MACH 196 Capstone Project

6 credits

The capstone project allows the student to demonstrate their accumulated knowledge and abilities in precision machining by creating a complicated assembly. The project may be selected from a provided list, or it may be one of the student’s choosing, as long as it meets the minimum requirements and receives instructors’ approval.

Prerequisites: MACH 143, MACH 145, MACH 162, and MACH 175

Corequisites: MACH 241

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

Produce a part per advanced blueprint specifications
Solve problems using online resources
Calculate required information from drawing
Setup required inspection procedures
Research technical specifications using online technical manuals
Plan a process which uses time efficiently to create a part
Index parts
Mill parts to close tolerances
Slot parts
Key cut ways

Program Outcomes
This course teaches to the following program outcomes:

be prepared with skills to perform entry-level CNC machining and manual machining
perform CAD/CAM programming and manual programming
combine manual and CNC skills to produce a capstone project of complex parts
set up and operate machine tools with a minimum of supervision

Global Outcomes
This course teaches to the global outcome of communication.

Total Hours: 110 Lecture Hours: 10 Lab or Clinical Hours: 100