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by Crystal Bemis on June 9, 2021.
What is GD&T? If you are involved in design or manufacturing, you may be familiar with the term, “GD&T,” or “Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing”. Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing is a set of rules and GD&T symbols used on a drawing to communicate the intent of a design, focusing on the function of the part. Using GD&T results in a more...
by GD&T Basics on January 10, 2022.
Making the decision to invest in GD&T training isn’t always easy. And even once you’ve made that call, you still need to pick a program that’ll teach your team what they need to know. While the concepts of GD&T are the same no matter who’s teaching, not all training programs are equal. Our instructional approach — to focus on functional knowledge using real-world examples...
by Tom Geiss on December 6, 2021.
Today, I’m the President of Engineer Essentials, a company I founded to help engineers, machinists, inspectors, students and others learn the concepts of geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T). I’m a mechanical engineer and a Certified ASME GD&T Senior-Level Professional. My GD&T training programs – GD&T Basics – are used by hundreds of companies and have trained thousands of engineers and...
by Crystal Bemis on November 5, 2021.
The most common way to produce an internal thread is to drill a hole and then use a tap to produce the thread. This is usually referred to as a tapping drill for the size of the thread that needs to be produced. There are rules of thumb that you can use to calculate the tap drill size you need....
by Crystal Bemis on October 1, 2021.
GD&T Basics has partnered with Mitutoyo to demonstrate how to set up and inspect a part using a CMM. In this video, we examine a part designed as a training aid by Mitutoyo, inspecting it using the Mitutoyo CRYSTA-APEX S SERIES programmable CMM. Brandon John, the Engineering Training Manager for GD&T Basics, discusses the part setup, the creation of the...
by Christine Evans on September 17, 2021.
Geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T) is a system in manufacturing that can be traced back to the 1940s. It was developed by Stanley Parker while he worked at Royal Torpedo Factory in Alexandria, West Dunbartonshire, Scotland. In short, GD&T allows the drafter to accurately dimension a part and make sure it fits into its intended assembly without interference or excessive...