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what specs should i be concerned about?

what specs should i be concerned about?

what specs should i be concerned about?

(OP)
I work for a large pump manufacturer. So my duties there are to produce their Plans for most large projects and some smaller once as well. So the types of parts I draw vary.

here's a list:

motor stands
discharge heads
seal plates
base plates
sole plates
all sorts of pipe
flanges
columns
shafts
couplings
bowl assembly's
cans (part that sometimes encases pump)
t-bearings
head shafts

and things along those lines.

what specs should i be concerning myself with?

RE: what specs should i be concerned about?

Seeing more specifically what you are dealing with, I would recommend reading ASME Y14.5-1994.  I realize that this spec is not free, but it would well be worth the investment for your company.

RE: what specs should i be concerned about?

(OP)
ok. thanks.

now all i have to do is figure out a way to convince them of the value these specs have in them. so they'll buy it.

RE: what specs should i be concerned about?

Y14.5 is the right choice for general dimensioning & tolerancing methods, and provides references to other specific standards that may be of interest under Sect. 1.2.  E.g. Y14.8M-1989 for Castings & Forgings, ANSI B4.2-1978, Preferred Metric Limits & Fits.  

Assuming you're North-American based and work under a non-ISO system, you should check out the ASME website www.asme.org to see what they have to offer.  You can also look at the ISO standards by going to www.ansi.org.

Jim Sykes, P.Eng, GDTP-S
Profile Services
CAD-Documentation-GD&T-Product Development
www.profileservices.ca

RE: what specs should i be concerned about?

Good Morning all,
First, are you close to a university? If so go to the Library there and make a copy. Since we here in nebraska have a patent repository we also carry all the patent books and Engineering Specs. The Library is free.
Regards,
Namdac

RE: what specs should i be concerned about?

namdac,

   Your library may be free, but ASME Y14.5M-1994 is copyright. Copying is not allowed.

                        JHG

RE: what specs should i be concerned about?

Personal use copying of a single copy is allowed by copyright laws.

However, at 230+ pages, it may be cheaper to by a copy from ASME.

"Wildfires are dangerous, hard to control, and economically catastrophic."

Ben Loosli
Sr IS Technologist
L-3 Communications

RE: what specs should i be concerned about?

The specs can be ordered on CD or book form. I prefer to order all the specs on a CD. It makes it easier to search for a topic.

Chris
Systems Analyst, I.S.
SolidWorks 06 4.1/PDMWorks 06
AutoCAD 06
ctopher's home (updated 06-21-06)

RE: what specs should i be concerned about?

Back in the UK the British Standards had a web site.  For a yearly subscription you could access almost all the specs (some of the older ones weren't scanned in yet).

Shame there doesn't seem to be equivalent for ASME/ANSI.

RE: what specs should i be concerned about?

There is a web service which provides this.

RE: what specs should i be concerned about?

ewh, I know no advertising etc but can you point us in the right direction to this service?

RE: what specs should i be concerned about?

It is by subscription, and a previous employer used it.  Sorry, but I don't remember how to get there.

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