Most manufacturing facilities have a variety of brands of CNC machinery which use a variety of computer controls. In today's more competitive environment, these shops need trained personnel with the skills that match their equipment. This course was designed to help you meet that demand by using a powerful combination of video-based instruction and CD-ROM based testing and simulation.
What's Covered: This MasterTask course, like its companion course Mastering CNC Lathes, provides instruction on all of the operating and set up tasks. Since most tasks require the use of the computer controls, once a task is identified, the student learns how it is performed on various models of CNC control. These can include any of the 17 most common GE Fanuc, Fanuc, General Numeric, Okuma and Mazak controls the course covers. It is estimated that 90% of the machining centers and turning centers in shops today use one of the controls covered by this course. Course covers the following model controls: GE Fanuc 0M, 6M, 10M, 11M, 12M 15M, 16M and 18M; Mazak M2, M32, M32, M-Plus; Okuma OSP-5000, OSP-5000M, OSP-500MG, OSP-500M and OSP-7000M. This broad exposure to the way control manufacturers handle each task also gives students the ability to handle other brands of controls not specifically covered by the course.
Focused Testing: To focus the testing process, specific control models can be selected for each student when they are initially registered in the computer. This allows a person to be tested more thoroughly on the controls they may be using. Best of all, your students will be able to perform job tasks on a realistic simulation of the control(s) selected without the need for your school to make a large investment in additional lab equipment.
Eliminate Damage to Lab Equipment: You can ill afford to have students damage an expensive piece of lab equipment or to not have that equipment available for a class. Plus, because budget limitations reduce the amount of lab equipment available, it can be difficult to provide an opportunity for "hands on" experience with all students. The CD-ROM testing in this course provides realistic simulations of each of the CNC control models covered. All students can try a task on any or all models of CNC control without the fear of making a potentially dangerous mistake.
Single or Multi-course Design: Mastering CNC Machining Centers is divided into 5 courses. Each course has between 4 and 6 lessons. The normal sequence of learning builds the skills starting with machinery operator, then setup operator, and finally setup-programmer. If separate courses are appropriate, courses 1, 2 and 3 can be offered as a Machining Center Operator course. A setup operator course can be offered using the course 4 materials, while a setup-programmer course can be administered with the materials from course 5 .
Course 1: The Basic CNC Machining Center
Course 2: Understanding Part Programs
Course 3: Machining Center Operator Skills
Course 4: Basic Setup and Programming Skills
Course 5: Advanced Setup Skills
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A Typical Lesson Sequence: Each course includes a number of lessons. For example, Course 1 has four lessons. The instruction for each lesson is found on a professionally produced color videocassette. After viewing a lesson video, the student can turn to the work sheet for that lesson found in the Student Guide for that course. Answers to the Student Guide work sheet questions are found in the Instructor's Guide. After completing a Student Guide test, the person can begin the CD-ROM test. If the instructor selected all models of control when registering the individual, all test questions will be presented. If a specific model of control was selected, questions which are specific to other model controls will not be presented.
Classroom or Open Entry: The course ware provides the flexibility to enable the offering of either conventional classroom or Open-Entry Open-Exit techniques. The use of videocassette based source material allows either instructor-led or individualized instruction. The rate of progression through the CD-ROM tests can be easily controlled by the instructor by activating or deactivating the tests within the computer. The computerized record of each student's progress provides feedback to the instructor at any time.
To Learn More: To learn more about any of these topics, return to "Mastering CNC Machining Centers" and order the FREE Sample Video and CD-ROM by clicking on FREE SAMPLES.