Basics of Mechanical Blueprint Reading

Registration Information
Basics of Blueprint Reading – INDT 1140
Friday, April 11, 2008       8:00am-4:00pm      $295

Seminar Location: Seminar is held at Joliet Junior College’s Main Campus, Room C-1006, 1215 Houbolt Road, Joliet, Illinois.

Seminar Description: Basics of Mechanical Blueprint Reading, instructs participants in the fundamental skills of mechanical print reading: types of drawings, lines, views, blueprint arrangement, print sizes, title blocks, change blocks, surface textures and symbols used, and machine terms and holes. You will learn to use the information presented in class through extensive use of ‘hands-on” activities, including working with actual prints. You are encouraged to bring prints from your organization.

You will learn

1. To identify common drafting symbols.
2. To identify the types of information found in the blueprint title block.
3. To identify the types of views shown on blueprints and interpret section views.
4. To identify the alphabet of lines.
5. To interpret blueprint lines.
6. To differentiate between object and hidden lines.
7. To locate the needed (top, front, side, etc) views of an object.
8. To identify the surface texture symbols and the processes associated with them.

You will NOT learn to draft prints!

Who will benefit

• Mechanical maintenance personnel
• Electrical maintenance personnel
• Quality assurance personnel
• Operations personnel
• Industrial salespersons
• Frontline supervisors
• Managers or business owners
• Anyone who needs a fundamental understanding of mechanical blueprints

Topics

1. Blueprint Basics
   Manufacturing cycle
   The print
2. Blueprint Reading
   Types of drawings
   Points of view
   Projected views
   Visualization
3. Lines and Views
   Lines of blueprints
   Views of blueprints
   Arrangement of views
   Number of views
   Auxiliary views
   Section views
   General rules
4. Total Blueprint
   Blueprint arrangement
   Blueprint sizes
   Title block
   Change block
5. Surface Texture
   History
   Characteristics
   Symbols
   Symbol locations
   Other designations
   Methods for checking surface texture
6. Machine Terms and Holes
   Machine terms
   Holes

Hands-On Practice – Bring Your Own Prints

Your instructors
Joseph Gladkowski is the senior faculty person for the Machine Tool Technology Program at Joliet Junior College and has taught college classes since 1995. He has 26 years of hands-on experience as a tool and die maker, with a concentrated interest in die making and mold making. Joe has an A.A. from Joliet Junior College and a B.A. from Lewis University.

Mathew Higgins is a Joliet Junior College faculty member who retired from Caterpillar after 31 years of experience. He was a machinist for twenty of those years, worked as a manufacturing engineer designing fixtures and tools, as a tool analyst, and as a senior numerical control programmer. He knows the real-world demands made on operators and has years of experience training operators. Matt served on CAT recertification teams and customer certification teams. Prior to joining the JJC faculty, he worked for MTH Tool (Plano), a manufacturer of turbine pumps, designing flow layouts. Matt received an A.A.S. degree in Supervision.

You will receive a copy of Print Reading for Industry ($46.64 list price) and a TI-30Xa calculator.

IN-HOUSE TRAINING AVAILABLE
For additional information about in-house training, please call Amy Murphy at (815) 280-1418 or email

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