Table of Contents

I. Certification Training Overview
          Certified Mechanical Inspector Exam

II. Quality Improvement
          Quality Concepts
          Quality Terms
          Quality Organization
          Quality Documentation
          ISO 9001 Synopsis
          Quality Considerations
          PDCA
          Team Concepts
          References

III. Metrology
          Units Of Measurement
                    Measuring Instruments/Steel Rule
                    Spring Calipers/Gage Blocks
                    Surface Plates/Dial Indicators
                    Indicator Errors/Micrometers
                    Vernier Scale/Torque
                    Universal Bevel Protractor
                    Sine Bar/Ring Gages/Plug Gages
                    3-Wire Method/Pneumatic Gages
                    Optical Flats/ Comparitors/CMM
          Measurement Summary
                    Assignment Of Tolerances
          Force Measurement
                    Hardness Testing
                    Tensile/Impact Tests
                    Shear/Compression Tests
                    Fatigue Test
                    Force Measurement Terms
          References

IV. Calibration
          Measurement Errors
          Calibration Definitions
          Calibration Standards
          Measurement Terminology
          R & R
          ISO 10012 Synopsis
          References

V. Sampling
          Sampling Terms
          Operating Characteristic Curve
          Average Outgoing Quality Limit
          Types Of Sampling Plans
                    Attribute Plans
                    Variable Plans
          Sampling Plan Summaries
          References

VI. Inspection And Testing
          Introduction/Inspection Decisions
                    Types Of Inspection
          Inspection Planning
                    Flow Charts/Check Sheets
                    Seriousness Classification
                    Corrective Action
                    Inspection Errors
          Measurement Basics/Types
                    10:1 Rule/Gage Care
                    Measurement Scales
                    Measurement Conversions
          Test Data/Rounding /Truncation
          Nondestructive Testing 
                    Basic NDT Techniques
          Inspection And Sampling Definitions
          References

VII. Blueprint Reading
          Blueprint Information
          Blueprint Lines
          Orthographic Projections
          Tolerances
          Allowances And Fits
          Virtual Condition
          Material Conditions
          GD&T
          Full Indicator Movement
          Datum Planes
          Screw Threads
          Blueprint Definitions
          References

VIII. Technical Math
          Fractions/Ratios/Decimals
          Factorials/Real Number Line
          Cartesian Coordinate System
          Polar Coordinates
          Algebra/Factoring
          Angles
          Temperature Conversion
          Metric System
          Geometry
          Family Of Numbers
          Triangles
          Mathematical Definitions
          References

IX. Statistical Techniques
          Basic Statistics
                    Data Collection
                    Histograms
                    Pareto Diagrams
                    Central Tendency
                    Measures Of Dispersion
                    Process Capability
                    Central Limit Theorem
                    Probability Distributions
          Continuous Distributions
                    Discrete Distributions
                    Control Charts
          Types Of Charts
                    X-bar and R Chart
                    Chart Interpretation
                    Control vs Specification Limits
                    Rational Subgrouping
                    Other Variable Chart Types
                    Pre-Control Technique
                    Attribute Charts
          References

X. Appendix
          Conversion Charts
          Index

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