Overview
Classroom Option
Wednesday – Friday
September 13 – 15
8:30 am – 4:00 pm
Lunch Included
$1,000.00
Contact:
Christa Sterling
csterling@ccsu.edu
860-832-2277
Blueprint Reading
WIOA Eligible
This program is designed to help workers develop the basic skills required for visualizing and interpreting industrial prints, skills which are essential to the success of any quality improvement or scrap reduction effort.
Details
Curriculum
This program is designed to help workers develop the basic skills required for visualizing and interpreting industrial prints, skills which are essential to the success of any quality improvement or scrap reduction effort.
Content Outline:
Total Manufacturing Prints
Basics of Manufacturing Prints
Reading of Manufacturing Prints
Lines and Views of Manufacturing Prints
Dimensions
Tolerances
Surface Texture
Threads
Fasteners
Machine Terms and Holes
Machining Requirements
GD&T
Types of Manufacturing Prints and CAD
Gears
Who Should Enroll
Anyone interested in developing these skills. No prior experience required.
Instructor
Mr. Jim Speck, P.E.
Jim Speck has provided technical training including Blueprint Reading to a wide range of industrial and commercial personnel. Jim is a licensed professional engineer in Connecticut and has held technical and management positions with the Holo-Krome Company, Crescent Manufacturing and the Johnson Gage Company. Jim is the author Mechanical Fastening, Joining and Assembly, 1st and 2nd editions. He completed an apprenticeship at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard and holds degrees from Drexel University and the Hartford Graduate Center.
Location
Central Connecticut State University
1615 Stanley Street
New Britain, CT 06053
Elihu Burritt Library
Room 30204
Testimonials
Many useful information is taught here and will improve your skills for your career! Edyta, Fall, 2022
Real examples make material interesting & understandable. Fall, 2022
Learned & earned confidence in Blueprint Reading. Fall, 2022
Awesome class, thank you! Spring, 2021
Thank you for taking the time to teach us and helping us with answers. Spring, 2021
Learning how to read blueprints and the basics of the subject. Mr. Speck is a great instructor. Highly recommended. Fall, 2019
The book and material covered were very relevant and helpful to my work experience. Jim was an excellent and knowledgeable professor. Fall, 2019
Kept the attention of the class by relating content to real world experiences. Fall, 2019
Presents material in a clear and concise manner. Mr. Speck was an outstanding professor. The most knowledgeable man I’ve ever met. Fall, 2019
Great class! Great instructor! Spring, 2019
The book and material covered were very relevant and helpful to my work experience. Jim was an excellent and knowledgeable professor. Spring, 2019