IIGDT Newsletter June 2026
 
 
In House Training with IIGDT

Dr. HetlandTravel to seminars often held in remote cities weighs heavily on the justification for training. Additional considerations are number of participants that require training to truly adopt GD&T across the companies landscape from design to purchasing and manufacturing finally reaching into the quality department. Plus to be totally effective, the gap between what your company understands of GD&T must also be in the vendors vocabulary so everyone is speaking the same.

The popularity of in-house sponsored training is on the increase...

Read the full article at iigdt.com.

One of the most significant benefits of doing the training at your facility is that it allows the utilization of company specific drawings. For more questions contact Dr. Hetland directly at greg-hetland@iigdt.com.


Business Monthly
November 2003

Do you speak Y14.5?

Greg Hetland does, and he's making manufacturers more competitive with it.

Better application of the Y14.5 standard can save companies 10 to 40 percent of the price they pay for production delays and redesign. That can help U.S. manufacturers stay competitive with overseas businesses, he adds, “even with the [higher] labor rates we have.”

Read the full article in the Twin Cities Business Monthly.


IIGDT Seminar Series : August-November 2026
Minnesota, California and Oregon Seminar Locations
Minneapolis, MN Intro to Mechanical Drawings & GD&T
August 3-7, 2026 GD&T—Intermediate Principles
  GD&T—Advanced Applications
   
Minneapolis, MN EVOLVE Suite Workshop / Training
October 12-15, 2026  
   
Minneapolis, MN Intro to Mechanical Drawings & GD&T
November 2-6, 2026 GD&T—Intermediate Principles
  GD&T—Advanced Applications
   
   

If you would like to host a Seminar Series within your community or your company, please contact Dr. Greg Hetland for more information.

For our full schedule, visit our GD&T Seminar Schedule Page!


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Dr. Greg Hetland

Phone: (612) 670-9311
Fax: (612) 395-5405

greg-hetland@iigdt.com

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