Hybrid programs blend both competency- and time-based strategies,
using a minimum and maximum range of hours for each major job
function and the successful demonstration of identified competencies.
using a minimum and maximum range of hours for each major job
function and the successful demonstration of identified competencies.
CNC Machinist
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Skills
Orientation to Machine Trades
3
Orientation to Machine Trades
3
- Identify and explain opportunities, functions, and requirements of the machining trade.
- Describe the duties and responsibilities of a machinist in your company.
- Define terminology related to the machining trade.
Industrial safety and environmental protection
8
Industrial safety and environmental protection
8
- Perform safety and housekeeping tasks
- Follow OSHA, EPA, and MSDS requirements
- Identify safety rules and regulations in the machine shop
- Carry out assignments while adhering to safety and OSHA guidelines
- Read and interpret MSDS sheets and handle hazardous materials accordingly
- Dispose of petroleum products according to EPA guidelines
- Keep duty station clean and safe for work
- Explain the causes of fires and methods of preventing and extinguishing
Mathematics
5
Mathematics
5
- Perform technical mathematics calculations
- Perform addition, subtraction, multiplication and division of whole numbers fractions and decimals with or without a calculator
- Convert to metric, decimal or fractional measurements
- Use formulas and arithmetic operations to solve for unknown
- Perform right triangle and Trig calculations for unknown
Measurement
4
Measurement
4
- Indentify, describe and use measuring tools
- Indentify, label, and care for measuring instruments such as calipers, height, gage, micrometer, gage blocks, protractor, precision square, gage pins, surface plates, and coordinate measuring machines
- Follow proper measuring procedures using precision measuring equipment
- Apply precision tools and instruments for surface plate work such as angle blocks, tool blocks, transfer gages, parallels and adjustable parallels
Engineering drawings and job planning
7
Engineering drawings and job planning
7
- Interpret and plan job processes from engineering drawings
- Interpret orthographic drawings
- Develop a job process plan and operation sheet for machining processes
- Demonstrate proper sketching techniques for orthographic representation
- Apply proper symbology and notation on orthographic sketches
- Interpret GD&T symbology
- Demonstrate the ability to interpret both 1st angle and 3rd angle projection
Benchwork
16
Benchwork
16
- Identify and use basic hand tools for benchwork
- Identify layout tools and equipment including scribe, center punch, surface plate, dividers, caliper, scale, layout dye
- Layout the location of holes and surfaces to a specified tolerance
- Apply proper scribing techniques
- Apply proper chiseling techniques
- Apply proper saawing techniques including hack saw, horizontal and vertical band saws, and cut-off saws
- Use charts to determine speeds and feeds for various materials and blades
- Choose, mount and weld saw blades
- Set up and perform scroll and contour sawing to a layout
- Apply proper polishing techniques for individual purposes and materials
- Apply proper riveting techniques
- Identify thread types and gauging techniques
- Apply proper tapping techniques using various taps and predrill sizes
- Demonstrate bending techniques calculating stretch length for various materials and thickness
- Use proper hand stamping techniques for letters and numbers
- Hand file radii and chamfers to size
Basic Shop Machinery
6
Basic Shop Machinery
6
- Identify basic power tools for benchwork
- Identify, label and determine safe practices in using various shop machinery including bench grinder, tool grinder, cut-off grinder, drill press
- Apply proper techniques in grinding various tools to proper geometry using the bench grinder and the tool grinder
- Demonstrate ability to dress various grinding wheels
- Demonstrate proper care of grinders and drill press
- Apply calculations for determining speeds and feeds for drilling
Metallurgy and Material Properties
9
Metallurgy and Material Properties
9
- Describe and test characteristics of materials
- Describe common materials and their principal properties relavent to machining tasks
- Explain the changes which heat-treatment imparts to materials
- Test materials hardness using Rockwell, Brinell, Vickers
- Apply calculations to determine tensile-strength, stress-strain, ductility, and yield strength
- Demonstrate knowledge of the steel numbering system
- Apply knowledge of material conditioning techniques such as Quenching, Annealing, Tempering, Flame Hardening, Through Hardening, Case Hardening
- Describe the difficulties associated with hardening
- Apply proper techniques for rust protection
Coordinate Drilling
6
Coordinate Drilling
6
- Perform various precision drilling operations on a coordinate drill
- Identify, label and apply proper safety and care coordinate drill machine
- Calculate feeds and speeds for various materials, drills and other tools
- Demonstrate the ability to perform various operations on a coordinate drill including drilling, counter sink, counter bore, reaming, tapping, boring, milling, and drilling hard material
- Perform proper setup of coordinate drill for various tasks
- Apply knowledge of tool selection and holding devices
Conventional Milling
17
Conventional Milling
17
- Identify milling processes and milling machines
- Identify internal and external milling processes
- Compare differences between horizontal and vertical mills
- Identify, label and apply proper safety and care for mills
- Set up and align machining tools, head, and work holding device
- Select proper tooling and appropriate speeds and feeds
- Operate a vertical mill
- Operate a horizontal mill
- Set up and perform precision milling operations to specified tolerance
- Identify and demonstrate different types of indexing
- Select proper tools for various materials and finishes
- Apply proper surface finish specified on prints and verify using scratch chart and surface measuring device
- Apply sizing and fitting techniques
- Use proper measuring procedures
- Perform operations such as counter sink, counter bore, tapping
- Clean, fill reservoir, and measure coolant for proper balance
- Dispose of used coolant properly
CNC Machining
24
CNC Machining
24
- Identify CNC processes and machines
- Identify CNC control panels
- Use CNC machines in an efficient manner
- Develop an understanding of incremental and absolute positioning
- Identify, label, and apply proper safety procedures for CNC turning centers
- Identify, label, and apply proper safety procedures for CNC milling centers
- Set up and align machining tools, and work holding device
- Select proper tooling and appropriate speeds and feeds
- Operate a CNC milling center
- Operate a CNC turning center
- Develop CNC programs using G and M code
- Identify and demonstrate various types of indexing
- Apply tool offsets
- Perform machine set-up
- Set up and perform precision machining operations to specified tolerance
- Select proper tools for various materials and finishes
- Apply proper surface finish specified on prints and verify using scratch chart and surface measuring device
- Apply sizing and fitting techniques
- Use proper measuring procedures
- Perform operations such as counter sink, counter bore, tapping
- Clean, fill reservoir, and measure coolant for proper balance
- Dispose of used coolant properly
- Develop programs using CAD/CAM software
- Use CAN cycles
Heat Treating
6
Heat Treating
6
- Identify methods and proper heat treating techniques and procedures
- Identify, label, and apply proper safety procedures for heat treating ovens
- Perform hardness testing
- Identify properties of various types of metal
- Develop understanding of hardening processes such as quenching, annealing, normalizing, tempering, flame hardening, case hardening, induction, carburizing, carbonnitriding, nitriding
- Identify numbering system for steel
Electric Discharge Machining
7
Electric Discharge Machining
7
- Identify EDM machines and practices
- Identify, label, and apply proper safety procedures for EDM machines
- Set up and align machining tools, and work holding device
- Demonstrate knowledge of electrode designs and principles
- Demonstrate knowledge of wire EDM practices
- Use software to generate programming for various parts
- Perform general machine maintenance
Surface Grinding
14
Surface Grinding
14
- Identify surface grinding machines and processes
- Identify, label, and apply proper safety procedures
- Set up and align work holding device
- Select proper speeds and feeds
- Select, dress and balance various grinding wheels
- Use proper measuring procedures
- Select proper wheel for various materials and finishes
- Set up and perform precision grinding operations to specified tolerance
- Grind various radii
- Grind angles
- Use sine bar for set up and measurement
- Set up and grind compound angles
- Grind various forms and shapes
- Perform general machine maintenance
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