AMCA 2170 Syllabus

Subject Code

AMCA

Course Number

2170

Course Title

CNC Practical Applications

Prerequisites

AMCA 2110, AMCA 2130, AMCA 2150

Corequisites

Terms Offered

Offered Fall

Credit Hours

(0-6-3)

Course Description

This course provides additional instruction in part holding and fixture design. Students will also gain additional experience in print-to-part development of CNC programming. Topics include safety, fixture design and manufacturing, and CNC part manufacturing.

Course Outcomes

Safety
   Order                  Description
      1                    List safety precautions that can be followed in fixture design to ensure proper part loading
                                by machine operator.
      2                      List safety procedures for first run of new programs.
      3                        List operation safety procedures.

Fixture Design and Manufacturing
   Order                  Description
      1                      Design fixtures for part holding on CNC machines.
      2                      Identify and explain uses for dowel pins and shoulder bolts.
      3                      Manufacture a part fixture for CNC machine use.

Practical Applications
   Order                  Description
      1                        Evaluate part print for manufacturing methods.
      2                        Determine order of operations for part manufacturing.
      3                      Determine part holding and program zero location.
      4                      Determine cutting tools required and order of use.
      5                      Program parts per drawing specifications for manufacturing on CNC machine tools.
      6                      Setup and load program into CNC machine tool for part manufacturing.
      7                        Dry run, run, and edit part program for part manufacturing.