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Every Thursday, our Industry Readlines email features interesting, helpful, or funny things from around the technical world. Whether you are in design, machining, production, or inspection this will be a great weekly read.

From the GD&T Basics Team: CAD vs CMM Basic Dimensions

In this Question Line video, Jake discusses common causes of conflicting basic dimensions between a 3D model and 2D drawing and how to to investigate the source of the mismatch.

https://www.gdandtbasics.com/cad-vs-cmm-basic-dimensions/

Largest Car Factory in the World:

This video from National Geographic uncovers the engineering and production innovations within Germany’s Wolfsburg car factory—the largest car factory in the world.

https://youtu.be/NQgal5kteYw?si=LZt66NAWM8v6YTGz

Client Highlight: Honeywell

Honeywell operates the Kansas City National Security Campus in partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy, driven by their mission to deliver quality products and services that support our nation’s nuclear deterrent. Watch this video to learn how they have been protecting our freedoms for over 75 years. 

https://youtu.be/k4SZWck9mk4?si=YI7XA9qiswO97wrK

Advanced Welding For Dummies!:

Explore some of the newest welding technology, such as dynamic power for TIG welding, mixed AC/DC aluminum welding, and more, in this video from This Old Tony.

https://youtu.be/ThSLfcZfS8A?si=8f7vKsu1LiziXdox

For a Good Laugh: AI: useful tool or dangerous crutch?

Nothing against AI tools, but there's no shortcut for actually understanding what you're doing. What's your take: useful tool or dangerous crutch?

Enrollment is open for May Virtual Public Trainings

We are hosting public training seminars for GD&T Fundamentals and GD&T Inspection in May. These trainings will be hosted through Zoom from 12:00–4:30 PM EST each day.

• GD&T Fundamentals: May 11–14; Registration ends May 8

• GD&T Inspection: May 18–21; Registration ends May 15

Discounts are available for groups, returning seminar attendees, and bundled course registrations. See full details here:

https://www.gdandtbasics.com/gdt-training/public-seminars/

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