This two-day course presents a comprehensive overview of the fundamental principles in dimensional metrology and geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T). It is aimed at staff new to dimensional metrology and those seeking to improve their skills.

Refer to the Participants Handbook for an outline of support services for participants and key policies including participant's rights and responsibilities.

Objectives

The course provides participants with the knowledge and skills:

• to use traditional gauges and dimensional measuring equipment
• to understand and apply the fundamental principles of 3D coordinate metrology
• to understand and interpret GD&T symbols in order to perform appropriate measurements
• to identify and minimise the various sources of error that can arise in dimensional metrology (participants with limited experience would benefit from attending our Introduction to Estimating Measurement Uncertainty course)

Outline

The topics covered include:

• the use and calibration of gauge blocks, micrometers, digital callipers and dial indicators
• GD&T concepts, rules and symbols, the interpretation of tolerance frames
• datums, coordinate systems, types of probes, probing strategies, getting the most from a CMM and non-contact (optical) measurements
• the effects of temperature, abbe error, cosine error and aliasing
• surface roughness and filtering

Course Details (course code DM000)

10 to 11 July 2012 at NMI, 1/153 Bertie Street, Port Melbourne, VIC 3207

$1320 includes GST, lunch, refreshments and course material.

The course will start at 9 am and end by 5 pm.

Contact Us

Phone 02 8467 3796 or email training@measurement.gov.au.