Training

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Prints are manufacturing instructions and generally contain a drawing, dimensions, and notes. Print Reading is the universal form of communication allowing the engineering department and the manufacturing department to communicate all the information that is needed to manufacture a product. Upon completion of the program, you will have gained a new set of skills for reading engineering prints.

Course Outline:

• The Basics of Manufacturing Prints
• The Reading of Manufacturing Prints
• The Total Manufacturing Print
• Views
• Dimensions
• Tolerances
• Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing
• Surface Finish
• Threads
• Machine Terms and Manufacturing Processes
• Casting, Forging, and Molded Part Prints
• Welding and Sheet Metal Prints 
• Gears, Splines, and Cams
• Types of Manufacturing Prints

Students will be able to:

• Interpret and describe the technical information provided on industrial prints through drawings, dimensions, and notes.
• Navigate the total manufacturing print, including lines, scale, language, symbols, title blocks, and other components.
• Visualize parts from drawings consisting of multiple views, including basic, auxiliary, partial and various types of section views.
• Identify part dimensions and tolerances including geometric dimensioning and tolerancing.
• Calculate minimum and maximum allowable values for dimensions considering tolerances
• Interpret standard surface finish symbols and screw thread designations.
• Interpret symbols and notes used to communicate special manufacturing requirements that are not directly illustrated and dimensioned.
• Analyze drawing features, symbols and notes unique to castings, forgings, and molded part prints.
• Analyze weld symbols and interpret the unique symbols found on welded part prints and sheet metal prints.
• Analyze drawing features, symbols and notes unique to gears, splines, and cams.
• Identify relevant information from a variety of other common types of prints.

Who Should Attend:

• Machine operators
• Quality control inspectors
• NC programmers
• Shop supervisors
• Metal-working manufacturing personnel
• Engineers
• Engineering managers
• Other manufacturing professionals interested in learning how to read blueprints or updating their knowledge in this area.

What former students have said

• "It was an interesting, informative class. Someone with no college or secondary school background could easily follow the class, and easily bring it to their workmanship / work floor." - Student, Columbia Tech, 3/23/2018
• "Loved the class. Charles kept us moving and thinking in groups and we received quite a bit of knowledge towards reading blueprints" - Rafalaela Melo, Tegra Medical, 12/3/2018
• "It was an awesome experience and I would love to take more classes in the future" - Dunavan Fahey, Tegra Medical, 12/3/2018