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Aug 31, 2024
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2022-2023 College Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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MAC 160 - Computer Numerical Control (CNC) Lathe Programming 4 Credits, 6 Contact Hours 2 lecture periods 4 lab periods
Operations and procedures for Computer Numerical Control (CNC) Lathe. Includes review of CNC concepts and programming, diagnosis and correction of programming errors, advanced programming for CNC Lathes.
Prerequisite(s): GTM 105 and MAC 150 . Information: Prerequisites may be waived with industry experience and faculty approval.
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Course Learning Outcomes
- Discuss CNC concepts and programming basics that will include operator setup knowledge with tool setting.
- Demonstrate ability to create part program.
- Demonstrate part and tooling setup for a 2 axis CNC Lathe.
- Perform in-process part inspection.
- Pass NIMS CNC Lathe Programming Set-up and Operations Credential.
Outline:
- Review of CNC Concepts and Programming
- Safety procedures
- Cartesian coordinate system
- Absolute and incremental positioning
- Order of operation, process planning, and documentation
- Trigonometry used in calculating cutter path
- Operator level understanding of CNC machine operations
- Part programming
- Diagnosis and Correction of Programming Errors
- Operator error
- Dimensional error
- Machine error
- Advanced Programming for CNC Lathes
- Part programming using cutter compensation
- Use of tool offsets in machine operations to produce parts
- Tooling used in production machining
- Special tooling
- Fixtures
- Part(s) inspection
- Programming techniques used in production
- Advanced canned cycles
- Subprograms and routines
- Loops and repeat functions
- Tooling requirements
- Tooling used
- Feeds and speeds
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