July 28, 2005 -- Effective Training Inc. (ETI) is celebrating its twentieth year as a GD&T training and consulting corporation by offering a 20% savings on select products. GD&T stands for geometric dimensioning and tolerancing, an international language of symbols used on engineering drawings to communicate design intent. It is used by thousands of manufacturers worldwide.

ETI was founded by Alex Krulikowski as a one-man operation in August 1985. The company now employs a team of professionals that provide GD&T products and training to thousands of organizations world-wide. The company’s textbooks and other teaching materials are used in hundreds of educational institutions in the U.S., Canada, and overseas. Their self-study course and pocket guide have been translated into Spanish.

In the past 20 years, the name Krulikowski has become synonymous with GD&T. As a world renowned geometric tolerancing expert, he has often been referred to as “the doctor of dimensioning.” He is the member of many national standards organizations, including the ASME Y14.5 Committee on Dimensioning and Tolerancing, and he served for six years as chairman of the Y14.41 Committee on Solid Model Dimensioning. He has published over 20 books and articles about GD&T, has created a dozen GD&T-related courses, and has developed a wide variety of products devoted to learning the topic.

"For me, the rewards of teaching go beyond the financial benefits," said Krulikowski. "I know that by teaching GD&T, I am providing the tools to help people grow and gain skills that will help them for a lifetime. It is a very satisfying career."

As technology has evolved, the demand for new types of GD&T training options has risen. In the past 20 years, Krulikowski has developed GD&T self-study courses, a video series, digital instructor kits, and a computer-based training program that has been sold to corporations worldwide. In 2003, ETI produced the GD&T Trainer Professional Edition, a new level of computer-based training that includes technical animations, audio narration, 3-D drawings, and other advanced features. This year, ETI unveiled their Fundamentals of GD&T web-based training (http://www.etilearn.com).

ETI provides GD&T onsite workshops to companies around the globe. They also offer a series of public workshops open to individuals throughout the United States that includes Krulikowski’s new one-day Y14.41 solid model tolerancing workshop. It’s the only course available that teaches the new international standard covering the use of GD&T on digital drawings. All of ETI’s workshops are "hands-on" and based on adult learning principles.

ETI’s website provides a variety of free GD&T resources, including an online newsletter, a discussion board, tech papers, a digital tolerancing forum, and a complete catalog of GD&T products that can be purchased through their online store. Their latest resources include a tool that calculates any company’s potential savings using GD&T and a free GD&T skills survey that tests an individual’s knowledge of tolerancing principles.

To celebrate their 20th anniversary and to thank their loyal customers, ETI is offering a selection of GD&T products at 20% off. To see a complete list of the specially priced products, including GD&T software and videos, visit www.etinews.com/20. Use coupon code P2005 to receive your discount.

Visit ETI’s website (www.etinews.com) to learn more about Effective Training Inc. For more onsite workshop information — or to request a custom quote package — call 800-886-0909.