MANUFACTURING PROCESSES & MATERIALS (MACHINING)
Principles of CNC
For engineers, machinists, quality personnel, production personnel, sales engineers, tool and die makers, apprentices, maintenance personnel, CNC operators
Students engaged in this course learn about the Cartesian Coordinate System, reference point and types of reference points in CNC, tool offset, wear offset, work offset, methods used for programming, structure of a program and function of a program. Students will also learn CNC roles, history, responsibilities and basic G and M codes including preparatory functions.
Time Commitment: 4 hours / Cost: $175 REGISTER NOW
FANUC CNC Control
For CNC programmers, CNC setup personnel, mold makers, die makers, machinists, CNC operators, engineers, supervisors
Content offered through this course include the purpose and functions of a FANUC control, the display screen, programming controls, operations such as program selection, rotating or indexing an axis, power ON and OFF, input and edit a tool offset, resetting the part counter and machine stoppage. Other material includes using soft keys, information on screens and windows, machine operations controls and basic troubleshooting.
Time Commitment: 4 hours / Cost: $175 REGISTER NOW
Principles of Turning
For production personnel, apprentices, inspectors, quality engineers, tool and die makers, CNC machinists, mold makers and machinists
This course engages the student by describing the function and purpose of a lathe, products and major developments in turning. Students will learn about the axes of movement, major components and the functions of these components. Other areas of instruction include the three variables that affect cutting, operations performed on CNC lathes and the major classifications of lathes.
Time Commitment: 4 hours / Cost: $75 REGISTER NOW
Principles of Grinding
For tool makers, machinists, entry level personnel, maintenance technicians
Course instruction includes an introduction to grinding (function and purpose), major components of a surface grinder, function and purpose of the components and component movement related to axis of travel. Other course content includes grinder classification, types of grinding machines and variables associated with each type of grinder.
Time Commitment: 3 hours / Cost: $75 REGISTER NOW
Principles of Machining Centers
For tool makers, machinists, entry level personnel, maintenance technicians, CNC operators, CNC programmers
Students will learn about function and purpose of a machining center, types of machining centers and advantages (horizontal and vertical), three basic movements and how decisions are made regarding a horizontal or vertical machining center. Other instruction includes how parts are cut, variables that affect metal cutting and all possible axes on a machining center.
Time Commitment: 4 hours / Cost: $75 REGISTER NOW
Principles of Materials – Ferrous Metals
For tool makers, machinists, entry level personnel, maintenance technicians, CNC operators, CNC programmers
Course instruction includes how metal knowledge benefits the company, defining ferrous metal, function, purpose and properties of elements in metals, steelmaking process and how metal properties affect material selection. Other coursework includes classes of ferrous metals, effects of alloying elements, identification of steels and ferrous metal nomenclature.
Time Commitment: 6 hours / Cost: $75 REGISTER NOW
Principles of Materials – Non-ferrous Metals
For production personnel, apprentices, inspectors, quality engineers, tool and die makers, CNC machinists, mold makers and machinists
Students will learn the difference between ferrous and non-ferrous materials, classes of aluminum and copper, elements of aluminum and aluminum alloys, material identification and the most important properties of non-ferrous metals. Other course instruction includes material selection, casting and wrought formation techniques, chemical makeup and properties of copper and common alloying elements and their effect on non-ferrous metals.
Time Commitment: 8 hours / Cost: $75 REGISTER NOW
Introduction to Metallurgy
For production personnel, apprentices, inspectors, quality engineers, tool and die makers, CNC machinists, mold makers and machinists
This 11-module course provides an introduction to metallurgy. Students will learn how alloy composition and microscopic structures within metals are manipulated using common manufacturing processes to obtain specific mechanical properties. This knowledge will help students understand the importance of the selection and control of the composition of an alloy and the manufacturing process parameters used during component fabrication. This will help students address decisions and problems related to product and process development, supplier evaluation and selection, quality improvement, and root cause analysis. Problems within the course modules provide examples of real metallurgy problems while testing student knowledge. A quiz follows most of the modules, including:
- Introduction
- Composition
- Microscopic structures
- Crystal defects
- Diffusion
- Microstructure Evaluation
- Tensile Testing
- Hardness Testing
- Metal Strengthening: Cold Working, Grain Size Reduction, and Solid Solution Hardening
- Metal Strengthening: Precipitation Hardening Heat Treatment
- Metal Strengthening: Steel Heat Treating
Time Commitment: 4 hours / Cost: $180 REGISTER NOW
Introduction to Steel Heat Treating
For design engineers, manufacturing engineers, quality engineers, sourcing specialists
This course is a good follow-up to basic metallurgy. teaches about common heat treating processes and how they are used to manipulate the microstructure of steels to obtain specific mechanical properties. Students will learn about the metallurgy of steel, the effects of heat treating temperature and cooling rate on microstructure and properties, and the effects of the interaction between heat treating process parameters and steel composition on steel microstructure and strength. The knowledge gained will help students address metallurgy decisions and problems related to steel alloy selection, process development, and supplier selection.
The course is divided into eight modules with a quiz after each module, including:
- Introduction
- Metallurgy of Steel
- Steel Phase Diagram
- Phase Transformations in Steel
- Annealing and Normalizing
- Through Hardening
- Case Hardening
- Surface Hardening
Time Commitment: 5 hours / Cost: $240 REGISTER NOW
Principles of Tooling
For entry level employees, apprentices, inspectors, toolmakers, machinists, CNC operators, engineers, production personnel
Students will learn tooling basics such as cutting principles and cutting tools, types of cutting tools, single and multiple point cutting tools, uses of cutting tool, cutting tool relationships to the machining processes and the role of the machine operator. Other information includes tool selection and tool life, tool materials, tool coatings, and the advantages of tool coatings on cutter performance. Also included are tool defect identification, causes of tool defects and defining tool life.
Time Commitment: 3 hours / Cost: $75 REGISTER NOW
Tooling for Turning
For entry level employees, apprentices, inspectors, toolmakers, machinists, CNC operators, engineers, quality engineers, production personnel
Individuals engaged in this course will learn about the turning process, types and purposes of turning tools, common components of a tool holder, tool holder identification, insert nomenclature, insert identification codes, tool holder identification codes, boring bar identification codes and positions of these types of tooling. Other information will include information contained in a tooling plan, care of inserts and tool holders, insert/work holder assembly as well as mounting, importance of monitoring damage that includes submitting damage reports.
Time Commitment: 6 hours / Cost: $75 REGISTER NOW
Tooling for Machining Centers
For entry level employees, apprentices, inspectors, toolmakers, machinists, CNC operators, engineers, production personnel, machine setup personnel
Students enrolled in this course will be able to identify the types of machining centers, types and purposes of tooling used in these machines and the components of a tool holder. Other content includes insert nomenclature, code systems, insert identification and non-indexable tools. Individuals will also learn about changing inserts, tool installation, installing a cutting body onto a tool holder, the tooling plan, store and care of tools and damage reporting.
Time Commitment: 4 hours / Cost: $75 REGISTER NOW
Tooling for Grinding
For entry level employees, apprentices, inspectors, toolmakers, machinists, CNC operators, engineers, quality engineers, grinding production personnel
Individuals enrolled in this course will investigate grinding wheels and the grinding process, grinding wheel nomenclature, proper care of grinding wheels, basic grinding wheel safety, dressing a grinding wheel, truing a grinding wheel and how to properly mount a grinding wheel. Other course content includes how abrasive grains cut, basic shapes and profiles of wheels, wheel storage, wheel color and characteristics, setting up the dressing process and verification if the wheel is true.
Time Commitment: 5 hours / Cost: $75 REGISTER NOW
Tooling for Tapping
For entry level employees, apprentices, inspectors, toolmakers, machinists, CNC operators, engineers, quality engineers, production personnel, drill press personnel
Students enrolled in this course will learn about the tapping process, tapping tools, features of tapping tools, tapping tool holder nomenclature, tapping tool holders and tapping operations. Other course information will include thread form identification, thread theory, thread percentage, hole diameters for thread forming, machining fluids, types of thread relief, thread measurements, and common coatings used on taps.
Time Commitment: 5 hours / Cost: $75 REGISTER NOW
Principles of Coolants and Oils
For entry level employees, apprentices, toolmakers, machinists, CNC operators, engineers, quality engineers, production personnel, supervisors
This course will provide students with an introduction to coolants and oils, oil based cutting fluids, chemical based cutting fluids, gases and machine lubricants including machine oils. Students will also learn about friction, function of oils and cutting fluids, differences between cutting oils and machine oils, synthetic cutting fluids, straight cutting oil, compound cutting oil, gases used in the machining process and machine limitations using different oils and fluids.
Time Commitment: 5 hours / Cost: $75 REGISTER NOW