IS/ISO 5170 : 1977 Machine Tools - Lubrication Systems

NATIONAL FOREWORD

This Indian Standard which is identical with ISO 5170-1977 'Machine tools - Lubrication systems' issued by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). was adopted by the Bureau of Indian Standards on the recommendations of the Machine Tool Basics and Modular Units Sectional Committe now titled as Machine Tools Sectional Committee and of the Production Engineering Division Council.

The text of the ISO standard has been approved as suitable for publicatioin as Indian Standard without deviations. Certain conventions are however not identical to those used in Indian Standards. Attention is particularly drawn to the following:

a) Wherever the words 'International Standard' appear referring to this should be read as 'Indian Standard'.

b) Comma (.) has been used as a decimal marker while in Indian Standard, the current prslctic:e is to use a point (.) as the decimal marker.

c) Inch dimensions and capacity in terms of U.S.' as given in the International Standard have not been included as the same are not prevalent in the country.