AMCA 2150 Syllabus

Safety
   Order                 Description
      1                      Explain the safety measures and problems which apply specifically to automated 
                              movements of cutting tools on a lathe.
      2                      Demonstrate programming procedures for safe part run.
      3                      Identify safety problems with tool turret indexing or tail stock applications.
      4                      Determine what work holding devices and support attachments would cause problems
                              during automated operations.

 

Programming Calculations
   Order                 Description
      1                      Calculate proper feeds, speeds, and depth of cuts for given cutters for given part
                              programs for the CNC Lathe.
      2                      Calculate proper cutter positions for rough and finish passes on given part shapes when
                              programming for a CNC Lathe.
      3                      Calculate drilling depth for given drill diameters for holes in CNC Lathe programs.
      4                      Calculate drill peck amounts for given drill diameter and part materials for CNC Lathe
                              programs.

 

Program Codes and Structure
   Order                 Description
      1                      Define the various G and M codes and their functions used in CNC Lathe programming.
      2                      Discuss the related machine tool movements resulting from the codes entered into the
                              programmable controller of a CNC Lathe.
      3                      Determine order of operations, part holding, and part referencing for given part
                              programs to be ran on a CNC Lathe.
      4                      Determine proper tooling for given part programs to be run on a CNC Lathe.
      5                      Program linear and circular interpolation moves on a CNC Lathe.
      6                      Program required hole operations on a CNC Lathe for a given part shape.
      7                      Demonstrate proper use of canned cycles in CNC Lathe part programming.
      8                      Demonstrate proper use of tool nose radius compensation in CNC Lathe part
                              programming.
      9                      Discuss use of program looping and sub-programs in CNC Lathe part programming.