The Institute and industrial standardization

The Institute's standardizing committee, which has been in existence for 36 of the Institute's 50 years, was the first official group representing designers, manufacturers, and operators of electrical apparatus in a joint effort to arrive at mutual understandings. These cooperative efforts have been continued until today the Institute holds a major place in the formulation and approval of electrical standards in the United States and has an important rôle to play in international electrical standardization.