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.
We have a special edition of Readlines this week - our "Best of 2023." Below, you will find our top 10 most clicked Readlines items from the past year!
#10 For a Good Laugh: Before & After Heat Treating
It's what's on the inside that counts...
#9 From the GD&T Basics Team: Flatness – Surface vs. Feature of Size
In this video and corresponding article, Brandon explains the difference between Surface Flatness and Flatness of a Feature of Size, including how they are indicated on a drawing and how they are measured.
Everything's fine. Things are going to be ok. We can do this.
#7 For a Good Laugh: GD&T Training
Are you afraid you don't have time for GD&T training? We offer online, self-paced options for Print Reading, GD&T Fundamentals, and Advanced GD&T training.
#6 From the GD&T Basics Team: The Basics of Surface Finish
Surface finish can be a confusing subject, especially when it comes to units or the difference between Ra and Rz. In this article, we will provide a broad overview and answer some of the most commonly asked questions…
#5 For a Good Laugh: When Production is Behind Schedule
No worries! EvErYtHinG is FiNe.
#4 From the GD&T Basics Team: Position Calculator Launch!
We were excited to announce the launch of our True Position Calculator in October! Simply input the size and position parameters from your drawing and the actual measured values for that feature. Our handy calculator will output the total position allowed (including any bonus tolerance), diametric position error of your feature, and indicate whether it passes inspection. Check it out here:
#3 From the GD&T Basics Team: CMM Inspection Basics
A Coordinate Measurement Machine is often used to measure dimensions and tolerances for complex parts. In this article, we look at different types of CMMs and discuss how they work and when they are used.
#2 From the GD&T Basics Team: Locating Datum Features
Why doesn't a feature of size that is indicated as a datum feature need to be located? We use two drawing examples to answer this question in the article linked below.
If you come across anything interesting that you'd like us to highlight in our weekly updates, please send it our way! info@gdandtbasics.com
Until next week,
Your GD&T Basics Team
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