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SPE/SPI STANDARD
I want to know where can I find the SPE/SPI #1, #2 & #3 surface finishing standard ?
Jason S [surname deleted for privacy by Editor]
Mould Making - Singapore
2004
I have been asked about SPI surface finishes, A1 and B3. Is this a specification? If so, where is it available?
Thanks,
Steve S [surname deleted for privacy by Editor]
- Cortland, NY, US
2004
What's the standard of SPI-B3 ?
Pls advise .Thanks.
Allen C [surname deleted for privacy by Editor]
Huiyang city, Guangdong Province, P.R.C.
2004
SPI standards are from the plastics industry and the standard can be found on the Society of Plastics Industry website. www.socplas.org
Chuck Bell
- Buffalo Grove, Illinois, USA
January 28, 2008
letter 20910 explain what the SPI standards are and where to get them, and how we got from the numbered finishes to the lettered finishes. Good luck.
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Ted Mooney, P.E.
Striving to live Aloha
finishing.com - Pine Beach, New Jersey
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March 31, 2008
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