Summary for gmw4700m suffix Discussion
GMW 4700M is the focus keyphrase here, but the thread mainly asks two things: a supplier for zinc plating a small steel screw part to GMW 4700 Black, and what the “M” suffix means in GMW4700M. The RFQ describes a 38 mm by 4 mm machined steel screw part, 80,000 pieces per year, from a shop in North Branch, Michigan. The only reply shown, from Mario Di Mambro, does not define the suffix; instead, he suggests that the “M” is likely a typo or a copied error spreading from drawing to drawing, joking that Google spreads typos like a plague. The excerpt also notes that the RFQ is outdated and that public commercial suggestions are not wanted. No definitive technical explanation of the suffix appears in the provided text.
Need supplier to coat steel screw machined part that is 38 mm long and 4 mm in diameter. Annual volume is 80,000 pieces. Plating is “zinc plated per GMW 4700 Black”.
The screw machine shop is located in North Branch, Michigan.
Michael Markie
Manufacturer of injection molded assemblies – Clinton Township, Michigan, USA
2006
Ed. note: This RFQ is outdated, but technical replies are welcome, and readers are encouraged to post their own RFQs. But no public commercial suggestions please ( huh? why?).
What does the M suffix mean in GMW4700M
Q. We have the GMW4700 specification and I can see no reference to any definition of “M” however on several drawings I have seen GMW4700M as the spec for finish. I cannot find a GMW4700M for purchase so I must assume it doesn’t exist and therefore perhaps the suffix holds some meaning as a code for color, passivate, sealer, etc. I do not see anything in the GMW4700 to support this theory though.
A google search revealed a few others out there seeking GMW4700M as a finish so I feel I cannot conclusively say it doesn’t exist. Either the suffix “M” has significance or some engineer out there made a typo that is spreading.
Any insight would be appreciated.
Mario Di Mambro
QC at an electroplater – Newmarket, Canada
March 4, 2015
Hi. Jet travel and google are wonders of our modern technology. But jet travel spreads plagues, and google spreads typos like the plague :-)
Regards,
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