Engineering Guide

Fasteners and Bolted Joint Design

An engineering deep dive into fasteners and joint design problems for mechanical engineers.

William Burke

William Burke

Five Flute Founder & CEO

Practical Finite Element Analysis

Understanding the fundamental math, guidance for building trustworthy models, and interpreting the results.

William Burke

William Burke

Five Flute Founder & CEO

Practical Design for Manufacturability and Assembly

A deep dive into product development, manufacturing, and assembly cost reduction focusing on first principles and design best practices.

William Burke

William Burke

Five Flute Founder & CEO

First Principles of Manufacturing: CNC Milling Tolerances

A deep dive into machining tolerances and error sources in part design for CNC milling.

William Burke

William Burke

Five Flute Founder & CEO

Introduction to Common Milling Tools used in Job Shop Machine Shops

A brief review of milling tools commonly used in modern job shops.

William Burke

William Burke

Five Flute Founder & CEO

Introduction to Root Sum Squared (RSS) Tolerance Analysis

A how to guide to statistical tolerance analysis for mechanical engineering applications.

William Burke

William Burke

Five Flute Founder & CEO

Advanced RSS Tolerance Analysis

Estimating manufacturing failures and scrap rates using RSS tolerance analysis and z-tables

William Burke

William Burke

Five Flute Founder & CEO

Drawings 101 - The Basics of Creating High Quality Engineering Drawings

A primer on the creation and review of engineering drawings for individual part manufacturing.

William Burke

William Burke

Five Flute Founder & CEO

Five Flute Part Drawing Review Checklist

A comprehensive checklist for part drawings so you can streamline your drawing review process, catch preventable mistakes, and move faster with confidence.

William Burke

William Burke

Five Flute Founder & CEO

Mastering GD&T: Building Datum Reference Frames

A foundational guide to selecting datum features that accurately communicate design intent with GD&T.

William Burke

William Burke

Five Flute Founder & CEO

Mastering Drawings - Top Tips for Creating Better Sheet Metal Part Drawings

A how to guide for engineers and drafters designing sheet metal parts.

William Burke

William Burke

Five Flute Founder & CEO