Advanced Manufacturing Courses

The Freshmen will learn the basics of lathe, milling machine, grinder, and drill press operation. They will apply the basic math and blueprint skills learned in the related program to the part production in shop. The student will learn the application of hand and power tools studied in related. The student will also apply basic information concerning heat treatment and metal identification. Most importantly, the student will learn the safety practices needed in the machine shop. The Freshmen will learn hand tool, measuring tool, and machine tool identification. The student will also learn shop math as applied to the job in conjunction with basic blueprint reading and sketching. The student will learn the theories of properly and safely removing stock through the use of varied machine tools. The student will also learn the metal manufacturing process and basic metallurgy.

The Sophomores will learn advanced lathe, milling machine, grinder, and drill press operation. In addition, they will learn basic operation of E.D.M. and C.N.C. machine operation. They will apply the more advanced math and blueprint skills learned in the related program to the part production in the shop. The student will begin the process of unit production in the form of tools that can be used by the student when entering the trade. The concept of multi-level production will be introduced and short production runs will be done by the students organized by the upperclassmen. The Sophomores will learn advanced tooling used on the basic machine tools. Production planning will be taught to efficiently produce machined parts on machine tools. An introduction to E.D.M. and C.N.C. programming will be taught with emphasis on use of proper tooling for the job.

The Juniors will learn the application of standard machine operation to C.N.C. machine functions. The student will set up and run C.N.C. programs in machine language, E.I.A. RS 232, and RS 274 C.N.C. formats. The student will organize and run complex jobs in the machine shop using the Juniors as set-up people and the Freshmen as machine operators. The students will be introduced to basic tool making, die making, and mold making. The Juniors will write C.N.C. programs in machine, RS 232, and RS 274 formats that will be run in the shop. The students will learn advanced blueprint reading and apply it to shop production projects.

The Seniors will learn advanced machine tool operation and planning. The student will focus on an area of the trade into which he/she wishes to enter or remain in general machining sharpening their skills on the basic and advanced machine tool process. The student will be shop floor foreman for a period to learn the skills of working with the public and planning work schedules. The Seniors will learn to design, plan, and organize information to set up an entire machine shop business. The student will estimate job times, costs, and time lines. The students will learn advanced tool and die procedures to plan the production of complex units.