MACH 107 Production and Inspection

5 credits

Students will gain experience making parts in a CNC machine shop environment. Students will run milled and turned parts, check for precise dimensional accuracy, troubleshoot error codes, monitor coolant levels, adjust cutter compensation, and set tool length offsets.

Prerequisites: ABED 046 (or placement into ENGL 093 or higher) and MATH 087 (or placement into MATH 098 or higher)

Corequisites: MACH 109

Course Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

Maintain a safe working environment
Demonstrate proper use of job planning sheets to verify setup and run a program
Inspect and maintain dimensions within print tolerances during production runs
Demonstrate understanding of statistical process control (SPC)
Complete operator tie-in sheets
Inspect a first article and complete proper documentation
Demonstrate ability to plan for production
Setup and maintain an organized workspace
Monitor coolant levels and quality
Troubleshoot machine error codes
Adjust and verify cutter compensation on machine to adjust size of machined parts
Set and check tool length offsets (TLO) on CNC machine
Observe, identify and demonstrate proper lockout/tagout procedures
Identify and interpret safety data sheets

Total Hours: 90 Theory (Lecture) Hours: 10 Guided Practice (Lab or Clinical) Hours: 80