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PTRA Academy: A web-based learning opportunity

Taking time out of busy schedules can be challenging. PTRA Academy provides all the great benefits of relevant, easy-to-use online courses that are accessible any time and any place; just log in and start learning! The courses are self-paced, self-guided, and interactive with visually engaging graphics. Concepts can be immediately applied in examples and assessments, and every course completed will be added to a transcript, with printable completion certificates.

The list of subjects is extensive, and more will be added every quarter. These cost-effective courses are formatted in either of two ways: Fundamental or Lightning Learning™ (LL). The Fundamental courses offer in-depth information on an array of related components within one manufacturing concept, while the Lightning Learning™ courses tackle one focused concept in a short, fast, and comprehensive manner. Both are available upon sign up for 6 weeks at $100 each for any Fundamental course listed and $50 each for any Lightning Learning™ course offered – available to PTRA members ONLY!

This is a great opportunity to improve skills, bottom line, and career prospects.
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Here is a list of subjects offered! To view the classes within each, simply click on the subject.

Manufacturing Products: Chains (1 class)
Manufacturing Products: Compressors (2 classes)
Manufacturing Products: Electrical and Electronics (3 classes)
Manufacturing Products: Engines (2 classes)
Manufacturing Products: Fasteners (3 classes)
Manufacturing Products: Gear Boxes (1 class)
Manufacturing Products: Gears (5 classes)
Manufacturing Products: Hydraulics (1 class)
Manufacturing Products: Oil Seals (1 class)
Manufacturing Products: Tires (3 classes)
Manufacturing Products: Transmissions (1 class)
Materials (6 classes)
Metal Cutting (6 classes)
Metal Forming Industry (9 classes)
Plating (1 class)
Quality Assurance/Quality Control (13 classes)
Welding (1 class)

Engineering Drawings

• Engineering Drawings Fundamentals
• Engineering Drawings for Castings
• Engineering Drawings for Forgings
• Engineering Drawings for Machining
• Engineering Drawings for Spur and Helical Gears
• GD&T Fundamentals

Foundational Courses

• Engineering Drawings Foundation
• Engineering Drawings for Casting
• Engineering Drawings for Machining
• Engineering Drawings for Spur and Helical Gears
• Purchase Order Fundamentals

Foundry Industry

• Aluminum Casting Fundamentals
• Bonded Sand: Horizontally Parted Molds (LL)
• Bonded Sand: Mold Patterns (LL)
• Bonded Sand: Vertically Parted Molds (LL)
• Ductile Iron Part 1 & 2
• Gray Iron Fundamentals
• Heat Treat Fundamentals

Gear Industry

• Gear Fundamentals
• Bevel and Hypoid Gears Classification & Terminology
• Bevel and Hypoid Gears Manufacturing
• Spur and Helical Gears Classification & Terminology
• Spur and Helical Gears Manufacturing
• Worm and Worm Wheels Classification & Terminology
• Worm and Worm Wheels Manufacturing
• Gear Spur and Helical Terminology (LL)

Heat Treating

• Heat Treating Basics
• Heat Treating Basics-Spanish
• Heat Treating Processes and Equipment
• Heat Treating Safety
• Heat Treating Testing and Defects

Industry 4.0

• Additive Manufacturing Sterolithography
• Automation Basics
• Internet of Things: Manufacturing
• Sensors: Measurement Concepts

Industrial Safety

• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Selection
• PPE Scenarios for Forge Shops
• Precision Grinding: Abrasive Wheel Safety

Injection Molding

• Injection Molding Process
• Injection Molding Terminology
• Injection Molding Troubleshooting

Machining Industry

• Machining Foundation
• Grinding Fundamentals: Cylindrical
• Fixturing Fundamentals for Machining
• Turning Fundamentals: Entry Leve

• 5S Workplace Organization Method NEW
• Purchase Order Fundamentals

Manufacturing Processes Castings

• Aluminum Casting Fundamentals
• Aluminum Melting Fundamentals
• Bonded Sand Fundamentals
• Bonded Sand Iron Casting Basics
• Bonded Sand: Horizontally Parted Molds
• Bonded Sand: Mold Patterns
• Bonded Sand: Vertically Parted Molds
• Charge Calculation for Cast Irons
• Cupola Furnace Fundamentals
• Cupola Furnace Operations
• Cupola Furnace Troubleshooting and Techniques
• Foundry Cleaning Room Equipment
• Gating and Risering Basics NEW
• Gravity Die Casting Basics
• Green Sand Defect Analysis
• Green Sand Equipment and Process Control
• Green Sand Properties
• Green Sand System Testing
• High Pressure Die Casting Basics
• Investment Casting Basics
• Iron Melting Fundamentals
• Low Pressure Die Casting Basics
• Quality Inspection for Steel Castings
• Vacuum Process Fundamentals

Manufacturing Products - Axles

• Drive Axles: Heavy Duty Commercial Vehicles

Manufacturing Products - Bearings

• Bearing Fundamentals

Manufacturing Products: Belts

• Belt Classifications: Poly V Belts
• Belt Classifications: Round and Flat Belts 
• Belt Classifications: V Belts 
• Belt Classifications: Synchronous Belts 
• Belt Classifications: Special Belts

Manufacturing Products: Braking Systems

• Breaking Systems: Hydraulic
• Breaking Systems: Pneumatic

Manufacturing Products: Chains

• Chain Fundamentals: Industrial

Manufacturing Products: Compressors

• Compressor Fundamentals: Positive Displacement
• Compressors: Ancillary Equipment

Manufacturing Products: Electrical and Electronics

• Electric Motor Fundamentals
• Electrical Power Introduction
• Electronic Terminology

Manufacturing Products: Engines

• Engine Fundamentals: Internal Combustion
• Engine Testing Methods and Systems: Internal Combustion

Manufacturing Products: Fasteners

• Threaded Fastener Specifications
• Threaded Fastener Terminology and Components
• Threaded Fastener Testing and Defects

Manufacturing Products: Gear Boxes

• Gearbox Basics

Manufacturing Products: Gears

• Bevel and Hypoid Gear Terminology
• Cylindrical Gear Manufacturing Troubleshooting
• Gear Chart Interpretation-Elemental Measurements on Cylindrical Gears
• Gear Fundamentals 
• Spur and Helical Gear Terminology

Manufacturing Products: Hydraulics

• Hydraulic System Fundamentals

Manufacturing Products: Oil Seals

• Oil Seal Fundamentals: Rotary Applications

Manufacturing Products: Tires

• Pneumatic Tires: Tire Defects
• Pneumatic Tires: Tire Labels and Markings
• Pneumatic Tires: Tire Terminology

Manufacturing Products: Transmissions

• Transmission Fundamentals: Automatic

Materials

• Destructive Metallurgical Testing
• Ductile Iron Fundamentals
• Gray Iron Fundamentals
• Non-Destructive Testing
• Polymer Fundamentals
• Steel Fundamentals

Metal Cutting

• Cylindrical Grinding Fundamentals
• Fixturing Fundamentals for Machining
• Hole Process Fundamentals
• Machine Tool Fundamentals
• Surface Process Fundamentals
• Turning Tool and Process Basics

Metal Forming Industry

• Cold Forming Fundamentals
• Corrective Leveling Basics
• Forgings: Closed Die Processes
• Forgings: Closed Die Terminology and Equipment
• Stamping Processes
• Stamping Terminology 
• Stamping Fundamentals
• Steel Fundamentals
• Heat Treating Fundamentals of Ferrous Metals

Plating

• Plating Fundamentals

Quality Assurance/Quality Control

• 7QC Tools: Check Sheets
• 7QC Tools: Control Charts
• 7QC Tools: Fishbone Diagrams
• 7QC Tools: Histograms 
• 7QC Tools: Pareto Charts 
• 7QC Tools: Scatter Diagrams
• 7QC Tools: Stratification
• 8D Problem-Solving Basics
• Measurements: Basic Concepts
• Measurements: Measurement Math
• Measurements: Measuring Processes
• Measurements: Measuring Tools
• Shop Math: Fractions

Welding

• Welding Fundamentals

Keep checking back here for more courses to be added!