The History of ETI
The
company’s formation and growth
Effective Training, Inc.
(ETI) is an internationally recognized leader in the field of geometric
dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T). Company founder Alex Krulikowski
is a noted GD&T expert, educator and author of more than 20
books and articles on the subject. Alex gained over 30 years of
industrial experience as design supervisor with one of the world's
largest manufacturing corporations. He also has a degree in industrial
vocational education from Eastern Michigan University.
 In 1985, Alex decided
to utilize his GD&T knowledge and to fulfill his desire to teach
by founding ETI. Since its inception, ETI has provided expert GD&T
training for students, educational institutions and corporations.
The company has become world-renowned for its fine products and
knowledgeable trainers. ETI currently employs a staff of professionals
who aid in the development and marketing of GD&T training products
and teach workshops all over the globe.
Our
expanding product line
Alex is a member of several
standards committees, so all ETI products are up to date with the current
standards. He also has extensive experience in industry, so our teaching materials
are geared to a practical approach that enables the knowledge to be transferred
to the workplace. Over the years, our product line has expanded from textbooks,
workbooks, and charts to videos and software. Instructor kits are available
with full-color slides packages or on a CD-ROM with digital transparencies
and printable teaching materials. Materials have also been translated into
Spanish.
The etinews.com
website
The company continues
to evolve. With the formation of its website (etinews.com) in 1997,
ETI has become an unsurpassed GD&T resource. The site includes
a discussion board that has become a popular, interactive forum
for GD&T questions and standards issues. The board also contains
an employment section where job seekers and employers in the field
can connect. There is a complete product catalog and online ordering
system that includes information on all our products and a section
that highlights the many services and workshops ETI can provide
for your company.
In 2005, the
GD&T Cost-Saving Calculator was added to the site. The calculator
is a free tool that helps companies understand the amount of unnecessary
expenditures each year due to employees not knowing how to correctly
apply and interpret GD&T.
The
ETImail online newsletter
ETI’s newest resource is
ETImail: an online GD&T newsletter. With ETImail, ETI reaches out to
thousands of GD&T customers around the world with the latest industry
news. Each issue includes full-length articles by Alex, information on
the ASME standards, a mailbag with answers to your GD&T questions,
and links to current GD&T and standards-related articles found throughout
the Internet. The newsletter archives are always available on the website.
ETI
timeline of products, services, and resources:
1985 – Company founded
by Alex Krulikowski
1986 – Fundamentals of
GD&T Self-Study Workbook (’82 Standard)
1995 – New
Features – 2-tape video highlighting differences in the ’82
– ’94 standards
1996 – Self-Study
Workbook, 1994
1997 – Fundamentals
Video Training, 10-tape, ’94, complete video training course
in GD&T fundamentals
1997 – Website: etinews.com
created
1997 – GD&T
Ultimate Pocket Guide
1998 – Online
purchasing available
1999 – GD&T
Trainer software
2000 – Digital
Instructor’s Kit: Fundamentals of GD&T
2001 – ETI Discussion
Board
2002 – ETImail Online
Newsletter
2002 – Digital
Tolerancing Forum
2003 – ETI Learning
Center - web-based GD&T training [first offer: The GM Addendum]
2004 – GD&T Trainer Professional
Edition
2004 – Digital Instructor's Kit: Advanced
Concepts of GD&T
2004 – Digital
Instructor's Kit: Tolerance Stacks
2004 –
Public Workshop Series
2005 –
Ultimate
Pocket Guide Spanish-Language
Version
2005 – GD&T Potential Savings Calculator
- free resource that calculates how much GD&T can save your
company
2005 – GD&T Free
Skills Survey - free resource to test GD&T knowledge
2005 – ETI Learning
Center - web-based GD&T training [new course: Fundamentals
of GD&T interactive training]
2005 – GD&T Free Tolerance Stacks Skills Survey - free resource to test tolerance stacks knowledge
2006 – Digital Design Dictionary - desktop research tool that defines over 200 technical terms used on engineering drawings
2006 – Industrial Blueprint Reading - four-hour workshop that explains the view representation, dimensions, tolerances, and symbols used on prints
2006 – Executive Overview of GD&T - four-hour overview that gives management a perspective of how GD&T will impact and benefit various areas of the organization.
2006 – GD&T Trainer Personal Version - computer-based GD&T training course developed specifically for personal users on home PC
2006 – Fundamentals of GD&T Video Training DVD Series - GD&T course video available in DVD format
2007 – Engineering Drawing Requirements - the 1/2-day blueprint reading workshop has been expanded into a one-day course that provides a more in-depth explanation of the engineering drawing requirements
2007 – System Approach to Component Tolerancing Course - the 3-day workshop teaches the thought processes involved in assigning GD&T to components
2007 – GD&T Trainer Professional Edition, Version 3.5 - new features: supports Windows Vista and 64-bit operating systems; includes more than 200 hotwords; updated graphics, audio files, and lesson answers; easier registration; 35 more illustrations in the Digital Design Dictionary
2008 – Live web GD&T training option added for traditional onsite and public workshops
2008 – GD&T Workbook With Engineering Drawings - a 204-page workbook that provides hours of practice applying GD&T skills to engineering drawings.
As ETI continues to grow,
we will also continue to provide innovative answers to your training needs.
If you or your company needs GD&T training, products, or services,
contact ETI:
Website: http://www.etinews.com
Email: sales@etinews.com
Phone: 1-800-886-0909, 1-734-728-0909
Fax: 1-734-728-1260
Address: 2118 S. Wayne
Road, Westland, MI 48186
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