💌  A love letter to standardization

Manufacturer’s around the world understand (though not always appreciate 😉) the constraints put on product and process due to “standards”. This article by Andrew Russell, of SUNY Polytechnic Institute and Lee Vinselat, of Virginia Tech, makes the case that “standards create the foundations for a better world“.

“Standardization is dynamic, not static; it means not to stand still, but to move forward together.” 💥

Albert Whitney, ANSI Chairman 1922-1924

Whether your part or process is subject to tight specifications due to formal standards, be they safety, environmental, or customer-specific tolerances, or even internally mandated, TRENDABLE for Data Collection helps operators on the floor visualize, in real-time, 𝒎𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒖𝒔 𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒄𝒊𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔. 👀 

👷️ How it’s made

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🛠 Cool Tool

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📚 Historical Society

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🎢  Tangent

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