The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-09-25
To STiNDiRDI<E MOTOR cars.
Society Of Nuton,sbIIr EnEineers starts
Big Task.

f ~ef IN foot definite. comprehensive sN>,
| 'emai,g ed movement looking 10 m" I-rma
mont standardization 81 this great CONNER.
cial H.li 1hi- work inevitable IN ~
necessity To an industry noV nfth m m" ~"al'
81 AMERICAN Industries aud one grow ms hN
Leaps and hpuud- j. - be- conducted hy ~
~oCletv ~ Automnhil., Engtuesr-. of N htCh
tossr tlsrk-nn - general manager POL
lowing The decision made ~ m" meeting "I
m" ~ncie'y IN Detroit last month N" stand
ardiSation committee ~ the society VIA
been organized and consists 81 the follow ms
engineers and mctamrgi~'s
Howard . Cofin I,r.-don' ~ rho 80" i"'v
~ ofiirio Henry Souther Hartford. conn
James ". Poster. Hvdrauli" Pressed ~tee
IomTan,. Cleveland n White, Detroit
Seamless steel Tuhc- COMPANY. pe'rnl'
Charles J~frv. m" Thomas l"hr"v
COMPANY. ksnosha. Nis Flwood Hay n"-
Havnes Automobile COMPANY. kokom".
Ind " W Alden. 1imken- Detroit ANl"
company Detroit Arthur Holm"-. n
Franklin Manufacturing COMPANY. SNra-
use W " Van Dervoort. Moline Au'omo-
bile Comrany, EAa' Moline. III. u '
Graham. New Departure Manufacturing
Company. Bristol. conn q. = MerrN
weather. Notch 4 Merrywsather Machinery
Company. Cleveland e Bergman,
SIMPLER AUTOMOBILES COMPANY. New YORK.
and Coker Y. Clarkson. secretary
THIS COMMITTEES will hs enlarged as shall
he found NECESSARY " tho important work
II IL doing Various sub committees will
he actively engaged throughout the country
on componen, parts ~ motor ears which
can be properly siapda rCiized A. this time
rhe>e matters cover very broad nelf
including raw materials. machine tools
sem finished and finished parts. engineer.
ing methods and practices
The work ~ the committee involves an
such matters require. continual and faith
mi attention ~ the many considerations
involved Proper Standardization will mean
tremendous saving - the inJu-'TN and
the public. FOR ~ spells "N1ci"ncy.. he''arinS
quality. reducing cost and faclli'a'ng
production u means interchanErah'lIfr
valuable 20 producer and u-or
Standardization must necessarily be very
careful and d"lIhara'" giving proper
balance ~ many points making M he auto
mobile engin"rrins and production prob
lens Persistent application for several
wears Dv ~" mo-' 'apah,e au'owohll"
engineers working Jointly has resulted m
~" establishment ~ only a few standard
som" ~ which have not been widely adopted
The-n are SHOWN a. The T. A VI screw
standard and drill -i7~s for "a" sanr" spark
plug. ~oud and airvstabl" vos. ana ~"
rod ends and horse power formula Re-
Gently -" society took over M" "u g'r"e r'Dg
'ur"r- association - that ~" v"r. of N"
sorte'v now has the virtue ~ heinz INCLUSIVE
a. well ~ CONT nuous
sub now in hand h~ the = 7
sfanda rdiIation Cornmi''s~ are -" sp"'I.
fca't"n snd heat treatment Of automobile
materials. The indsNing and dIg"-ttus ~
au'rrr ohiie engineering literature. 'be COM.
rilAtIon and publishing ~ an automobile
engin""r's hand book or p"cs"'N.'us .aaIn-
Is-- steel tubing. lock NA-Fer- Nui|r- for
screws ana tapS. round Cornar,sd -.lIA ~
h"le- and h~Np aN-, hrak" aud ''l'ch lever
%, ,,,n rTaCr,ie pam HTd ,,-,r'''l"g
fs-'ening- Tor solid tire. -hA'Sle bolts.
csrbprr'or nAns"- outlets hol' hole con.
ncction. throttle levers and holes IN same.
Nat"r connections and ga-k"'-. autoro-
bile nomenclature frane-z@~fIOn-
The matter ~ sheet ne'sl alone involyo-
tho ons,d"ratton 81 The chemical cornPo-
s'ton. himens ons and standard ~ uoas-
panels. mufffsr- radiators. Tenders hoods
Tan blades. huh APPS, da-hes. -'"rs. run.
ming h"ards. mts~"llAneoTs -'anplng- AMI
owing 20 the ms Enituds % the s'hl r,s'
growing automohile industry " 10 n"""-.
=arv that tho engineerins work no carried
on NOT only N accordanre Nth IN" hes'
mot hods that have obtained in every Other
accordance With tho-e conditions psculi-r
20 the motor car business The industry
- clearly confronted with he absolute
%sy THIS hsd 20 r. Re dcn IN 70 he - ~ -s,IrHv
business and in practically ali m" old line
h.an done N The au,ornohtle industry b.
: hat the industry has grow ZOO fast every
one conne"'ed with u having heen 100 hTsv
- give The various requisite sfanda rttZa-
tion~ adssua'" attention
Tho Soeic'y ~ Automobile TnsinNer.
nov has moro than So members ~ ya-'uua
Frades. Al, .dsd according 10 ne basr' -u'e.
~ III" orsanlyati"n The-e sr" m" men
who d"sign and prohuc" ~: modern auto.
~ which II - N ada N n'he- uorHs ne
Originating end ~ the automobile Iutu-r-,
'"r"st"d m automobile eng .ue"r ~ ant
'ual .'ri for Agitation under ''a
rul"s rrss"r,ns~i Tor ellsih.li', - -" var,
uu- grade. - mem h"r~hip may b." llrr'al
90 mo aprre'r There - rr particular
s. fr'le ~ nare nuulr.r-. -I' 70 10 % ft.' ''H'
'N"rH NJ" MANY 5r'd- o' NOR n 'n,s
non who ar" Uuoi'H"i ,ul natnr'l'- ir-,r'
{" n"o"'n" $50. ,a'"f With 49,"
an,te'y rntirH'"- 'rr' On" ftc' IN - rs no
,"rfra' "rga1' alton through which 'r'-..
-,-.,,, nIrrntarshiu fgIly rr'-..ar,',,. SO, ~,
an fNa automobile On ~fuss-tu- F.|.- r- ~
90 hnI" NAV 49, M "a" I-"~' 90, in -l.'l1r.-
~ac,s,, s-itait,nn honor'. ~" MI, ii.,,
Data, u,,h h,. f@ii"a. ana eiS,ns 5-r. ~
opportunity 10 acquire ur H.vHr.N.rfa b
rcchnr.aI inflammation Hnd opinion.
-" -r'I"tr IL above al! fro, f.rr. y, ~
ft-'U~s.ur ~uhN"''- Hre 'uu-idar"1 IN
helr nlsr''s and there ar" no ihirs- more .
NJ IDEAS and an arrurerf hN aufD-ohfI. .
engineers IN important p-lncip'e~ ~ auto. .
mohil" engineering. which tnspIve- nearly .
all siuiS 81 engineering -. state 81 tho .
ir' - such that an Inf"lliEeut urarflttnurr
N o. ur"fer, almost q" m" exclusion rf +
a'erN'bIug slS0. 20 com mare NOTES with his .
.otnu.tenf FRIENDLY compsftfp-. In.
'ranknSs- and foTcpfIln"Ss ~ the -asHI'lr'
ii-,I--ipns arr .urveasingly -fIrrrI-.ny ~ .
hose v M hear ar parftciuafe m hem n b
. simply an instance ~ situation " Boron F.
here eNtst- nnanv novel ~ sell ~ ,pnpI., .
rphlem= IN vitality important. factor ul '
modern economics
hat engineers are ~scrcfive ~ thor k~opl I. .
'fecit's Cooperatton On matters "a hI~h can
'er'a'nlv NOT true "t IN" automobile
'uglneers
Sup~rArially " ma, also aearn 'ha, ihe
personnel ~ the society ~ Au'omobUe
Engineers 10 or Troperly should 10 ~ons't-
tru~tors ~ complete automobiles m Other Z
words automobile engineers In f4r' /
bis view has heen more or ler- prsN llarf
act thai engineers ard th0@a who Cooperate
subordinate positions m euEUseriug vork
nRiuRerinE are and have teen for some
The constitutional provisions " he
o"i"iv are broad enough - p~rrr.u snrl-
eors In any ~ the rom p0reut Nelda ~
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