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2005 Free Online Survey Measures Skills Using Tolerance Stacks ETI's New Fundamentals of GD&T Web Course is Now Online Registration Available for ETI's Fall 2005 GD&T Public Workshops Effective Training Celebrates 20 Years of GD&T Services Free Online Survey Measures GD&T Skills GD&T Expert Alex Krulikowski to Speak at ASME Y14 Standards Meeting GD&T Cost-Saving Calculator Estimates Savings for Organizations Web-Based Fundamentals of GD&T Course Available ETI's GD&T Pocket Guide Now Available in Spanish ETI Offers GD&T Public Workshops Around the U.S. ETI's Website Has an Exciting New Look and More GD&T Resources
Free Online Survey Measures Skills Using Tolerance Stacks ETI's free skills survey measures how well an individual understands the correct application of tolerance stacks. WESTLAND, Michigan - Effective Training Inc. (ETI) has developed a tool to measure an individual's skill level in the ability to create tolerance stacks. The Tolerance Stacks Online Skills Survey is the latest in a series of free resources available at ETI's website. The survey was developed by ETI's president, Alex Krulikowski, a GD&T expert with over 30 years of industry experience. "Knowledge of tolerance stacks is vital to creating good designs," said Krulikowski. "ETI's stacks skills survey measures how well an individual can use tolerance stacks to determine part distances, or assembly conditions, like clearances, or part travel. The survey also helps measure how much the user knows about design analysis using geometric tolerances in stacks. Grasping these concepts is crucial to the correct implementation of stacks on the job." Tolerance stacks are a core skill for every product designer or engineer. Doing tolerance stacks allows product problems to be identified and corrected before parts are made. ETI's online survey consists of a set of problems that measure stacks skills. It can be used by individuals for personal assessment or by companies that would like to test whole departments. To access the skills survey, go to http://etinews.com/stacks. A company that wants to assess an entire department can have each employee take the quiz on his/her own, or they can contact ETI to set up a group testing. The scoring is in the form of a percentage and the feedback includes a list of which stacks concepts have been mastered and which need additional study. Results are emailed to individuals or training managers within two business days. There is no cost involved and no purchase required. The ETI website offers many other free GD&T resources for use in design, manufacturing and industrial engineering, including the GD&T Potential Savings Calculator, a tool that helps companies estimate the amount of unnecessary expenditures each year due to incorrect application and interpretation of GD&T. The site also provides a Skills Survey that tests knowledge of geometric dimensioning and tolerancing fundamentals, an online tolerancing newsletter, technical papers, a discussion board, and other resources. ETI has been
in the GD&T training business for twenty years. The company
provides onsite hands-on workshops at locations around the world.
They offer skills testing with every onsite workshop, and the courses
can be customized to include a company's drawings and parts. They
also provide public workshops throughout the U.S and web-based training
that can be accessed anywhere, anytime. To find out more about ETI
products and services, including the GD&T Trainer Professional
Edition computer-based training software, visit their website (http://www.etinews.com).
To inquire about a custom training program, call 800-886-0909. ### Effective
Training Inc., 2118 S. Wayne Rd., Westland, MI 48186
ETI's New Fundamentals of GD&T Web Course is Now Online Register by September 30, 2005, to take the complete web-based fundamentals of geometric dimensioning and tolerancing course for half off the regular price. WESTLAND, Michigan - (August 2005) - The Fundamentals of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing online course from Effective Training Inc. (ETI) is now available. It is offered exclusively at the ETI Learning Center, a web-based training site that offers convenient, affordable GD&T training through courses that can be taken online in the home or workplace. The fundamentals course is based on ASME Y14.5M-1994 and includes 28 student-focused lessons covering the basic rules, definitions, and concepts of GD&T. Lessons from the course are also available as individual modules, so students with partial knowledge of geometric tolerancing can learn or refresh a specific GD&T topic. To celebrate ETI's 20 years as a GD&T training and consulting company, for a limited time they are offering the complete fundamentals course at 50% off the regular price. The highly interactive course takes approximately 28-30 hours to complete. It features audio narration, instant lesson feedback, and quizzes that reinforce the material. Lessons contain geometric control application and inspection examples and 3-D solid part images. Other course highlights include user-friendly navigation, detailed full-color graphics, technical animations, and a full glossary of GD&T terms. Over 100 tolerancing insights from GD&T expert and ETI president Alex Krulikowski are also included. "Students can take the course online at home, at school, or at work through a series of interactive lessons," said Krulikowski, noted educator and author of GD&T training books and software. "Users receive a 'hands-on' approach to learning with animations that show exactly how a symbol is interpreted. Students can visualize and understand concepts more readily while they learn at their own pace. The web-based course is a convenient and affordable GD&T training option, and our half-price offer makes it an extremely cost-effective way to learn geometric tolerancing." The Fundamentals of GD&T web-based course is available online to individuals, educational institutions, and organizations. ETI provides student support for all of their training through a discussion board and a variety of other resources. Students who register for the complete GD&T course before September 30, 2005, will receive the $450 course for only $225. To learn more, visit www.etinews.com/special. To receive the discount, use discount code P2005. Call 800-886-0909 for details about corporate training, pricing, and quantity discounts. Effective Training, Inc. is celebrating 20 years as a world leader in the field of geometric dimensioning and tolerancing, having sold more than 100,000 books, CD-ROMs, videos and other training materials worldwide since August 1985. ### Effective
Training Inc., 2118 S. Wayne Rd., Westland, MI 48186
Registration Available for ETI's Fall 2005 GD&T Public Workshops Register now for GD&T public workshops in Michigan, Florida, California, or Texas. WESTLAND, Michigan - (July 22, 2005) - Effective Training's fall line-up of GD&T public workshops includes training events in Michigan, Florida, California, and Texas. The hands-on workshops are open to the public and feature courses on geometric dimensioning and tolerancing fundamentals, tolerance stacks, and solid model tolerancing. All of the courses were developed by GD&T expert Alex Krulikowski, and they approach the subjects from a design perspective. The September schedule features a three-day tolerance stacks workshop in Westland, Michigan. October GD&T fundamentals and solid model tolerancing courses are planned for Orlando, Florida. The 2005 workshop series comes to a close with November and December workshops that include fundamentals and Y14.41 solid model tolerancing courses in San Francisco, Houston, and Orlando. Tolerance stacks workshops are planned for San Francisco and Houston. "ETI developed the public workshop series to allow better access to GD&T training," said Alex Krulikowski, president of ETI. "The correct application of GD&T is the core to good design, and can help save organizations thousands of dollars. By offering these workshops around the country, we are making them available to individuals and companies that need GD&T training, but have little access to it." GD&T is an international language of symbols used on engineering drawings to communicate design intent. It is used by thousands of manufacturers worldwide. The two-day GD&T Fundamentals Workshop (based on the ASME Y14.5M-1994 Standard) is a complete course that teaches the terms, rules, symbols and concepts of GD&T. The tolerance stacks workshop is a three-day advanced course that teaches how to calculate tolerance stacks, a crucial skill that solves problems in the design stage instead of the production stage. Exclusively from ETI, the Solid Model Tolerancing Workshop is a one-day course that explains the fundamental definitions, concepts, and methods of the new ASME Y14.41-2003 Standard. As past Chairman of the Y14.41 Committee on Solid Model Tolerancing, Krulikowski understands the benefits of a math-based product development process, and his course provides a guide for CAD software developers working on improved modeling and annotation practices for the engineering community. A complete schedule
and registration form for the 2005 public workshop series is available
at ETI's website [http://www.etinews.com/news].
Early registration and quantity discounts are available. Visit the
website, or call 800-886-0909 for details. ### Effective
Training Inc., 2118 S. Wayne Rd., Westland, MI 48186
Effective Training Celebrates 20 Years of GD&T Services Effective Training Inc. has been providing geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T) products, training, and resources since August 1985. GD&T is an international language of symbols used on engineering drawings by thousands of companies worldwide to save time and money in the design and manufacturing process. WESTLAND, Michigan - (July 22, 2005) - Effective Training Inc. (ETI) is celebrating its twentieth year as a GD&T training and consulting corporation by offering a 20% savings on select products. GD&T stands for geometric dimensioning and tolerancing, an international language of symbols used on engineering drawings to communicate design intent. It is used by thousands of manufacturers worldwide. ETI was founded by Alex Krulikowski as a one-man operation in August 1985. The company now employs a team of professionals that provide GD&T products and training to thousands of organizations worldwide. The company's textbooks and other teaching materials are used in hundreds of educational institutions in the US, Canada, and overseas. Their self-study course and pocket guide have been translated into Spanish. In the past 20 years, the name Krulikowski has become synonymous with GD&T. As a world renowned geometric tolerancing expert, he has often been referred to as "the doctor of dimensioning." He is the member of many national standards organizations, including the ASME Y14.5 Committee on Dimensioning and Tolerancing, and he served for six years as chairman of the Y14.41 Committee on Solid Model Dimensioning. He has published over 20 books and articles about GD&T, has created a dozen GD&T-related courses, and has developed a wide variety of products devoted to learning the topic. "For me, the rewards of teaching go beyond the financial benefits," said Krulikowski. "I know that by teaching GD&T, I am providing the tools to help people grow and gain skills that will help them for a lifetime. It is a very satisfying career." As technology has evolved, the demand for new types of GD&T training options has risen. In the past 20 years, Krulikowski has developed GD&T self-study courses, a video series, digital instructor kits, and a computer-based training program that has been sold to corporations worldwide. In 2003, ETI produced the GD&T Trainer Professional Edition, a new level of computer-based training that includes technical animations, audio narration, 3-D drawings, and other advanced features. This year, ETI unveiled their Fundamentals of GD&T web-based training [http://www.etilearn.com]. ETI provides GD&T onsite workshops to companies around the globe. They also offer a series of public workshops open to individuals throughout the United States that includes Krulikowski's new one-day Y14.41 solid model tolerancing workshop. It's the only course available that teaches the new international standard covering the use of GD&T on digital drawings. All of ETI's workshops are "hands-on" and based on adult learning principles. ETI's website provides a variety of free GD&T resources, including an online newsletter, a discussion board, tech papers, a digital tolerancing forum, and a complete catalog of GD&T products that can be purchased through their online store. Their latest resources include a tool that calculates any company's potential savings using GD&T and a free GD&T skills survey that tests an individual's knowledge of tolerancing principles. To celebrate their 20th anniversary and to thank their loyal customers, ETI is offering a selection of GD&T products at 20% off. To see a complete list of the specially priced products, including GD&T software and videos, visit http://www.etinews.com/20. Use coupon code P2005 to receive your discount. Visit ETI's website [http://www.etinews.com] to learn more about Effective Training Inc. For more onsite workshop information - or to request a custom quote package - call 800-886-0909, or email sales@etinews.com. ### Effective
Training Inc., 2118 S. Wayne Rd., Westland, MI 48186
Free Online Survey Measures GD&T Skills ETI's free skills survey measures how well an individual understands the correct application and interpretation of GD&T. WESTLAND, Michigan - The GD&T Online Skills Survey is the latest in a series of free resources available from Effective Training Inc. (ETI). The survey measures an individual's skill level in the application and interpretation of geometric dimensioning and tolerancing based on Y14.5M-1994. It is designed to help users assess which GD&T topics they understand and what amount of GD&T training is needed. The survey was developed by ETI's president, Alex Krulikowski, a GD&T expert with over 30 years of industry experience. The online 25-question survey takes minutes to complete. It can be used by individuals for personal assessment or by companies who would like to test whole departments. To access the skills survey, go to http://etinews.com/skills. The scoring is in the form of a percentage, and includes a list of which GD&T concepts have been mastered. Results are emailed to individuals or training managers within two business days. There is no cost involved and no purchase required. "The skills survey measures knowledge of geometric symbols, each symbol's requirements, tolerance zones, and limitations," said Krulikowski. "It helps define how much the user understands about Rules #1 and #2; basic dimensions; datums; form and orientation controls; tolerance of position; runout and profile controls. Grasping these concepts is crucial to the correct implementation of GD&T on the job." A company that wants to assess an entire department can have each employee can take the quiz on his/her own, or they can contact ETI to set up a group testing. Scores can be emailed to employees, or training managers can receive the group scores. The ETI website offers many other free GD&T resources for design, manufacturing and industrial engineering, including the GD&T Potential Savings Calculator, a tool that helps companies estimate the amount of unnecessary expenditures each year due to incorrect application and interpretation of GD&T. The website also provides GD&T information and tips through the ETImail online GD&T newsletter, technical papers, a discussion board, and other resources. ETI has been
in the GD&T training business for 20 years. They provide hands-on
workshops at locations around the world. ETI offers skills testing
with every workshop, and all of their courses can be customized
to include a company's drawings and parts. To find out more about
ETI products and services, including the GD&T Trainer Professional
Edition computer-based training software, visit their website (www.etinews.com).
To inquire about a custom training program, call 800-886-0909. ### Effective
Training Inc., 2118 S. Wayne Rd., Westland, MI 48186
GD&T Expert Alex Krulikowski to Speak at ASME Y14 Standards Meeting President of ETI presents a proposal for technical changes to current standard WESTLAND, Michigan — Alex Krulikowski, acknowledged industry expert on geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T) will speak at the ASME Y14 Standards Committee on Engineering Drawing and Related Documentation Practices, May 4, 2005, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The ASME Y14.5 (Dimensioning and Tolerancing) Subcommittee meets twice a year at various locations within the United States. The meetings are open to the public. Krulikowski will present a proposal on technical changes to “feature of size,” discussing what happens when surfaces are not opposed. "The current standard doesn't address how to measure least material condition on features of size where sides are not fully opposed," said Krulikowski, founder and president of Effective Training Inc. (ETI), an international supplier of GD&T training software, books, videos and other teaching materials. "This proposal addresses how that can be done in industry." Copies of the presentation will be available online at ETI's website (www.etinews.com). See the technical paper section under GD&T resources. Krulikowski has a degree in industrial vocational education and over 30 years of industry experience. He has developed a variety of hands-on workshops that teach GD&T fundamentals and advanced concepts; tolerance stacks; statistical tolerance stacks; solid model tolerancing; ISO/ASME; and a GD&T overview. To find out more about ETI products and services, including the GD&T Trainer Professional Edition, computer-based training software, call 800-886-0909. To view a complete catalog of GD&T-related products, or to sign up for their free online newsletter, visit their website: http://www.etinews.com. ### Effective
Training Inc., 2118 S. Wayne Rd., Westland, MI 48186
GD&T Cost-Saving Calculator Estimates Savings for Organizations ETI’s free calculator allows companies to analyze annual design and manufacturing expenditures. WESTLAND, Michigan — The GD&T Potential Savings Calculator is the latest in a series of free resources available from Effective Training. The calculator is a tool that helps companies understand the amount of unnecessary expenditures each year due to employees who don't know how to correctly apply and interpret geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T). It is offered exclusively at ETI’s website (www.etinews.com/calculator). The calculator is a one-of-a-kind tool developed by ETI to help companies realize the true value of utilizing GD&T correctly throughout the design and manufacturing process. It analyzes the costs associated with creating, interpreting and revising drawings, as well as the price of communicating or interpreting design requirements for suppliers and manufacturing. It also factors in many other manufacturing expenses associated with the revisions to fixtures, tooling, and gages that result from poor drawings. The calculator can be used at the company, division, department or project level. Tool tips provide assistance with understanding data entry. “Used correctly, GD&T decreases time spent creating and interpreting drawings by 30-50%,” said Alex Krulikowski, GD&T expert and ETI president. “Drawing changes are reduced by 50% through the use of proper tolerance analysis, clear concise drawings, and understanding how to correctly determine tolerance values. Used properly on drawings, GD&T results in a decreased cost for gages, manufacturing fixtures and tooling, workpiece rework, scrap, warranty costs, and major plant problems. The GD&T Potential Savings Calculator factors all of these elements and displays a detailed estimate of an organization’s potential savings with proper GD&T application. Companies who try it will be amazed at the impact GD&T will have on their ability to cut costs.” After estimating how much money the proper application of GD&T can save a company annually, the calculator compares that figure with an approximate cost to provide employees with training in GD&T fundamentals, advanced concepts, and tolerance stacks. These courses constitute a core education in GD&T, but ETI also offers classes in Statistical Tolerance Stacks, an ASME/ISO Comparison, and Solid Model Tolerancing (Y14.41-2003). ETI has been
in the GD&T training business for 20 years. They provide hands-on
workshops at locations around the world. ETI offers skills testing
with every workshop, and all of their courses can be customized
to include a company’s drawings and parts. For more information
about GD&T, visit their website (www.etinews.com). To inquire
about a custom training program, call 800-886-0909. (388 words) ###
Effective
Training Inc., 2118 S. Wayne Rd., Westland, MI 48186
Web-based Fundamentals of GD&T Course Available ETI's online course is a convenient and affordable GD&T training option. Westland, Michigan - Effective Training Inc. (ETI) has added a new web-based course to their extensive list of GD&T products and services. The Fundamentals of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing online course is based on Y14.5M-1994 and includes 28 student-focused lessons covering the basic rules, definitions, and concepts of GD&T. It is offered exclusively at the ETI Learning Center (www.etilearn.com). The highly interactive GD&T course takes approximately 28 hours to complete. It features audio narration, instant lesson feedback, and quizzes that reinforce the material. Lessons contain geometric control application and inspection examples and 3-D solid part images. Other course highlights include user-friendly navigation, detailed full-color graphics, technical animations, and a full glossary of GD&T terms. Over 100 tolerancing insights from GD&T expert and ETI president Alex Krulikowski are also included. "Students can take the course online at home, at school, or at work through a series of interactive lessons," said Krulikowski, noted educator and author of GD&T training books and software. "Users receive a 'hands-on' approach to learning with animations that show exactly how a symbol is interpreted. Students can visualize and understand concepts more readily, while they learn at their own pace. The web-based course is a convenient and affordable GD&T training option." ETI also offers a course on the GM Global Dimensioning and Tolerancing Addendum used in the auto industry. It provides an in-depth look at the major areas of impact the Addendum has on drawings that use ASME Y14.5M-1994 and explains the differences between the GM, Ford, and Chrysler GD&T addenda. The Fundamentals
of GD&T web-based training will be available online to individuals,
educational institutions, and organizations in the second quarter
of 2005. ETI provides student support for all of their training
through a discussion board and a variety of other resources. More
information about the elearning courses is available at the ETI
Learning Center or at ETI's main website (www.etinews.com). Call
800-886-0909 for details about quantity discounts and pricing. Effective Training, Inc. is a world leader in the field of geometric dimensioning and tolerancing, having sold more than 100,000 books, CD-ROMs, videos and other training materials worldwide. (312 words) ###
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ETI's GD&T Pocket Guide Now Available in Spanish ETI's indispensible on-the-job resource for geometric dimensioning and tolerancing has been translated into Spanish. Westland, Michigan - A Spanish language version of a valuable geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T) resource is now available. Effective Training Inc. (ETI) has published a Spanish translation of the GD&T Ultimate Pocket Guide, a 77-page booklet that's an indispensable reference tool for anyone who uses engineering drawings. The pocket guide provides a quick and easy way to access the terms and symbols used in GD&T. Based on the ASME Y14.5M-1994 Dimensioning and Tolerancing Standard, the guide covers the definitions, rules, and major concepts used in geometric tolerancing. It also explains each symbol and modifier with clearly illustrated examples. "The GD&T Ultimate Pocket Guide is a handy reference tool that can be carried on the job for easy access," said Alex Krulikowski, president of ETI. "This translation opens the door to the Spanish-speaking community, so that they also have access to this excellent GD&T resource. The guide is packed with information. It contains over 50 detailed drawings that illustrate concepts, sections on surface texture and composite tolerancing, and a convenient inch to millimeter conversion chart." Other features include examples of datum applications, a conversion chart for coordinate measurement to diameter tolerance zone, and definitions of fixed and floating fastener formulas. The Spanish language pocket guide will be available in the first quarter of 2005 and sells for $5.75 (USD). ETI also offers a Spanish translation of their Fundamentals of GD&T Self-Study Workbook. Both products can be purchased from the ETI website (http://www.etinews.com). Quantity discounts are available. To find out
more about ETI products and services, including the new GD&T
Trainer Professional Edition computer-based training software, call
800-886-0909. To view a complete catalog of GD&T- and Standards-related
products, or to sign up for their free online newsletter, visit
their website. (276 words) ###
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