Word: precisionism
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> A man skilled in precision-grinding, lathe-operating, pipefitting and sheet-metal work was a shipping clerk.
But war's demand for fast precision manufacturing was tailor-made for air conditioning. Temperature changes in the average factory (often 15° in 24 hours) can alter delicate gauges and machines several ten-thousandths of an inch-too much. Apart from this, conditioning keeps out dust & dirt, prevents...
No jailbird himself, Homer Price was superintendent of the Pen's machine shop. Thither last spring went a representative of Pump Engineering with the offer of a $30,000 subcontract. Homer Price agreed, took a leave of absence, borrowed $3,000, began converting his hillside home into a machine...
"Snap-drills," that is, drills in which the band forms many words or figures quickly without emphasis on precision, form the backbone of its marching repertoire. As a result, the members perform many intricate formations without much formal practice. Once this trend reached the point that, in the seven minutes...
This Russia could in time produce the heavy necessities of war, probably including airplanes. It would be hard put to it to produce precision instruments and delicate machines. It would have to rely on Lend-Lease for such things.