Improve Workforce Efficiency

Course #: 186068
Duration: 10 hours (includes 1 test)
Course Objectives:

• Purpose and Language of Measurement
• Scale Instruments and Accessories
• Vernier Caliper
• Micrometers, Gages, and Protractors.

Special Notes:

• This updated course replaces course 3500A.
• The entire course consists of study units 186068, 186069, and 186072.

Course #: 186069
Duration: 10 hours (includes 1 test)
Course Objectives:

• Indicators
• Shop Gages
• Gage Blocks
• Fundamentals of Trigonometry
• Sine Bar and Sine Plate.

Special Notes:

• This updated course replaces course 3500B.
• The entire course consists of study units 186068, 186069, and 186072.

Course #: 186072
Duration: 10 hours (includes 1 test)
Course Objectives:

• Setup and operation of optical alignment systems including laser and alignment telescopes.
• Use digital readout gages that apply either absolute or incremental measuring systems.
• Explain the use of optical comparators and toolmaker’s microscopes.
• Recognize applications that call for in-process and post-process gaging, including video inspection and CNC tool presetters.
• Uses of modern non destructive testing (NDT) technologies including magnetic particle inspection and ultrasonic testing.

Special Notes:

• This updated course replaces courses 3500C and 186070.
• The entire course consists of study units 186068, 186069, and 186072.

Course #: 186007
Course Objectives:

• Recognize the basic machine motions that can present a hazard to workers.
• Recognize the types of machinery most likely to be hazardous to workers.
• Understand the types of injuries caused by accidents commonly associated with unsafe machine operating procedures.
• Discuss the importance of machine guarding and how to incorporate methods of guarding to avoid physical injury.
• Recognize the four basic types of machine guards commonly used in industry.
• Control various forms of hazardous machine energy through the use of lockout / tagout procedures.
• Understand how and why to properly use personal protective equipment for added protection when using industrial equipment.

Course #: 386031
Duration: 10 hours (includes 1 test)
Prerequisites:

• Basic Machining Skills (Block X08)

Course Objectives:

• Milling Process
• General Construction of Milling Machine
• General-Purpose Milling Machines
• Milling Machine Attachments and Accessories

Special Notes:

• This new course replaces courses 3522A and 386006.

Course #: 386032
Duration: 10 hours (includes 1 test)
Prerequisites:

• Milling Machine Fundamentals (386031)

Course Objectives:

• Milling Cutter Materials
• Milling Cutter Design
• Milling Cutters
• Carbide Inserts
• Milling Techniques
• Care and Reconditioning of Cutters

Special Notes:

• This new course replaces courses 3522C and 386008.

Course #: 386033
Duration: 10 hours (includes 1 test)
Prerequisites:

• Milling Machine Fundamentals (386031)

Course Objectives:

• Kinds of Work Done on the Milling Machine
• Cutting Speeds and Feeds
• Preparation of Stock
• Setting Machine
• Setting and Holding Work on Table, in Vise, on Faceplate, in Fixtures and Chucks, and between Centers
• Taking Cuts
• Milling-Machine Troubles

Special Notes:

• This new course replaces courses 2217 and 386009.

Course #: 386034
Duration: 10 hours (includes 1 test)
Prerequisites:

• Milling Machine Fundamentals (386031)

Course Objectives:

• Kinds of Work Done on the Milling Machine
• Cutting Speeds and Feeds
• Preparation of Stock
• Setting Machine
• Setting and Holding Work on Table, in Vise, on Faceplate, in Fixtures and Chucks, and between Centers
• Taking Cuts
• Milling-Machine Troubles

Special Notes:

• This new course replaces courses 2217 and 386009.

Course #: 386035
Duration: 10 hours (includes 1 test)
Prerequisites:

• Milling Machines Fundamentals (386031)
• Milling Machine Practice and Operation, Parts 1-2 (386033-386034)

Course Objectives:

• Indexing
• Direct Indexing
• Indirect Indexing
• Compound Indexing
• Differential Indexing
• Linear Indexing
• Spiral Work
• Generation of Helix
• Calculation of Spiral-Head Change Gears
• Cutting Helixes
• Milling Cams
• Tables
• Simple and Differential Indexing
• Compound Indexing
• Bevel-Gear Dividing Head
• Angular Indexing
• Power Drive for Helical Milling
• The Use of CNC in Modern Indexing and Spiral Work

Special Notes:

• This new course replaces courses 2218 and 386014.

Course #: 386028
Duration: 10 hours (includes 1 test)
Prerequisites:

• Fundamentals of Metal Cutting (386030)

Course Objectives:

• Understand the fundamental characteristics of toolholders required for various machine tools.
• Understand and describe how the toolholder affects the quality of the machining operation.
• Interpret national standards for tool and toolholder identification systems.
• Understand the differences in toolholder tapers and the proper applications for each type of taper.
• Understand and describe the effects of toolholder concentricity and imbalance

Course #: 066903
Duration: 45 hours (includes 3 tests)
Prerequisites:

• Basic Machining Skills (Block X08)

Course Objectives:

• Numerical Control Basics; The History of Numerical Control; The Computer; Input Media; How Numerical Control Operates; Machine Tools.
• CNC System Programming; Programming Data; Simple Programming; Angular and Contour Programming; Miscellaneous Numerical Control Functions.
• Types of CNC Equipment; Machining Centers; Chucking and Turning Centers; Electrical Discharge Machining; Numerical Control and the Future.

Course #: 386041
Duration: 10 hours (includes 1 test)
Prerequisites:

• CNC Technology and Programming (066903)

Course Objectives:

• Apply of canned cycles, subroutines, and loops in real-world programming applications.
• Modify and adapt basic programs and commands to develop advanced turning programs.
• Use special codes to automate complete jobs, including programming for maximum production efficiency.
• Affect of some CNC operations on cutting speeds and feed rates.
• Correct common problems such as unacceptable part size and out-of- tolerance feature locations.

Course #: 386042
Duration: 10 hours (includes 1 test)
Prerequisites:

• CNC Technology and Programming (066903)

Course Objectives:

• Apply of canned cycles, subroutines, and loops in real-world programming applications.
• Modify and adapt basic programs and commands to develop advanced milling programs.
• Use special codes to automate complete jobs, including programming for maximum production efficiency.
• Affect of some CNC operations on cutting speeds and feed rates.
• Correct common problems such as unacceptable part size and out-of- tolerance feature locations.

Course #: 386029
Duration: 10 hours (includes 1 test)
Prerequisites:

• Fundamentals of Metal Cutting (386030)

Course Objectives:

• Explain how electrical discharge machining (EDM) works.
• Describe the difference between wire and ram EDM.
• Explain how laser light is produced and how lasers are used in industrial settings.
• Explain why a plasma cutting torch is so much hotter than other types of cutting torches.
• Describe the difference between chemical and electro-chemical machining.
• Explain how water can be made to cut steel.
• Describe the common manufacturing methods of rapid prototyping

Course #: 386E02
Duration: 70 hours (includes 7 tests)
Prerequisites:

• Basic Industrial Math (Block X21)

What Students Learn:

Part 1 (386026). Lesson 1 - Total Quality Management for Technicians:

Quality Systems, Communication, and Motivation; Total Quality Management (TQM) Tools, Responsibilities and Systems; Quality Costs: Identifying, Controlling, Minimizing, Reporting and Analysis; Planning and Conducting Audits; Inspection Systems and Planning.

Lesson 2 - Blueprint and GD&T System Interpretation for Inspection:

Using Engineering Prints for Inspection; Working with Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing Systems; Graphical Inspection Analysis Procedures and Advantages.

Part 2 (386027). Lesson 3 - Common Inspection Tools:

Measurement Tools, Accuracy and Errors; Spring Calipers; Gage Blocks; Indicators; Micrometers and Vernier Instruments; Hole, Attribute, and Radius Gages; Tapered Parallels; Measuring Threads; Calibration Techniques.

Lesson 4 - Surface Plate Inspection Methods: · Surface Plates and Gages: Care of Equipment; Measuring Various Attributes with Surface Plates.

Lesson 5 - Special Measurement Equipment and Techniques: · Digital Measuring Equipment; Using Optical Flats; Measuring Surface Finish; Pneumatic Comparators; Circularity and Cylindricity; Optical Comparators; Coordinate Measurement Machines (CMM’s); Hardness Testing.

Lesson 6 - Lot by Lot Acceptance: · Basic Probability; Sampling Verses 100% Inspection; Lot-by-Lot, Process Control and Random Sampling; Using Mil-Std-105E for Sampling; Dodge-Romig Tables; Mil-Std-414; Variable Sampling Tables; Operating Characteristic Curves.

Lesson 7 - Statistical Process Control in Practice: Objectives and Tools for Process Control; Computing Average, Range and Standard Deviation; Control and Specification Limits; Identifying Processes In-Control; Plotting Techniques; Control Charts and Pattern Analysis; Process Capability.

Special Notes:

• This course consists of a textbook and two supplemental study guides. We recommend the course be purchased in its entirety. However, if needed due to targeted training, study guides (Parts 1 and 2) can be purchased separately, with or without the textbook. Note that the textbook is required for the Part 1 study guide. Call Customer Service for pricing and ordering information.

Course #: 386E01
Duration: 20 hours (includes 4 tests)
Prerequisites:

• Basic Industrial Math (Block X21)
• Reading Shop Prints (386043 and 386044)

What Students Learn:

Lesson 1 - Introduction to GD&T Systems, Datum and Feature Control Frames · Defining Tolerance Control Systems; Reasons for Using Geometrics; GD&T Symbols; Datum; Interpreting Feature Control Frames; Scanning Prints.

Lesson 2 - Geometric Tolerance Zones: Controlling Form, Profile and Orientation. · Entities Found in the Tolerance Zone; Form and Profile Controls: Straightness, Flatness, Roundness, Cylindricity, Lines and Surfaces; Orientation Controls: Parallelism, Angularity, and Perpendicularity.

Lesson 3 - Material Modifiers, Location & Runout Characteristics and the GD&T System: · Least and Maximum Material Conditions; Runout; Inspecting Geometric Position; Finding Earned Tolerance; System Notes; "The 13 Characteristics".

Lesson 4 - Practical Application of GD&T Skills for Manufacturing · Single Axis Feature Inspection and Rework; Inspecting and Reworking Two Axis Features; Computing Geometric Tolerances for Designs; Complex Tolerances.

Special Notes:

• This course consists of a textbook and supplemental study guide.

Course #: 286091
Duration: 10 hours (includes 1 test)
Course Objectives:

• Describe the various types of friction.
• Discuss how materials wear.
• List the various functions lubricants perform in industry.
• Explain how lubricants reduce friction.
• Classify lubricants depending upon their composition, properties, and additives.
• Understand why certain lubricants are chosen for certain tasks.
• Explain how to safely handle and store lubricants.

Special Notes:

• This updated course replaces course 2531A.
• The entire course consists of study units 286091 and 286092.

Course #: 286092
Duration: 10 hours (includes 1 test)
Course Objectives:

• Explain how to manually apply various types of lubricants in an industrial environment.
• Describe total-loss lubrication.
• Identify a nonloss lubrication system’s components and describe their operation.
• Explain how to maintain a nonloss lubrication system.
• Identify the proper lubrication procedures to use for special industrial applications including sealed bearings, oil-impregnated bearings and food-processing plants.
• Explain how lubricant-conditioning systems work and how to maintain them.
• Describe how automatic lubrication systems work and how to maintain them.
• List the tasks involved in preventive and predictive lubrication maintenance.

Special Notes:

• This updated course replaces course 2531B.
• The entire course consists of study units 286091 and 286092.

Course #: 386036
Duration: 10 hours (includes 1 test)
Course Objectives:

• Types of Lathes
• Principal Parts of a Lathe
• Speed Controls
• Feed Controls for Tools
• Basic Work-Holding Devices

Special Notes:

• This new course replaces courses 3520A and 386001.

Course #: 386037
Duration: 10 hours (includes 1 test)
Course Objectives:

• Auxiliary Work-Holding Devices
• Preparation for Machining
• External Machining

Special Notes:

• This new course replaces courses 3520B and 386002.

Course #: 386038
Duration: 10 hours (includes 1 test)
Course Objectives:

• Internal Machining
• Special Lathe Operations
• Tailstock Operations
• Offset Turning

Special Notes:

• This new course replaces courses 3520C and 386003.

Course #: 386039
Duration: 10 hours (includes 1 test)
Course Objectives:

• Types of Tapers
• Taper Turning

Special Notes:

• This new course replaces courses 3520D and 386004.

Course #: 386040
Duration: 10 hours (includes 1 test)
Course Objectives:

• Threading
• Thread Standards and Chasing Setup: Thread Chasing and Standard Threads. Specialty Threads

Special Notes:

• This new course replaces courses 3520E and 386005.

Course #: 3525A
Duration: 10 hours (includes 1 test)
Prerequisites:

• Basic Machining Skills (Block X08)

Course Objectives:

• Turret Lathe Design
• Ram-Type Turret Lathes
• Saddle-Type Turret Lathes
• Electronically Controlled Turret Lathes
• Turret-Lathe Basic Maintenance
• Work-Holding and Work-Feeding Devices

Course #: 2213
Duration: 10 hours (includes 1 test)
Prerequisites:

• Turret Lathes (3525A)

Course Objectives:

• Hexagon Turret Tool-Holding Provisions
• Flanged, Adjustable, and Floating Holders
• Duplex Holder
• Center Drilling Tool
• Knee Tool
• Stock Stop Box Tools
• End Former
• Taper Turner
• Taper Forming Box Tool
• Chamfering Tools
• Multiple Turning Head
• Slide Tools
• Boring Bars
• Rack Tool
• Knurling Tool
• Collapsing Taps
• Self-Opening Dies
• Cross Slide Tool-Holding Provisions
• Square Turret
• Single Point Cutters and Holders
• Tool Posts
• Forming Cutters and Holders
• Threading Toolholder
• Tooling Principles
• Economics of Turret Lathe Setups
• Bar Setups
• Chucking Setups

Course #: 3530A-B
Duration: 20 hours (includes 2 tests)
Prerequisites:

• Basic Machining Skills (Block X08)
• Turret Lathes (3525A)
• Turret Lathe Tools and Setups (2213)

What Students Learn:

Part 1 (3530A). Types of Automatic Screw Machines; Single-Spindle Chucking Lathe; Multiple-Spindle Chucking Lathe; Bar-Type Lathes.

Part 2 (3530B). Tools and Setups; Single-Spindle Chucking Lathe; Multiple-Spindle Chucking Lathe; Single-Spindle Bar Machine; Swiss-Type Automatic Lathe; Single-Spindle Bar Lathe; Multiple-Spindle Bar Lathe.

Course #: 386016
Duration: 10 hours (includes 1 test)
Prerequisites:

• Basic Machining Skills (Block X08)

Course Objectives:

• Forms of Abrasives
• Classification of Abrasives
• Abrasive Grinding Processes and Machines
• Standard Wheel Marking System
• Abrasive Types
• Grain Size
• Wheel Grade, Wheel Structure, Wheel Bonds
• Diamond and Cubic Boron Nitride Wheels
• Wheel Grinding Machines
• Wheel Shapes
• Grinding Wheel Testing and Maintenance
• Grinding Fluids or Coolants Coated Abrasives
• Applications and Characteristics of Coated Abrasives
• Factors Affecting Stock Removal and Finish
• Safe Practices for Grinding

Special Notes:

• Covers subject at an advanced, in-depth level.
• This updated course replaces course 5023.

Course #: 386012
Duration: 10 hours (includes 1 test)
Prerequisites:

• Fundamentals of Grinding (386016)

Course Objectives:

• Introduction to Surface Grinding
• Types of Surface-Grinding Machines
• Components of Surface-Grinding Machines

Special Notes:

• This updated course replaces course 5024A.
• The entire course consists of study units 386012-386013.

Course #: 386013
Duration: 10 hours (includes 1 test)
Prerequisites:

• Fundamentals of Grinding (386016)

Course Objectives:

• Preparing the Abrasive Wheel for Surface Grinding
• Surface Grinder Operations
• Surface Finish and Measurement

Special Notes:

• This updated course replaces course 5024B.
• The entire course consists of study units 386012-386013.

Course #: 386010
Duration: 10 hours (includes 1 test)
Prerequisites:

• Basic Machining Skills (Block X08)

Course Objectives:

• Types of Cylindrical Grinding Machines
• Major Units of Center-Type Grinders
• Grinding Machine Controls
• Grinding Wheels
• Coolants

Special Notes:

• This updated course replaces course 3560A.
• The entire course consists of study units 386010-386011.

Course #: 386011
Duration: 10 hours (includes 1 test)
Prerequisites:

• Basic Machining Skills (Block X08)

Course Objectives:

• General Safety Information
• Machine Setup Procedure
• Production Grinding
• Roll Grinding
• Grinding Applications
• Troubleshooting in Cylindrical Grinding

Special Notes:

• This updated course replaces course 3560B.
• The entire course consists of study units 386010-386011.

Course #: 386017
Duration: 10 hours (includes 1 test)
Prerequisites:

• Fundamentals of Grinding (386016)

Course Objectives:

• Wheel Selection and Shapes
• Oilstones
• Honing Cutting Tools
• Grinding Single-Point Tools
• Angle Calculations
• Universal Grinder
• Drill Grinding
• Testing Drill Points
• Grinding Milling Cutters
• Clearance Grinding
• Tooth Rest
• Grinding Side, Shank Angular, Inserted-Blade, and Helical Cutters
• Grinding Circular Saws, Formed Cutters, Gear Cutters, Hobs, Reamers, Taps, Radial, and Tangential Chasers
• Grinding Carbide Tools
• Grinding Internal and Slab Broaches

Special Notes:

• This updated course replaces course 5349.

Course #: 5636A
Duration: 10 hours (includes 1 test)
Course Objectives:

• Fundamentals of Boring Mills
• Basic Functions
• Vertical Boring Mills
• Horizontal Boring Mills
• Attachments and Accessories
• Special Boring Mills
• Boring Mill Motions
• Boring Operations

Course #: 6118
Duration: 10 hours (includes 1 test)
Prerequisites:

• Shapers, Slotters, and Keyseaters (2222)

Course Objectives:

• Planer Cutting Action
• Bed and Table Construction
• Drive and Lubrication Systems
• Column, Crossrail, and Toolhead Construction
• Counterbalancing and Power Swiveling System
• Automatic Feed and Rapid-Power Traverse Systems
• Elevating and Clamping Mechanisms
• Pendant Stations
• Cutters
• Feeds and Speeds
• Work-Setting Equipment
• Planer Practice

Course #: 6091
Duration: 10 hours (includes 1 test)
Course Objectives:

• Broaching Principle
• Broaching Tools
• Internal Broaching
• Pull and Push Broaches
• Chip Breakers
• Burnishers
• Manual and Automatic Broach Pullers
• Surface Broaches
• Broaching Machines
• Broaching Press
• Broaching Fixtures
• Broaching Practice
• Cutting Speeds
• Cutting Oils
• Chip Disposal
• Dislodging a Stuck Broach

Course #: 2222
Duration: 10 hours (includes 1 test)
Course Objectives:

• Horizontal Reciprocating Equipment
• Crank-Driven Shapers
• Stroke Length
• Ram Quick-Return Motions
• Stroke Area
• Rapid-Power Traverse
• Universal Shaper
• Hydraulic Shaper
• Draw-Cut Shaper
• Work-Holding Devices
• Automatic Tool Lifter
• Index Centers
• Cutting Tools
• Setting Length and Position of Stroke
• Overtravel and Machine Time
• Speeds and Feeds
• Horizontal, Vertical, and Angular Shaping
• Duplicating
• Slotters and Slotter Practice
• Keyseaters
• Keyseater Bars and Cutters