Burying winter's ice for use in hot summer months was started by man in the early days of his history. Traversing water in boats began long before the first records of history were written. Both functions have changed radically. Ice blocks are left for skating while manufactured refrigerants now lower our temperatures. Ships, once of wood and powered by men, are luxurious hotels and super-markets of steel. To put these two objects together-ships and refrigerants—there is a right way and a wrong way. There is a safe way and a dangerous way. Users of the American Standard Recommended Practice for Mechanical Refrigeration Installations on Shipboard, ASA B59.1-1950, are assured of modern refrigeration on shipboard . . . not ice cubes on a galley. Marine and Refrigerating Engineers and Manufacturers, Merchants and Consumers of Perishable Goods Carrying refrigerated cargo, preparing and preserving foods, and cooling and dehumidifying air for circulation to or within ships' compartments are important to you. DO YOU know approved classificatio WANT THE ANSWERS? Send to day for approved methods presente in the American Standard ASA B5 1-1950, sponsored by the America Society of Refrigerating Engineers ONLY $1.00 for a copy of the American Standard Recommended Practice for Mechanical Refrigeration on Shipboard, ASA B59.1-1950. Send today to: American Standards Association, Inc. 70 East 45 Street, New York 17, N. Y. R. F. BAKER, Vice-Pres, The Texas Co-Amer Petroleum Inst CHARLES W. BRYAN, JR, Pres, Pullman Standard Mfg Co-Amer Soc of Civil Engrs G. B. BUTTERFIELD, Secy, Hartford Accident and Indemnity Co-Nat Safety Council Miss ARDENIA CHAPMAN, Dean, College of Home Economics, Drexel Inst of TechnologyMember-at-Large RICHARD A. COLGAN, JR, Exec Vice-Pres, Nat Lumber Mfrs Assn-Nat Lumber Mfrs Assn LESTER S. COREY, Pres and Gen Mgr, Utah Construction Co-Member-at-Large E. H. EAKER, Pres, Boston Consolidated Gas Co -Amer Gas Assn *R. M. GATES, Pres, Air Preheater Corp-Amer Soc of Mech Engrs *R. E. GAY, Pres, The Bristol Brass Corp-Copper and Brass Research Assn C. E. HODGES, Pres, Amer Mutual Liability Ins R OAKLEY KENNEDY, Formerly Vice-Pres, Cluett, J. H. MCELHINNEY, Vice-Pres, Wheeling Steel *H. S. OSBORNE, Chief Engr, Amer Tel & Tel Co -Vice-Pres, ASA H. S. SIZER, Asst to the Dir of Design, Brown & Col J. G. VINCENT, Engg Consultant, Packard B. S. VOORHEES, Vice-Pres, New York Central System-Assn of Amer Railroads W. C. WAGNER, Exec Dept, Philadelphia Elec Co-Chmn, ASA Council *Members of the Executive Committee Standards Council W. C. WAGNER, Exec Dept, Philadelphia Elec Co, Chmn BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION-Theodore 1. CONSUMER-Mrs Elizabeth S. Herbert, Acting DRAWINGS AND SYMBOLS-H. P. Westman, ELECTRICAL-C. R. Harte, Connecticut Company, New Haven, Conn. HIGHWAY-S. J. Williams, Asst to Pres, Nat Safety Council, Chicago, III. MECHANICAL-F. T. Ward, Wilton, Conn. MINING-Lucien Eaton, Consulting Engr, Milton, Massachusetts MISCELLANEOUS-G. H. Harnden, Standards Div, Exec Dept, Gen Elec Co, Schenectady, N. Y. PHOTOGRAPHIC-Paul Arnold, Ansco, Binghamton, N. Y. SAFETY-Myron Park Davis, Yonkers, N. Y. ASA Member-Bodies Elec Light and Power Group: Assn of Edison Illum Cos Edison Elec Inst Fire Protection_Group: Associated Factory Mutual Fire Ins Cos Nat Bd of Fire Underwriters Nat Fire Protection Assn Underwriters' Labs, Inc Gas Appliance Mfrs Assn Grinding Wheel Inst Gypsum Assn Heating, Piping and Air Condiitoning Assn Contractors Industrial Fasteners Inst Inst of Radio Engrs Nat Mfrs Stdzn Soc of the Valve Nat Aircraft Stds Com Nat Assn of Purchasing Agents Nat Elec Mfrs Assn Associate Members Assn of Roller and Silent Chain Business Forms Inst Insulation Board Inst Nat Assn of Finishers of Textile Fabrics Company Members-More than 2000 companies hold membership either directly or by group arrangement through their respective trade associations. Marginal notes Standards on Television As far as we know, the discussion of rayon standards on the Kathi Norris show (page 276) is the first appearance of standardization on anv commercial television station. Un derstandably enough, the two women and three men who represented the American Standards Association were noticeably nervous before their per formance. Most of them were ap pearing on television for the first time and in an unrehearsed, "ad lib" show. They were not too sure what to expect, although questions and answers and general approach had been discussed carefully in ad about Life's article; "Headache: Standardization" points out. Progress has been made, however, on the standardization of aircraft bombs and release equipment for use by British and American forces. As early as 1941, an inter-service committee was established to standardize aviation ordnance. Even in 1936, a need for standardizing US Army and Navy ordnance was recognized, and efforts, on a small scale, were made to that purpose. In his article, Some Adventures in Military Standardization (page 277), Rear Admiral M. F. Schoeffel relates his experiences with these committees. The results of standardization in industry are well presented in IH Cashes In (page 269). How standards were introduced, how they are applied, what they have saved the company in time, dollars and convenience, makes a story of true ingenuity in business. Our Front Cover The flight deck of the USS Princeton is an excellent example of Standardization. The planes themselves, lined up for take-off, are standard and made up of standard parts— from the tiniest nuts and bolts to the powerful propellers. Laden with bombs, made to standard specifications, the sky-raiders are directed into position by the nimble-footed flight deck crew. These men, using standard directional signals, lead the planes from station to station toward the launching spot. Long before planes and bombs reached the deck of this carrier, men were hard at work to determine the standards to be met in their construction. How they did it is discussed by Rear Admiral M. F. Schoeffel, U. S. Navy, Chief of the Bureau of Ordnance, Navy Department, in his article, Some Adventures in Military Standardization, Page 277. Our cover is an Official U.S. Navy Photo Opinions expressed by authors in STANDARDIZATION are not neces sarily those of the American Standards Association. Some Adventures in Military Standardization. |