Courses & Services - Profile Services

Training & Services

These are the core of what Profile Services offers. If it's not on the list, ask us if it's something that we can take on.

GD&T Fundamentals - Course

The GD&T Hierarchy is more than an introductory course to GD&T., it is an intense grounding in GD&T that prepares users to understand why, how and when to apply each geometric control. This course is available for the ASME Y14.5-2009 and -2018 standards.

GD&T Application - Workshop

There's theory, and then there's practice, practice, and more practice to build proficiency in GD&T application. Developing an ingrained understanding of datum feature selection and geometric control selection takes time and ... yes, practice.

GD&T Tolerance Stacks - Course

Automation of analyses can be time saving, but how do you know if your analysis is being done appropriately? How do you know what the results mean, and don't mean? Many CAD software packages have automatic Tolerance Stack-Up analysis tools, but what is your confidence in them? By understanding how a tolerance stackup is conducted, you will have a solid basis for believing, or not, the automated analysis results.

Advanced Graphical Communication
(AGC) - Course

Effective learning and retention of new skills requires application, feedback, and reinforcement. AGC is a GD&T course at its core, but establishes appropriate drafting and drawing review practices to develop and demonstrate your developing knowledge.

Mechanical Design Skills - Workshop

There is more to mechanical engineering design than creating CAD models and releasing engineering drawings to the shop. New designers, in particular, have little knowledge or experience in selecting drawing layouts, identifying feature terminologies, determining feature functionalities, tolerance determinations, material selection, surface finishes, and more.
Frankly, the list of things to know is too long to teach in one course, but this workshop combines introduction and practice on these elements and more.

GD&T Users Group

GD&T skillset development is a process. A New User may have taken an introductory GD&T course. Over time, that New User may receive the exposure and support needed to become a Key User in their work group. With increased and supported exposure to GD&T application in new situations, the Key User can become a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in GD&T. From there, supported involvement in the development of the GD&T standard, consulting and instructing in a broad variety applications, can establish the SME as a GD&T Guru.
Much like the apprenticeship in the trades, GD&T specialization requires the structured support and validation of a group of experts in the field.

GD&T Coaching & Consulting Services

Sometimes a company doesn't have the expertise, or needs a new perspective to look at an issue that GD&T might resolve. We're here, whether you need application, review, tolerance stack or other GD&T support.

Intellectual Property - Development, Review & Documentation Services

Intellectual Property services can include development of new products or ideas, prototype design, patent development and sometimes patent review or defense. Few small to medium enterprises have all the resources needed, and many large corporations use outside IP support.