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This training is held in German.
This compact and practice-oriented training provides you with important basics for a better technical understanding in procurement, purchasing or sales. You will learn to read technical drawings and to recognize and understand technical correlations. You will also learn about production processes, manufacturing methods and machine tools in the metalworking industry. You will be able to discuss technical problems with your internal or external partners in a well-founded manner and set priorities in the interests of procurement or sales.
Contents
Excursus: Interface between product development and production process
Reading and understanding technical drawings
- Introduction "Technical drawing".
- Drawing types, drawing formats, title blocks, display formats, etc.
- Representation of components/workpieces.
- Representation using various projection methods, representation using sections, etc.
- Standard-compliant dimensioning of workpieces.
- Tolerances for dimensions (according to 2768-1).
- Nominal dimension, deviation, limit and actual dimensions, tolerance classes, general tolerances, etc.
- Tolerances for shape and position (according to 2768-2).
- Surface finish.
- Tolerance principles.
- Fits.
- Clearance fit, interference fit, transition fit.
- Soldered and welded joints.
Mechanical manufacturing processes and machine tools
- The most important manufacturing processes in the metalworking industry.
- Primary molding (casting, sintering, extrusion, etc.).
- Forming (bending, deep drawing, rolling, forging, etc.).
- Cutting (turning, milling, shear cutting, grinding, etc.).
- Joining (bonding, welding, soldering).
- Coating process, fabric changes.
- Differentiation of the various manufacturing processes.
- Casting or machining?
- Laser cutting, nibbling or punching?
- Testing technology.
- Measurement deviations, mechanical and electronic measuring devices, surface testing methods.
- Various machine tools and processing machines.
Excursus: Production management
Learning environment
In your online learning environment, you will find useful information, downloads and extra services for this qualification measure after you have registered.
Your benefit
- You will learn from a practitioner what you need to know as a technical purchaserssales persons in order to achieve your purchasing and sales goals with confidence.
- You will gain a basic insight into the way technology thinks and works.
- You will gain knowledge that will enable you to communicate better when making purchasing or procurement decisions and in internal/external discussions.
- You strengthen your position in your own company as a recognized partners of the technical departments.
- You act professionally towards customers and internal departments such as production, design and R&D.
Please bring your own technical drawings.
Methods
In-person events
trainer, exercises, practical cases, discussion, exchange of experience. Reading of own technical drawings in small groups with individual solution support.
Live online events
Trainer input, exercises, practical cases, discussion, exchange of experience. Reading of own technical drawings in small groups with individual solution support.
Recommended for
Lateral/newcomers, purchasers, dispatchers and sales specialists who procure or sell technical goods and want to build up or improve their technical background knowledge in order to strengthen their negotiating position in purchasing and sales decisions and preparatory discussions in-house.
Further recommendations for "Technical knowledge for purchasers: indispensable basic know-how"
Attendees comments
"Very well structured slides that are easy to understand, very competent speaker."
Isabella Boyks
participant Live-Online-Training, Knorr Bremse SfN GmbH
"The trainer was patient and very competent - he responded very well to individual needs."
Thees Glabisch
participant Live-Online-Training, Nordic Mechanical Engineering
Seminar evaluation for "Technical knowledge for purchasers: essential basic know-how"
4.2 from 5
with 256 ratings
training content:
4
Content comprehensibility:
4.1
Practical relevance:
4
Trainer expertise:
4.7
Participant orientation:
4.4
Method variety:
4
On-site training together
Booking number
5983
5983
€ 1.440,-
plus VAT
2 days
in 2 locations
2 Events
German
Joint online training
Booking number
33558
33558
€ 1.440,-
plus VAT
2 days
Online
on 07.10.2025
German
Start dates and details
18.08.2025
Frankfurt a. M.
Booking number:
5983
€ 1.440,- plus VAT.
€ 1,713.60 incl. VAT.
Days & Times
2 days
Monday, 18.08.2025
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Tuesday, 19.08.2025
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Fee includes
The participation fee includes
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.
07.10.2025
Live-Online
Booking number:
33558
€ 1.440,- plus VAT.
€ 1,713.60 incl. VAT.
Course
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Days & Times
2 days
Tuesday, 07.10.2025
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Wednesday, 08.10.2025
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
11.12.2025
Berlin
Booking number:
5983
€ 1.440,- plus VAT.
€ 1,713.60 incl. VAT.
Days & Times
2 days
Thursday, 11.12.2025
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Friday, 12.12.2025
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Fee includes
The participation fee includes
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.
Training is guaranteed to take place
Booking number:
5983
€ 1.440,- plus VAT.
€ 1,713.60 incl. VAT.
Details
2 days
Fee includes
The participation fee includes
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.
Booking number:
33558
€ 1.440,- plus VAT.
€ 1,713.60 incl. VAT.
Details
2 days
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