Industrial Maintenance & Technology Machining Course Description

Provides an introduction to CNC machining, mills, and/or lathes. Topics include safety, tooling, control features, offsets, loading, and running programs. Common codes and how to write simple programs are also included.

Course Objectives
At the end of this course, the student should be able to:

1. Understand how to safely operate machine
2. Load and edit a program
3. Recognize common “G” and “M” codes
4. Adjust offsets
5. Basic Machine operation

Course Outline

1. Safety
2. Control Features
   • Modes
     • Edit
     • Memory / Auto
     • Tool Setup
     • MDI
   • Features
     • Speed controls
     • Single block
     • Optional stop
     • Block delete
3. Lathe Setup
   • Machine axis
   • Offsets
   • Tool setup
4. Mill Setup
   • Machine axis
   • Offsets
   • Tool setup
5. Basic Codes
   • Common letters
   • Preparatory (G) codes
   • Miscellaneous (M) codes
6. Testing, Setup and Program
   • Mode of testing program
   • Safe start up