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Examines practical details of changing to the metric system in a precision engineering company. Discusses replacement and adaptation problems in machinery, tools and supplies, the drawing office and staff training.
Credits
producer/director
Peter Riding
production company
BBC-TV
Language
English
Duration
00:29:20:00
Colour
Black and White
ACMI Identifier
32435
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Machinery
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Organizational change
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Tools
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Machinery
Crafts & Visual Arts → Tools
Documentary
Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Employees - Training of
Educational & Instructional
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Tools
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Engineering
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Machinery
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Metric system
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Weights and measures
Short films
Short films → Short films - Great Britain
Sound/audio
Sound
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
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