MTL 215 - CNC Mill Process

Credit(s): 3
Lecture/Lab Contact Hours: 2, 2

This course is designed to provide the knowledge and skills required to create a Computer Numerical Control (CNC) program that will convert stock material into a finished product on a vertical machining center. The students will be capable of defining the list of required processes, their logical / optimum sequence, create the complete CNC part program, install the appropriate tools correctly, establish the program zero point, and perform corresponding tool offsets. This course is also an advanced hands-on study of Computer Aided Design/Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAD/CAM) theory and applications using CAD/CAM software. Emphasis is placed on generating programs using advanced modeling techniques for the CNC mill at an intermediate level under moderate instructor supervision. The course is structured to include classroom instructional theory and hands on operation of a CNC vertical machining center.
Applicable toward graduation at Sandburg where program structure permits:
Degree or Certificate: AAS, AGS and Certificates where applicable (1.2)

Offered: Spring
Prerequisite(s): MTL 160 and MTL 165
General Education: Not Applicable