2015-2016 Catalog

MAC 205 Intro to CNC Milling Operations

Provides transitional information between conventional machining applications and the typical applications found in Computer Numerical Control Machining. Topics may consist of Numerical Control Systems, The Cartesian Coordinate System, High Efficiency Tooling Applications, Objectives of Numerical Control, Calculating Speed and Feed Rates, Defining and Calculating Tool Motion, Fixturing Requirements, Basic Program Structure, Programming Codes, and Basic Conversational Programming. Operations of NC machines will be required.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

MAC 100, MAC 101, MAC 102, MAC 110, MAC 120 and MAT 108. (Students who test at equivalent competency to MAT 108 may take a challenge exam to receive course credit.)