ESCO Drawings
ESCO Acronyms
ESCO Personnel
ESCO History
GD&T Symbols
100

Known as the 3 C's, all drawings must be described as this. 

What is Clear, Correct, and Complete?

100

Shortened to ECO, all engineers have received an email about how incorrect they were in filling one of these out. 

What is Engineering Change Order?

100

If you found a fit issue with a TopLok you would talk to this team lead.

Who is Darrin Harding? 

100

This is the year ESCO was founded. 

What is 1913? 

100

This tolerance controls the size of a feature.

What is a Limit Tolerance? (will accept ±, range tol)

200

These 3 things are required on all drawings. 

What are datums, tolerances, and critical fit dimensions? 

200

Shortened to GoFAB, this phase is used to describe a specific kind of after-work engineering meeting. 

What is Go For A Beer?

200

The majority of ESCO engineers went to this school.

What is Oregon State University? 

200

This man is the grandson of the founder of ESCO. The building across the street from US 177 is named after him. 

Who is Hank Swigert? 

200

This symbol controls form, orientation, location, and size. 

What is a Profile Tolerance? 

300

These layers are used for visible in view lines (center/phantom lines)

What are layers 100-119? 

300

Shortened to GI, this document is used by the plants in finishing. 

What are Gage Use Instructions? (would accept Gage Instructions)

300

This engineer with a dance background was the mascot for their college. 

Who is Layli Baghdadi?

300

This statue in the Admin guest parking lot has a placard with this plant position on it. 

Who is the Flogger? 

300

This tolerance controls form, orientation and location and is used with the phrase "when in doubt, use ___"

What is Total Runout? 

400

Shortened to PMI, this phrase describes how a product can vary. 

What is Product Manufacturing Information? 

400

Shortened to EPS, this document is used to describe a cast product's characteristics.

What is an Engineering Product Specification?

400

Kevin Stangeland, Chris Carpenter and Justin Sunnarborg all started as part of this ESCO engineering team. 

What is the Dimensional Gage Department?

400

This local restaurant was dubbed "Plant 10" by the workers at Main Plant, known for the beer and pool tables. 

What is McMenamins on 23rd? 

400

This symbol is used to describe a single feature that is broken into multiple parts. 

What is a Continuous Feature?

500

This is the year of ASME Y14.5 standard that ESCO uses. 

What is 2009? 

500

Shortened to MII, this document was used by fitting but is now split into EPS and GI. 

What is Manufactuing and Inspection Instructions? 

500

Alex Rizzuti, Charlie Ollinger, and Scott Seiffert are all part of this exclusive group. 

Who are the WEIR Portland top 20?

500

This legendary product loved by all customers is characterized by a twist and cone to provide a superior fit.

What is Super V? (Will also accept Helilok, Vertalok)

500

Now known as Maximum Material Boundary and Least Material Boundary, this phrase was originally used to describe how tolerance zones can vary when using multiple datuming schemes. 

What is a Virtual Limit Tolerance?