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oughout the EC stated that although they manufacture to their own country' standard, they also can manufacture to the West

German Standards Institute (DIN), 5 International Standards Organization (ISO), or American Gear Manufacturers Association (AGMA) standards without significant problems. They

find that greater problem exists in converting between the .. customary and the metric systems. At the least, this would

require that the input and output shafts be converted and that supply of compatible spare parts be readily available to

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