The Role of the American Standards Association in War Standardization
It may be a surprise to many of today's SMPE members that standardization was probably the most important reason for the founding of the Society. A reading of the early issues of the Transactions of the Society, following its founding in 1916, shows a preponderance of articles (now called by the more dignified title of papers) on the subject of standardization. To cite just a few instances at random, in the second issue of the Transactions there is an article on the importance of precision in the manufacture of cine machinery and film, and another article setting forth suggested standard dimensions for slitting and perforating 35-mm film which are substantially the dimensions in use today.
- Print ISSN
- 0097-5834
- Published
- 1944-07
- Content type
- Original Research
- DOI
- 10.5594/J08418
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