News:
BS 8888 2011
The new revision of BS 8888 has been completed, and is now being prepared for publication in December.
You will find some preliminary comments about the new standard on our blog.
Funding for Wales:
One of our clients has recently obtained funding for training through the Skills Growth Wales Programme.
This programme is funded from the European Social Fund, and
their Business Helpline number is 0845 60 661 60.
The Welsh European Funding Office may also be worth checking out.
If we discover details of any similar funding available in other parts of the UK, we will post details here.
Explorer 8 users:
We have finally sorted out the IE8 bug.
The site should now be working correctly with IE8 and other browsers - if you do encounter a problem, please let us know.
Many thanks to Howard Jones who solved the problem.
Accredited GD&T courses
For the first time in the UK, fully accredited Geometrical Tolerancing courses are now available.
Our 3-day Geometrical Tolerancing courses (ISO and ASME Y14.5 versions) have been incorporated into the NPL* Training Framework.
These courses are accredited by NPL and validated by The National Skills Academy for Manufacturing.
Contact us for further details.
*National Physical Laboratory
NPL Training
Iain Macleod Associates is now an approved deliverer of the NPL* Dimensional Metrology Training.
Click here for further details. and contact us if you are interested.
Approved Supplier status
Iain Macleod Associates is an Approved Supplier to BAE Systems.
ASME Y14.5 2009
The latest revision of the American standard for dimensioning and tolerancing was published in April 2009, and is available from ASME.
GPS Pocket Guide
Iain Macleod Associates are the UK distributor for the GPS Pocketbook produced by Dr Per Bennich and Dr Henrik Nielsen.
Draft standards for public comment
BSI publishes draft versions of standards for public comment before finalising them at this link BSI Draft Review System.
It is worth keeping an eye on these if you are responsible for standards in your organisation. Check it out.
About Us:
Iain Macleod Associates have been providing consultancy and training services for industry since 1991.
Most of our work consists of training in Geometrical Tolerancing and other subjects related to technical product specification. Our training courses are usually delivered on-site for clients, and are generally tailored to reflect the nature of the client's business.
Iain Macleod is a member of the BSI Technical Committee TDW/4, which is responsible for standards in the area of Technical Product Realization, and has recently taken over the chair of subcommittee TDW/4/8, which is responsible for the development and maintenance of BS 8888.
Iain Macleod is also a member of ISO Technical Committee TC213, which develops the ISO standards relating to Geometrical Tolerancing and Geometrical Product Specification.
Our clients include Formula 1 racing teams, and manufacturing organisations in the defence, aerospace, automotive and transport sectors, as well as many SMEs across a wide range of industries.
In-House Training Courses
We provide training courses on-site, wherever and whenever you need them.
The training is tailored to reflect the kind of work that you do, using your products and components as the basis of some of the worked examples and exercises which are used on the courses.
We provide training courses on-site, wherever and whenever you need them.
The training is tailored to reflect the kind of work that you do, using your products and components as the basis of some of the worked examples and exercises which are used on the courses.
Public Courses
Course: Geometrical Tolerancing to BS 8888 and ISO Standards
Dates: 5th, 6th & 7th December 2011.
Venue: The Institution of Engineering Designers, Courtleigh, Westbury Leigh, Westbury, Wiltshire, BA13 3TA.
This course is accredited by the National Physical Laboratory and validated by The National Skills Academy for Manufacturing.
Delegates who successfully complete the course receive a numbered certificate, registered with NPL Training, which also carries the National Skills Academy logo.
Email us now to reserve a place.
If you are looking for a place on a public or open course, and the course(s) listed above are not suitable, please send us your details, and we will keep you posted.
Course: Geometrical Tolerancing to BS 8888 and ISO Standards
Dates: 5th, 6th & 7th December 2011.
Venue: The Institution of Engineering Designers, Courtleigh, Westbury Leigh, Westbury, Wiltshire, BA13 3TA.
This course is accredited by the National Physical Laboratory and validated by The National Skills Academy for Manufacturing.
Delegates who successfully complete the course receive a numbered certificate, registered with NPL Training, which also carries the National Skills Academy logo.
Email us now to reserve a place.
If you are looking for a place on a public or open course, and the course(s) listed above are not suitable, please send us your details, and we will keep you posted.