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News Release from: Buck & Hickman | Subject: Roebuck Zeus Chart' - engineering data booklet
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 04 June 2007
Engineering data chart booklet
relaunched
Older production and toolroom engineers will remember the 'Zeus Precision Charts', which provided data on, for example, standardised drill sizes and decimal equivalents, and is being relaunched.
First published in the 1960s, the pocket-sized 'Zeus Precision Charts' booklet holds data charts and tables for the drawing office, toolroom and workshop It was widely known as the 'engineer's definitive reference guide'
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 24 Oct 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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Now BuckHickman InOne has relaunched the classic 'Zeus Precision Charts' as the 'Roebuck Zeus Chart'.
The 'Roebuck Zeus Chart' fits inside a shirt pocket and its laminated pages will not pick up dirt, grease or oil.
Its 28 pages contain data on standardised drill sizes and decimal equivalents, tapping drills and clearances for metric and imperial threads, BS4500 tolerances, hardness comparison tables, jig boring co-ordinates for equally spaced holes, allowances for sheet metal bending and Morse tapers.
It also contains long tables for sine, cosine, tangents and cotangents.
Marketing manager Simon Armer, said: "Bringing the Zeus Chart under the Roebuck brand name is an obvious move.
Both have a tried and tested reputation in industry for dependability and both have been supporting engineers in their work for many years.
Even in today's information age the Zeus Chart represents a useful source of information.
Most of us can think of areas on the shop floor or on site where we would not dream of taking a laptop." He added: "It is a credit to its usefulness that the format of the Zeus Chart has remained largely unchanged to this day." The Roebuck brand is exclusive to BuckHickman InOne and offers a comprehensive range of over 23,000 tools, maintenance and health and safety products.
Roebuck products are designed specifically for professional users working in demanding industrial environments.
Roebuck is unique in its combination of range, industrial quality and outstanding value for money.
It offers a proven and effective solution for customers who need to reduce their overall purchasing costs but without compromising on quality or performance.
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