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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.

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From the GD&T Basics Team: Does the CAD Model or Drawing Info Take Precedence?

In this Question Line video, Jason discusses how to approach situations where the CAD model and drawing information do not match, and how to know which takes precedence.

-Jamie

https://www.gdandtbasics.com/cad-model-or-drawing-take-precedence/

1.5 Million Ornaments Made By Hand:

The Inge-Glas company in Germany is one of the oldest in the world still making Christmas ornaments the traditional way. Discover the manufacturing process, from glass-blowing and silvering to painting and packing:

-Crystal

https://youtu.be/hkZF-fPxOPY?si=0MPKVlhEsVqAI_Sy

Client Highlight: Intralox

We are excited to highlight our client, Intralox, this week! Intralox, a leader in advanced conveyor and sorting technology, showcases their Bulk-to-Sorted system in this video. This modular setup distributes, singulates, gaps, and sorts parcels for consistent flow and maximum throughput.

-Lisa

https://youtu.be/zoPnjaNb6Aw?si=1E2JNdHbFacHZ8yH

Online STEM Games:

Need a mental reset between projects? Dive into this collection of online STEM games that challenge your logic, creativity, and problem-solving skills.

-Jason

https://www.engineering.com/games/

For a Good Laugh: Retiring Engineers

Watching decades of undocumented design logic disappear in real time.

-Tom

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