Print Reading for Industry | Tenth Edition, Textbook Edition

Details about Print Reading for Industry:

Print Reading for Industry is ideal for beginning and intermediate students in addition to those learning on-the-job training. The text focuses on interpreting and visualizing drawings and prints used in industrial settings. This revised edition 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. The many prints found in the text are supplemented with an accompanying print packet containing over 25 C-size prints for real world practice. Additionally, it provides coverage of several foundational skills needed for print reading success, including basic mathematics, geometry principles, measurement tools, and the design process. Actual prints from various industries are included as examples so that students become comfortable with real world common practices. Numerous visualization and print reading exercises help build student’s spatial reasoning skills, making them better print readers. Coverage of specialized parts and prints, including applications for fasteners, gears, cams, plastic parts, and precision sheet metal parts, is included.