Course Description
The student will plan, G code program, and machine parts on a CNC machining center. The student will demonstrate the components of planning the machining of parts on a CNC milling machine, tool qualifications and definitions, safety set-up, proper use of preparatory commands, miscellaneous functions, incremental and absolute modes, tool path and offset programming.
Course Fee
$75
At the end of this course, students will be able to:
- Describe the difference between NC and CNC machines
- Identify tool qualifications
- Plan, program and machine parts on a CNC Milling Machine
- Describe necessary safety requirements of CNC machining and programming
- Describe the different ways of entering programs into a CNC control
- Give the advantages and disadvantages of CNC machining
- Describe Cartesian Coordinate system
- Describe the difference between incremental and absolute positioning
- Identify machine axes addresses
- List the steps involved in process planning
- Calculate part coordinates, and RPM, SFM, IPM, and IPR for different cutting tools
- Describe carbide insert identification system
General Education Distribution Area
AAS Technical Elective