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

(0-6-4)

Course Description

This course provides additional instruction in part holding and fixture design. Students will 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
  • List safety precautions that can be followed in fixture design to ensure proper part loading by machine operator.
  • List safety procedures for first run of new programs.
  • List operation safety procedures.

Fixture Design and Manufacturing

  • Design fixtures for part holding on CNC machines.
  • Identify and explain uses for dowel pins and shoulder bolts.
  • Manufacture a part fixture for CNC machine use.

Practical Applications

  • Evaluate part print for manufacturing methods.
  • Determine order of operations for part manufacturing.
  • Determine part holding and program zero location.
  • Determine cutting tools required and order of use.
  • Program parts per drawing specifications for manufacturing on CNC machine tools.
  • Setup and load program into CNC machine tool for part manufacturing.
  • Dry run, run, and edit part program for part manufacturing.