Authors: Walter C. Brown and Ryan K. Brown

Print Reading for Industry is designed to assist students in reading and understanding industrial prints. This text starts with the basics of print reading and progresses to advanced topics. It presents a thorough discussion of print reading techniques, providing the necessary information and guidance to read the “language of industry.” This text is suitable for high school technical/vocational classes, industrial training programs, and community college drafting/print reading curricula.

Table of Contents

Abbreviated Contents

Print Reading for Industry, 9th Edition

• Front Matter
• 1 - Prints: The Language of Industry
• 2 - Line Conventions and Lettering
• 3 - Title Blocks and Part Lists
• 4 - Geometric Terms and Construction
• 5 - Multiview Drawings
• 6 - Section Views
• 7 - Auxiliary Views
• 8 - Screw Thread Representation
• 9 - Dimensioning
• 10 - Tolerancing
• 11 - Machining Specifications and Drawing Notes
• 12 - Surface Texture Symbols
• 13 - Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing
• 14 - Drawing Revision Systems
• 15 - Detail Drawings
• 16 - Assembly Drawings
• 17 - Springs and Fasteners in Industrial Prints
• 18 - Gears, Splines, and Serrations
• 19 - Cam Diagrams and Prints
• 20 - Plastic Parts
• 21 - Precision Sheet Metal Parts
• 22 - Welding Prints
• 23 - Instrumentation and Control Drawings
• Appendix A Applied Mathematics
• Appendix B Measurement Tools
• Appendix C Basic Technical Sketching and Lettering
• Appendix D Sketching Pictorial Drawings
• Appendix E Abbreviations and Tables
• Glossary
• Index