Expert dwells on geometric dimensioning at workshop

Our correspondent

Phagwara,December 4

GNA University organised a two-day workshop on ‘Geometric dimensioning and teolerancing (GD&T) for 250 students of BTech Mechanical and Automation Engineering, Aerospace Engineering and Robotics Engineering for the first time here today. International certified trainer from Accurate Measuring Company Momin AY, was the keynote speaker on the occasion. He provided a thorough understanding and working knowledge of the GD&T, which is used on engineering drawings and solid models for describing nominal geometry and its allowable tolerances in product design, manufacturing, assemblies and inspections. The workshop covered different terminologies, symbols, rules, and tolerance stack up in the product development processes. ASME Y14.5-2018 standard will be used.

The workshop was divided into 10 sessions. During these sessions the speaker rendered an in-depth about dimensions and drawings and also discussed about size tolerances with the help of visual aids and industrial problems. Students were also taught about what degree of accuracy and precision needed on each controlled feature of parts and how to define the allowable variation in the form and possible size of individual features, and allowable variation between features.

The training also provided a thorough understanding and working knowledge of the (GD&T) which is used in engineering drawings and solid models for describing nominal geometry and its allowable tolerantion in product design, manufacturing, assemblies and inspections. They shared his views in-depth according to the future industries.

The Vice-Chancellor Dr VK Rattan inaugurated the workshop. He said: “Such workshops will help the students to gain knowledge about the basic rules, definitions and concepts of geometric tolerance.” CR Tripathy, Dean, faculty of design and innovation said: “The workshops have given an introduction to geometric dimensioning and tolerancing and its impact on the manufacturing process.”

He was surprised by such type of industry based student at the university. At the end of the workshop, certificates were distributed among all students who attended the workshop.

The pro-chancellor S Gurdeep Singh congratulated the team of faculty of design and automation and said: “Providing such type of industrial-oriented programmes for the students is like preparing them for the near future for continuously providing the latest technology to the budding engineers which will help them in future to achieve their desired goals.”