Interchangeable parts are parts (components) that are identical for practical purposes. They are made to specifications that ensure that they are so nearly...
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Eli Whitney (section Interchangeable parts)
the mid-19th century: the cotton gin (1793) and his advocacy of interchangeable parts. In the South, the cotton gin revolutionized the way cotton was...
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19th century. The two notable features were the extensive use of interchangeable parts and mechanization for production, which resulted in more efficient...
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until the introduction of machine tools and techniques to produce interchangeable parts were developed in the mid-19th century that modern mass production...
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Look up interchangeability in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Interchangeability can refer to: Interchangeable parts, the ability to select components...
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scale, the centralization of factories, and standardization of interchangeable parts. The defining characteristics of the factory system are: The factory...
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Assembly line (section Interchangeable parts)
provided the prerequisites for the modern assembly line by making interchangeable parts a practical reality. Steam-powered conveyor lifts began being used...
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development of numerous innovative techniques in the early stages of Interchangeable parts manufacturing and precision tool manufacturing, the aspects of industrialization...
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Museum & Library, 1980). "No. 1252: Interchangeable Parts". uh.edu. Retrieved May 21, 2020. "Interchangeable Parts". HISTORY. Retrieved May 21, 2020. "Thomas...
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part, is an interchangeable part that is kept in an inventory and used for the repair or refurbishment of defective equipment/units. Spare parts are an important...
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mass-produced metal parts of sufficient precision to be interchangeable is attributed to the U.S. Department of War which perfected interchangeable parts for firearms...
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and information technology. Other examples include the railroad, interchangeable parts, electronics, material handling, mechanization, control theory (automation)...
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Compass (drawing tool) (section Construction and parts)
other tools for manual drafting were often packaged as a set with interchangeable parts. By the mid-twentieth century, circle templates supplemented the...
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Mirrorless camera (redirect from Electronic viewfinder with interchangeable lens)
A mirrorless camera (sometimes referred to as a mirrorless interchangeable-lens camera (MILC) or digital single-lens mirrorless (DSLM)) is a digital camera...
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inherent precision, machine tools enabled the economical production of interchangeable parts. Many historians of technology consider that true machine tools...
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is largely an improved version of the Generation I, having many interchangeable parts and dimensions. Later generation GM engines, which began with the...
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numerous technological innovations of global importance, including interchangeable parts, the assembly line style of mass production, and modern business...
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principles to the fledgling automotive industry, including the use of interchangeable parts. Alfred P. Sloan, longtime president and chair of General Motors...
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Ship of Theseus (section Temporal parts)
and the axe head has been replaced once. Bundle theory Haecceity Interchangeable parts Mereological essentialism Neurath's boat Perdurantism Philosophy...
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berlinetta, roadster and targa top body styles after the installation of interchangeable parts. Company founder Giampaolo Dallara had the desire to create a car...
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were at the forefront of the Industrial Revolution. His use of interchangeable parts helped him become one of the first to make efficient use of the...
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the Elite Wireless Controller, a premium version that includes interchangeable parts and programmability features. In turn, each of the aforementioned...
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first) in 1818 and played an important role in the development of interchangeable parts manufacturing. North was born in Berlin, Connecticut, into a prosperous...
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machine tool industry, the development of methods for manufacturing interchangeable parts, as well as the invention of the Bessemer process and open hearth...
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American gas-powered automobile, and the first machining lathe for interchangeable parts; "The City of Homes", due to its Victorian residential architecture;...
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inherent precision, machine tools enabled the economical production of interchangeable parts. Examples of machine tools include: Broaching machine Drill press...
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mechanical or electronic systems with interchangeable parts, cannibalization refers to the practice of removing parts or subsystems necessary for repair...
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days and road driving, all with the same modular chassis to allow interchangeable parts. The variant which competes in the 24 Hours Nürburgring is called...
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associated with interchangeable parts were Eli Whitney and Simeon North. Although Whitney was not able to make interchangeable parts, he was a proponent...
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automobile, meaning that it was built on an assembly line using interchangeable parts. It was introduced by the Oldsmobile company in 1901 and produced...
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