CNC Milling Course – Hands on Milling - Setter to Engineer

This is an advanced CNC milling course designed for people with good knowledge and experience of the machining process and CNC control and are currently setting jobs on a regular basis and are looking to develop the skills required to identify best methods of manufacturing and optimise part manufacturing on CNC mills.

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Description

Course Aim:

The course is aimed at operators looking to acquire new and upgrade existing skills, and at adult learners with knowledge and experience of the machining process looking to produce a component from scratch.

The course is suitable for customers with CNC lathes who are using ISO programming. Course content covers 3 axis machines with the consideration of 4 and 5 axis configuration machines.

Each module of the course will be delivered at the CNC machine with live demonstrations of each step over the course duration. Ideally candidates will provide an example of a typical part they produce.

Candidates must wear appropriate PPE.

Learner Profile:

This course is designed for setters/programmers already competent in understanding the standard ISO codes for turning and are competent in basic machine setting practices.

What you will get:

At the end of the course the participants will have acquired the skills to enable them to identify and implement a process to manufacturing required components on CNC Precision mills. Ideally candidates will provide an example of a typical part they produce for discussion and demonstration purposes. They will have mapped out a suitable manufacturing process relevant to their own production environment.

Course Content (Modules):

Day 1 Module 1 Job Planning


· Machine health and Safety – PPE, interlocks, emergency stops


· Job planning – approach to job, roughing operations, finishing operations, cycle time considerations


· 3, 4 and 5 axis and horizontal machine considerations for part production


· Multiple part production V single part production


· Material selection – how much to leave on, reducing waste


· Tool selection – more or less tools, higher MMR


Day 2 Module 2 Work holding selection and Design principles


· Work holding selection – hard jaws, soft jaws, forces, considerations


· Soft jaw preparation and machining.


· Fixture design – clamping methods and optimisations


· Zero point fixturing


· Standardisation across jobs – same datum points,


Day 3 Module 3 Optimisation and Automation


· Optimisation of programs – reduced rapid movements, tool stations configurations


· Consideration for automation – swarf, coolant management,


· Tool life management – sister tools, Tool load monitoring


· Create process for own parts


· Scenarios test cutting of parts

Duration/Delivery Mode:

3 Days






Face to Face Practical Classroom and Workshop. (Facilitator Led)







Certification:

CPD Engineers Ireland