Houston Precision, Inc. provides  in-house/on-site Training Classes for Manufacturing and Quality Personnel.

We tailor our classes to suit your work environment, typically we provide 4 hour or 8 hour day classes.

For more information contact:  OnsiteService@deterco.com

Courses Offered 

BASIC DIMENSIONAL MEASUREMENT TOOL

Introduction and key concepts

• Variable and Attribute Measurements
• Other Types of Measurements
• 10:1 Rule
• Temperature, Uncertainty, Unnecessary Accuracy
• Gage Correlation
• Gage Maintenance, Handling and Storage and Tool Care
• Gage Selection Chart

Fundamentals and Linear Tools

• Key terms and concepts
• Criteria for accurate measurements
• Rules – steel, hook, bevel protractor, basic depth gauges
• Use of depth gauges, inside and outside calipers, dial calipers and electronic calipers

Micrometers and Dial Indicators

• Outside, inside, vernier and electronic micrometers
• Types of dial indicators
• Dial indicating gauges – calipers, depth gauges

BLUE PRINT READING for Manufacturing

(8 or 12 hour classes, 1 to 2 days)

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

1. Understand and draw lines, including object, hidden, center, extension, dimension, phantom and break lines
2. Understand notes, print layout and engineering revisions.
3. Understand tolerances: unilateral, bilateral, equilateral.
4. Understand scale and material specifications.
5. Understand dimensions, including dual, chain, coordinate, and angular dimensioning.
6. Understand and draw views including: One-view, two-view, three-view and auxiliary views.
7. Understand holes, countersinks, counterbores, and chamfers including: methods of predicting holes, dimensioning of hole features, counterbores and spotfaces, and chamfers.
8. Understand threads, thread specifications and metric threads.
9. Understand Section Views including: Purpose of section views; cutting planes and plane lines; full,  half, partial and broken sections

 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• Customizing is available
• We prefer working with your prints when possible
• All courses are taught in accordance with the internationally recognized ASME standards unless requested otherwise.

GEOMETRIC DIMENSIONING & TOLERANCING (GD&T)

(8, 12 or 16 hour classes, 1 to 2 days)

Our GD&T courses are designed to keep the participant interested and engaged, while having fun. We utilize spiraling, which allows our students to have a high retention rate. Our training materials are easy to understand and use & incorporate humor whenever possible.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

All those who use GD&T to design, produce and inspect parts: mechanical engineers, designers, managers, production planners, inspectors, machinists, supplier quality personnel, etc.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Translate geometric call-outs into plain English with one meaning.
• Explain the major default rules found in ASME Y14.5-2009.
• Explain the tolerance zones for the 14 geometric characteristics.
• Understand the hierarchy of geometric tolerancing.
• Recognize proper application of GD&T.
• Calculate geometric tolerances and boundaries
• Understand the best approach to take when applying geometric tolerances.
• Select datum features based on design intent.

CMM  – INTRODUCTION   

(8 or 16 hour classes, 1 or 2 days)

PREREQUISITES

It is important that all students of this course to have some basic measurement-related knowledge prior to attending this CMM training course so that students within the class are not held back. 
Each registrant will need to complete and pass a pre-skills examination to determine his/her experience and knowledge in the following areas:

• Print Reading of drawings with tolerances
• Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing
• Basic Dimensional Measurement Tools
• PC and Windows

CMM – BASIC Metrology Software Training  

 (24 hour classes, 3 days) 

We provide software training for the following metrology software products

CAMIO

CMM MANAGER

POLYWORKS

Renishaw MODUS

CMM – ADVANCE Metrology Software Training     

(16 hour classes, 2 days)

• First Article Inspection (PPAP)
• Reverse Engineering
• Dimensional Analysis
• 3D scanned data Inspection using a 2D drawing.
• Tool/Mold Inspection
• Production Parts Inspection

Call (713) 943-2721 for course availability & pricing information.