y14 Committee meeting and invited you to attend. Here’s a little more information about the standard review process.

There is a draft of the new standard out for public review. The public can comment on it until the October 21st deadline. Your input is valuable.

If you can’t attend the meeting, you can still comment. Here’s a quote from the ASME site:

Public comments may be submitted on proposed draft new ASME Standards, and on proposals to revise, reaffirm or withdraw approval of existing ASME Standards.

Comments should be addressed to [gomezc@asme.org] with a copy to the Board of Standards Review, American National Standards Institute, 25 West 43rd Street, New York, NY 10036. Fax: 212-840-2298; e-mail: psa@ansi.org

The public review proposal is available in hard copy for $85 from:

Mayra Santiago, Secretary A
E-mail: ansibox@asme.org,
ASME Codes & Standards
Three Park Avenue, MS/23E2
New York, NY 10016