Excerpt from Standardization Activities in the United States: A Descriptive Directory The success of our nation's standardization program is due largely to the support given it by our national technical and trade associations. These groups are able to speak for entire industries and to bring the requirements of the consumer into consonance with current engineering and manufacturing practices. Some organizations work toward establishing standards, while others develop test methods or certification and labeling plans to guaran tee that products meet the specified standards. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.