Alex Krulikowski is giving a presentation on “ Surface or Axis Interpretation for Position Tolerances at MMC” at the 2012 ASME Y14 committee meeting in San Diego this week.

Alex frequently speaks at engineering, educational, and designing conferences. His articles appear regularly in trade magazines, including Machine Design, Manufacturing Engineering, Quality Magazine, and OEM Magazine.

As an expert on the new ASME Y14.41 on tolerancing of solid models, Alex has been quoted in Automotive Excellence and Automotive Industries magazine.

Date: 08 – 12 October 2012
Location: Del Mar, CA
Hotel: Hilton San Diego Del Mar
15575 Jimmy Durante Blvd
Del Mar, California 92109
Tel: 1-858-792-5200
Web: www.sandiegodelmarhilton.com

ETI recently partnered with CAD software provider Sigmetrix in the development of their new GD&T Advisor.

From Sigmetrix:

GD&T Advisor is an interactive software tool that provides expert guidance on the correct application of GD&T. It guides designers through a standards-based application of GD&T from within the CAD environment, increasing GD&T standards conformity and accuracy while reducing the time to apply GD&T by 75%.

The interactive help feature created by Effective Training, Inc., provides instructive, educational support, consisting of a content-sensitive user guide that links to an entire GD&T Encyclopedia.  The model-centric, “intelligent” annotations created can then be repurposed, with the full GD&T meta-data applied in the downstream processes, including computer-aided manufacturing (CAM), and computer-aided inspection (CAI).

According to Sigmetrix President, Tim Bogard, “Collaborating with ETI guaranteed the best domain expertise and most effective GD&T educational solution available.  Up until now, no other company has been able to assemble the correct pieces to develop what users have sought for years – a revolutionary improvement in how GD&T standards are applied within the CAD system to produce functionally effective designs.”

Sigmetrix is a global provider of comprehensive, easy-to-use software solutions that help users achieve robust designs through tolerance analysis and the correct application of GD&T. With implementation in more than 40 countries, Sigmetrix’s software enables the world’s leading product manufacturers in multiple industries to produce over 100,000 parts every year.

Read more about the GD&T Advisor at the Sigmetrix website.

After a recent fire in the building adjoining ETI’s office and classroom, the company moved to a new location. Our official new address is: 14143 Farmington Rd., Livonia, MI 48154.

We’re now located just north of the I-96 expressway, about 2 miles east of I-275. For public workshop participants, the location is convenient to the DTW airport and many area hotels.

The move was handled as smoothly and efficiently as possible, with orders going out a day after the fire. One benefit of the move is that the new location offers a much larger classroom for our public workshops, which will allow us to open up more seats at our GD&T training sessions.

For more information about onsite and public GD&T workshops, call us at 734-744-5940.

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ETI’s Fundamentals of GD&T Using Critical Thinking Skills Digital Instructor’s Kit
(Based on ASME Y14.5-2009).
The 2009 GD&T Fundamentals Instructor’s Kit is a start-to-finish performance-based training package for GD&T that includes more than 1000 full-color projectable slides, a printable 3-day course agenda, handouts, and answers to the textbook exercises—all accessible with the click of a mouse.

No more searching through slides during lecture or reorganizing them after class: these materials are always right where you need them, when you need them.

About the course:
Students receive step-by-step instruction in GD&T fundamentals with detailed explanations of each topic, GD&T symbols and definitions, and practice exercises. They also learn to apply GD&T to industry-standard drawings.

The course is cross-referenced with Alex’s Fundamentals of GD&T Using Critical Thinking Skills textbook. Each of the digital kit’s 27 lessons focuses on a major topic that must be mastered to be fluent in the fundamentals of geometric tolerancing. Each goal is defined and supported by a set of performance objectives. There are more than 260 performance objectives that describe specific, observable, measurable actions that the student must accomplish to demonstrate mastery of each goal and are a key to success for both the student and the instructor.

This is a must-have training tool for any GD&T instructor. Order in July and save!

Read more about the Program Topics and System Requirements.

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ETI’s July 2012 Web Special: Purchase The Fundamentals of GD&T Using Critical Thinking Skills Digital Instructor’s Kit by midnight EST July 31, 2012, and receive 20% off the regular price – a savings of $599. No other discounts apply.

Don’t miss our June Web Special…

Buy our new 2009 GD&T textbook and receive the perfect companion product: ETI’s 2009 Ultimate GD&T Pocket Guide. Order here.

ETI’s 2009 fundamentals textbook is a valuable resource in the classroom and on the job.

The Fundamentals of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing Using Critical Thinking Skills textbook has been completely updated to reflect the changes in the ASME Y14.5-2009 Standard. The book includes several new features that aid in the the understanding of geometric tolerancing. It also focuses on critical thinking skills that help the reader with the application of newly learned GD&T concepts on the job. It’s the most practical and easy-to-use GD&T text on the market.

Read more about the textbook, or look inside.

The 2009 Pocket Guide is spiral-bound, has more content, and includes index tabs for on-the-job functionality

The Ultimate GD&T Pocket Guide is the perfect on-the-job pocket reference for your geometric dimensioning and tolerancing needs. The new ASME Y14.5-2009 pocket guide includes all the topics from the 1994 version with updates to the 2009 ASME Standard and 50% more content.

The 2009 GD&T pocket guide is spiral bound so it lays flat. It also has several new organizational features, like index tabs, a topical index, and a glossary. We’ve added references to clauses within the standard and cross-references to other pages within the pocket guide that contain application examples or other related information.

The Ultimate GD&T Pocket Guide is a handy reference tool in one convenient pocket-sized package. Carry it with you on the job and have a resource to all your GD&T questions at your fingertips.

Read about the Ultimate GD&T Pocket Guide, or look inside.

ETI’s June 2012 Web Special: Buy one Fundamentals of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing Using Critical Thinking Skills (ASME Y14.5-2009), and receive one free 2009 Ultimate GD&T Pocket Guide.
Until midnight EST, June 30, 2012, receive 20% off the regular textbook price. Sorry, no other discounts apply.Until June 30, 2012, when you buy a textbook, you’ll receive the 2009 Ultimate GD&T Pocket Guide free. A $15 value – one free pocket guide with each textbook purchase. Order here.

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ETI’s new textbook is here!

Over one year in the making, The Fundamentals of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing Using Critical Thinking Skills is complete and ready for sale.
This third edition of Alex’s GD&T textbook has been completely updated to reflect the changes in the ASME Y14.5-2009 Standard. It preserves the best features of the first two editions while adding new material that reflects the changes in the field of geometric tolerancing.

Our new full-color textbook contains more than 400 pages with new features that aid in the the understanding of geometric tolerancing. It also focuses on critical thinking skills that help the reader when applying newly learned GD&T concepts on the job.

It’s the most practical and easy-to-use GD&T textbook on the market.

Read more about the content, or take a look inside the book.

Order your copy today through our website and receive 20% off the regular price. Hurry, offer ends May 31,2012.

ETI’s May 2012 Web Special: The Fundamentals of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing Using Critical Thinking Skills (ASME Y14.5-2009)
Until midnight EST, May 31, 2012, receive 20% off the regular textbook price. Sorry, no other discounts apply.

Have you been meaning to learn GD&T? Is your company getting ready to update to the 2009 tolerancing standard? Then now is the time to register for one of ETI’s 2012 public workshops. See the full schedule at our website.

Take a look at the large variety of workshops we’re offering this year. We have training based on the ASME  1994 and 2009 dimensioning and tolerancing standards, and we now offer an ISO geometrical tolerancing course, as well.

Click on any link for more detailed information about the course.

• Advanced Concepts of GD&T 2-Day (ASME Y14.5M-1994)
• ASME Y14.5M-1994-ASME Y14.5-2009 Update 1-Day
• Engineering Drawing Requirements 1-Day (ASME Y14.100-2004)
• Fundamentals of GD&T 2-Day (ASME Y14.5M-1994)
• Fundamentals of GD&T 2-Day (ASME Y14.5-2009) – New!
• Fundamentals of GD&T for Inspectors 2-Day (ASME Y14.5M-1994) – Exclusively from ETI
• ISO Geometrical Tolerancing 2-Day (ISO 1101:2004 and related standards) – Exclusively from ETI
• Solid Model Tolerancing 1-Day (Y14.41-2003)
• Statistical Tolerance Stacks 1-Day (Concept Driven) - Exclusively from ETI
• Tolerance Stacks 2-Day (Concept Driven)

ETI public workshops are more in depth than most public seminars, and much more than simply lectures. Each workshop provides hands-on training that includes practice exercises to help reinforce concepts. The price of each public workshop includes materials, continental breakfast, and snacks. Most workshops also include bonus materials, like access to our online training that can be used as a resource after the training is completed.

When you register for any ETI workshop, you know you’ll be receiving the most thorough GD&T training available

The ETI training pyramid shows the hierarchy of GD&T training. Click on the graphic to access a printable pdf of the full pyramid in greater detail.

For more information about workshops and discounts, call 1-800-886-0909, email workshops@etinews.com, or request a quote online.

ETI’s newest resource is a glossary of GD&T terms and symbols with definitions from the ASME Y14.5-2009 Standard.

This is the latest in a series of free resources available on the etinews.com website. Take a look now:

Geometrical Dimensioning and Tolerancing Glossary based on ASME Y14.5-2009

ETI provides a variety of free resources on our website:

• GD&T Skills Survey
• Tolerance Stacks Skills Survey
• GD&T Potential Cost-Saving Calculator
• ETImail: The Online GD&T Newsletter
• The ETI Discussion Board
• GD&T Technical (White) Papers
• Tip of the Month
• GD&T Glossary (ASME Y14.5)
• GD&T Symbols (ASME Y14.5)

The terms in the glossary are from Alex’s 2009 Ultimate GD&T pocket guide, which can be ordered on our website.

The 2009 GD&T pocket guide is spiral bound, so it lays flat. It has several new organizational features, like index tabs, a topical index, and a glossary. We’ve also added references to clauses within the standard and cross-references to other pages within the pocket guide that contain application examples or other related information. Read more about this handy resource.

Be sure to check back often to take advantage of more valuable GD&T resources offered at our website.

Take advantage of ETI’s June web special to purchase the best ASME Y14.5-2009 reference on the market. Buy two Ultimate GD&T Pocket Guides,  and get one free!

The 2009 GD&T pocket guide has 50% more content than the 1994 pocket guide. Its larger format allows room for more charts and graphics, but it still fits in a shirt pocket.

The pocket guide has a glossary, references to the standard, and index tabs on page edges that give easy access to GD&T terms, charts, and drawings.  It’s spiral bound, so it lays flat.

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The Ultimate GD&T Pocket Guide is a handy reference tool in one convenient pocket-sized package. Carry it with you on the job and have a resource to all your GD&T questions at your fingertips.

This product is a valuable tool for: designers; product, manufacturing, and quality engineers; CMM operators; checkers; quality personnel; engineers; students; and anyone else who uses GD&T on the job.

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I have a true position tolerance: (position) ø.003 B A D. This is a datum diameter. I also have a basic 5.500 that represents the linear dimension from the plane and the center of the dia.

I put the basic dim +/-.0015 as a tolerance. Engineering requires +/-.003.

Please solve this dilemma.

Adrian

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Adrian,

Your question is both important and common.

Every designer, machinist, and inspector needs to understand the amount of tolerance applied to a part feature. Explaining this is easier if I reference an example, so I have added a figure as a simple illustration of the problem and solution.  I realize that your part is likely much more complex that the figure.

The basic dimensions, such as 5.500, locate the tolerance zone of the position tolerance. The basic dimensions also communicate the ideal location of the hole’s axis. The interpretation is that the hole is to be located at 5.500 from datum plane A +/- 0.0015. The tolerance zone in the figure is perpendicular to datum plane A and any measurements must be made as a distance traveled parallel over the plane of datum A.

Michael Adcock
ASME GDTP Senior Level
Dimensional Engineering Mentor