4 Print Reading for Industry
Acknowledgment
Dr. Brown would like to acknowledge and thank Dr. Louis Reifschneider, a colleague in the
Department of Technology at Illinois State University, for his review and writing of the unit on plastic
parts. Dr. Reifschneider has experience in the plastics industry as an engineer and designer. He
graciously brought his expertise to this unit.
Prints Used in the Text
Throughout the textbook are illustrations and activities based on actual industry prints. A few
companies have donated prints anonymously. The publisher and authors want to thank these companies
and the companies listed below for their assistance.
Aerojet-General
AIR Corporation
AISIN Manufacturing Illinois
Barko Hydraulics
Barton Manufacturing
BC Design and Associates
Bell Aerosystems
Boston Gear
Brown and Sharpe
Clark Equipment Company
Cleveland Gear
Deere and Company
Detroit Diesel Allison
GenCorp Aerojet
Gleason Works
Grayhill, Inc.
Hydro-Gear
Intermatic, Inc.
Iron-A-Way
J.I. Case
Johnson and Towers, Inc.
Kennemetal
Marathon LeTourneau Company
MASCO Corporation
Master Spring and Wire Form Company
Monarch Sidney
Motorola Inc.
North American Aviation
OMC-Lincoln
Perkin Elmer
Pratt and Whitney Canada
RegO Cryo-Flow Products
Rockwell Manufacturing Company
Skil Corporation
Sono-Mag Corporation
Sperry Phoenix Company
Sterling Precision Corporation
Sunnen Products Company
Talley Industries
Unidynamics
United Technologies Otis
Wis·Con Total Power Corporation