Art was a good friend at John Deere. We worked together for around 25 years. He was always kind and thoughtful, and a wonderful person to work with. He was well respected for his fastener knowledge both within Deere and in our SAE off-highway industry. Art and his teams contributed tremendous expertise on both inch and metric fasteners, and I'm sure those fasteners on John Deere products represent his contribution to their design today.
He was the major contributor to the implementation of metric fasteners as we went metric within U.S. factories. It took some time for our engineers to become comfortable using metric fasteners and understanding their sizes and grades. He assisted us to "standardize" and reduce the proliferation of designs used on our products.
Engineers within Deere and outside sought his knowledge especially on the process to implement metric designs successfully and be cost effective in the transition. As the economy became more global his unique knowledge assuaged fears of the monumental changes.
James C Miller
Retired John Deere Standards Engineer
