Engineering Guide

Fasteners and Bolted Joint Design
An engineering deep dive into fasteners and joint design problems for mechanical engineers.

Practical Finite Element Analysis
Understanding the fundamental math, guidance for building trustworthy models, and interpreting the results.

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.

First Principles of Manufacturing: CNC Milling Tolerances
A deep dive into machining tolerances and error sources in part design for CNC milling.

Introduction to Common Milling Tools used in Job Shop Machine Shops
A brief review of milling tools commonly used in modern job shops.

Introduction to Root Sum Squared (RSS) Tolerance Analysis
A how to guide to statistical tolerance analysis for mechanical engineering applications.

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

Drawings 101 - The Basics of Creating High Quality Engineering Drawings
A primer on the creation and review of engineering drawings for individual part manufacturing.

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.

Mastering GD&T: Building Datum Reference Frames
A foundational guide to selecting datum features that accurately communicate design intent with GD&T.
