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Aug 31, 2024
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2022-2023 College Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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WLD 264A - Introduction to CNC Plasma Arc Welding: Module A 2 Credits, 3 Contact Hours 1 lecture period 2 lab periods
Procedures and techniques in Computer Numerical Control (CNC) plasma arc cutting. Includes health, safety, and environmental practices; history of plasma arc cutting; software and coordinate systems; tool paths, importing images, and cutting with a CNC plasma machine.
Prerequisite(s): CAD 101 or CAD 117 ; WLD 110 and WLD 261 . Information: Prerequisite(s) may be waived with welding industry experience. Constitutes approximately first one-half of WLD 264 . WLD 264A and WLD 264B combined are equivalent to WLD 264 .
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Course Learning Outcomes
- Demonstrate all safety protocol.
- Use appropriate terminology in the CNC plasma arc cutting process.
- Import images into Torchmate CAD.
- Demonstrate and determine process for setting arc length and travel speeds for various materials
Outline:
- Health, Safety, and Environmental Practices
- Eye and ear protection
- Electric shock
- Arc rays
- Fumes and gases
- Fire and explosion
- Cylinder handling
- Pinch and crush points
- Plasma Cutting Terminology
- Definitions
- Applications
- Plasma Cutting Equipment
- How plasma cutting works
- Manual plasma cutting
- CNC-operated plasma cutting
- Process variables
- Consumables
- Gas selection
- Cut quality
- CNC Related Software and Coordinate Systems
- File types
- CNC software
- Coordinate systems
- G-Code Programming
- Code letters
- Using G-Code
- G-Codes supported
- Introduction to tool paths
- Tool path types
- Tool path offset
- Applications
- Torchmate Driver Software User Interface
- Main screen features
- Menus
- Pull-down menu bar
- File
- Configuration
- Controller
- View
- Coordinates
- Favorites
- Boxes
- DRO
- Tool path viewport
- Control panels
- G-Code
- Jog
- Point
- Test Cutting
- Set amperage
- Set the height
- Run the line speed test
- Set the best voltage
- Introduction to Torchmate CAD
- Mainscreen features
- Importing Images into Torchmate CAD
- Vector graphics
- Raster images
- Importing raster images
- Basic CAD Project
- Sizing a part
- Round corners
- Add text
- Create bridges
- Creating a tool path
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