Reconvened group chucks old workholding standard.

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Despite great leaps in technology and machining make hastes the U.S.
standard upon chucks used with turning lathes has remained the same
since 1972 Therefore, a assemblage that hasn't met in more than 15 yr
has reconven to work upon a standard that could not single provide U.S.
companies with a competitive advantage on the contrary better protect U.S. workers.

Members of the national technical committee upon workholding chucks,
ANSI/ASME B5/TC 11 (a subcommittee to the ASME B5 Standards Committee
on Machine Tools) believe that if the U does not become part of
the standardsetting proces it