Machine Tool Technology

Provides a foundational introduction to computer-numerical control machining, including its history, evolution, use, and application in the industry. Also include an overview of different types of formatting and codes as well as approaches.

Provides opportunities for the simultaneous application of knowledge gained in CNCP 241.

Examines the purpose and history of computer-numerical-controlled machines (CNC) and provides instruction in the writing of basic CNC programs using the incremental and absolute methods of the Cartesian coordinate system. Also prepares students to write individual manual programs that include standard industrial preparatory and miscellaneous codes for machine tool programming.

Provides instruction in the safe set-up and operation of CNC machines and practical training in entering programs, setting tool lengths, proving and modifying programs, and handling and transferring data and use of Computer Aided Manufacturing software.

Offers an introduction to computer-aided machining (CAM), including programming jobs directly from CAD data and from prints by geometric definition. Covers two-and-one-half and 3-axis programming and manual programming applying standard industry codes to CNC lathes and machining centers.

Provides advanced instruction in the operation of CNC machines and CAM programming, including entering and editing programs, handling and transferring data through direct numerical control (DNC), and performing set-up and fixturing of parts and machines.

Provides an introduction to basic electrical theory: how voltage is produced; the use of Ohm’s Law to relate current, voltage, and resistance; series and parallel circuits; electromagnetism; and DC and AC systems. Introduces basic electric power components: batteries, generators, motors, transformers, solenoids, relays, fuses, and circuit breakers.

Familiarizes students with the principles of motor control and controllers and industrial wiring, including the principles of electrical safety with the use of the National Electrical Code. Provides an introduction to residential and commercial wiring along with practice in the safe construction of simple wiring circuits.

Offers an introduction to the occupation and industry of machinists, tool and die makers, and related specialists. Includes accident prevention, basic metal properties, and development of knowledge and competency in the safe utilization, operation, and maintenance of hand tools, portable power tools, measuring instruments, wire wheels and buffers, belt sanders, drilling machines, cutoff and contour machines, pedestal grinders, tool grinders, and lathes, as well as in the use of lubricants and coolants.

Through hands-on training and shop projects, students learn the skills required of machinists and workers in directly related crafts, including the safe utilization, operation, and maintenance of hand tools, portable power tools, measuring instruments, cutoff and contour machines, pedestal grinders, tool grinders, and lathes.

Covers accident prevention and the safe utilization, operation, and maintenance of lathes (part two), Bridgeport mills, shapers, planers, vertical mills, horizontal mills, precision instruments, and surface grinders.

Through hands-on training and shop projects, students learn the skills required for safe utilization, operation, and maintenance of lathes, Bridgeport mills, shapers and planers, vertical mills, horizontal mills, precision instruments, and surface grinders.

Introduces the principles of foundry work (forging and casting), cutting speeds and feeds, surface grinding, chords and bolt circle calculations, milling machines, and the use of the machinery handbook.

Further develops skills previously introduced and provides training in turning, threading, knurling, milling, surface grinding, heat treating, blueprint reading, and inspection.

Introduces concepts of Lean Manufacturing, waste reduction in manufacturing, Six Sigma concepts on reducing variation in manufacturing, and Total Productive Maintenance (the process of using machines, equipment, employees, and supporting processes to maintain and improve the integrity of production and the quality of systems).

Provides training in safety topics associated with workplace hazards, including the recognition, avoidance, abatement, and prevention of workplace hazards, and provides overview information regarding OSHA, including workers’ rights and employer responsibilities. Qualified students will receive the OSHA 30 card at the completion of the course.

Covers tool and cutter grinding, gear manufacturing and nomenclature, electrical discharge machining (EDM), geometric tolerances, indexing, dividing heads, and an introduction to numerical control.

Continues MACH 232 with additional shop projects designed to introduce new skills and enhance previously learned skills. Increased emphasis is placed on proficiency and productivity.

Emphasizes individual shop projects involving many phases of machining, machine rebuilding, production set-ups, and tool and die making. Students serve as shop foreman on a rotating basis.

Offers additional shop work with individual hands-on projects involving various phases of machining, machine rebuilding, production set-ups, and tool and die making. Students serve as shop foreman on a rotating basis.

Introduces basic principles of industrial hydraulics and pneumatics, including types of fluids and their use to transmit power throughout various circuits. Examines pumps, compressors, circuit components and their application and control, and covers such elements as flow, pressure, force, temperature, torque, speed, horsepower, efficiency, fluid, and system conditioning, as well as component and circuit performance, selection, and specification. Emphasizes the theoretical and practical aspects of each topic.

A detailed overview of the field of additive manufacturing/3D printing. Emphasizes foundational concepts, processes, materials, and the use of CAD related to the processes.

A detailed overview of the field of robotic manufacturing/automated systems technology. Emphasizes concepts, processes, materials, and programming for automated manufacturing techniques. Includes robot terminology, communications, applications, and safety.

Addresses more complex topics in the field of additive manufacturing/3D printing. Emphasizes complex processes, materials, and the use of CAD related to the processes. Includes troubleshooting techniques and advancements being made in the field.

An in-depth, continuation of MACH 272, explores more complex topics in the field of robotic manufacturing/automated systems technology. Emphasizes complex processes, materials, and various types of automation. Explores troubleshooting techniques and advancements being made in the field.

A comprehensive introduction to electric discharge machining/subtractive manufacturing method for machining, this course covers: EDM definitions and processes, benefits and challenges associated with EDM, and applications.

Provides foundational information regarding the processes of fabrication and rigging to include: terminology, practices, processes, safety, equipment, and inspection.

Provides a foundational and detailed overview of industrial maintenance. Emphasizes industry competencies related to machining and repair, including safety, processes, procedures, tools, and process control.

Provides foundational and detailed overview of transmission and alignment to include processes, procedures, regulation, and operations.

Provides foundational information related to the interconnection of systems and/or devices. Emphasizes terminology, tools, techniques, and troubleshooting specifically for machining.

Building on information from MECH 282, gives a more detailed and complex coverage of industrial maintenance for machining. Emphasizes industry competencies related to machining, including safety, processes, procedures, tools, and process control. Also includes future forward developments in the field.

Building on elements of MECH 283, provides a detailed and more complex coverage of topics related to transmission and alignment, including processes, procedures, regulation, and operations. Also includes emphasis on future forward developments in the field and complex troubleshooting.

Building on concepts covered in MECH 284, provides complex information related to the interconnection of systems and/or devices. Emphasizes terminology, tools, techniques, and troubleshooting specifically for machining and Machine Repair. Also includes future forward developments in the field and complex troubleshooting techniques.

Expands on the introduction to the fundamentals of hydraulics and pneumatics principles provided in MACH 263. Through the use of trainers and other hands-on lab activities, instructs the learner to recognize and understand many different components used in industrial hydraulics and pneumatics. Emphasizes complex theoretical and practical problem solving related to fluid/air power.

Builds on foundational information regarding the processes of fabrication and rigging in MECH 281. Emphasizes future forward developments in the field and in technology related to the field, as well as troubleshooting.

Covers metallurgical theory and practice, including hardening, hardness testing, specimen preparation, and recognition and analysis of crystal structures using metallographic equipment.

Examines the theory and practical applications of metallurgy through involvement in class presentations and laboratory exercises, including laboratory projects that consist of a comparison of the effects of tempering on carbon-based tool steels and preparation of tensile specimens utilizing tensile testing equipment.