Print reading for industry pdf download

In order to provide real-life print reading experiences, these variations are retained on the prints in this textbook. Print Reading for Industry is a training course designed to assist beginning and intermediate students and workers to read and understand industrial prints. By performing these steps when reading prints, your skills will continue to develop. Step 1: Read the title. Step 2: Check the drawing number. Step 3: Read the title block and notes.

Step 4: Read all callouts. Step 5: Read the revisions and changes. Step 6: Analyze the part or assembly. About the Authors During his career, Dr. Walter C. Brown was a leading authority in the fields of drafting and print reading. This text may also be used in apprentice- ship programs. Print Reading for Industry uses actual prints from various industries as examples so that students can become comfortable with real world common practices.

The many prints found in the text are supple- mented with the accompanying Large Prints Packet containing 28 C-size prints for even more hands-on learning. In order to provide real-life print reading experiences, actual variations from the national stan- dards have been retained on the prints in the textbook and in the Large Prints Packet. Additionally, Print Reading for Industry provides coverage of several foundational skills needed for print reading success, including basic mathematics, geometry principles, reading engineering drawings, measurement tools, and the design process.

Coverage of specialized parts and prints, including applica- tions for fasteners, gears, cams, plastic parts, and precision sheet metal parts, is also included. In order to refl ect modern trends in the manufacturing industry, this revised edition also includes new content that discusses the role of prints in the digital age, updates the coverage of geometric dimensioning and tolerancing to current standards, and provides the latest information on additive manufacturing and rapid prototyping.

Another important change to this edition of Print Reading for Industry was the addi- tion of new spatial visualization tools. Print Reading for Industry is organized into sections based on a progression of concepts from simple to complex.