Advanced
GD&T for Design
Goals
To provide participants with a fundamental understanding of:
The primary goal is to strengthen participants’ ability to analyze the function of machine part assemblies, their component parts, and the features which they consist of, as well as refine their command of the detailed capabilities of each GD&T tool, so as to improve their abilities to 1) encode part and feature function reliably, and (2) decode GD&T to perform functional tolerance stack-up analysis and convert the code into functional manufacturing and coordinate metrology processes.
A secondary goal is to refine the skills of the in-house GD&T Advisor Team to take on these responsibilities themselves.
Duration & Presentation Options:
This course is normally delivered in two consecutive classroom days, and one consecutive application day. Depending on the number of participants and travel logistics, the classroom and practical sessions may also be delivered on separate days, or in half day segments.
Who Should Attend
All persons dealing with Product Design, Drafting, Tool Design, Machining, Manufacturing, Manufacturing Management, Manufacturing Process Control, Inspection, Gage Design, Coordinate Metrology, Robotic and manual SmartGD&T™ Course Descriptions 2 Assembly, Vendor Relations and Purchasing, even including team members with significant experience, in order to refresh their knowledge and discover new and important fundamental concepts. Management is encouraged to select an initial group of potential internal SmartGD&T Advisors from the group, in order to encourage them to consider taking on the responsibility.
Prerequisites:
Participation in the Smart GD&T course “Intermediate GD&T for Design, Manufacturing & Inspection” or equivalent, and at least one year of design experience.
Preparation
Participants are encouraged to come armed with lists of questions on topics which have created design, manufacturing, inspection or assembly difficulties in their experience. In case the course customization option is ordered, each participant is encouraged to submit at least one drawing which represents some of her or his current GD&T concerns. These should be collected and reviewed by the in-house course coordinator and made available to the instructor well in advance for preparation. Participants are encouraged to bring pencils with erasers (not pens), and pads to class.