- Plate & mounting
- Length, width, thickness, holes, recesses and locating arrangement.
- Guide geometry
- Installed clearance, flatness, parallelism and surface finish.
- Contact conditions
- Load, movement and mating material.
- Thermal & lubrication duty
- Actual part temperature, lubricant and distribution.
- Material & acceptance
- Specified alloy and standard, supply condition, drawing revision, quantity, inspection criteria and required records.
- Supply form
- Plate casting or cast plate blank with agreed face machining.