Computer Integrated Machining

Curriculum Description

The Computer-Integrated Machining curriculum prepares students with the analytical, creative and innovative skills necessary to take a production idea from an initial concept through design, development and production, resulting in a finished product. Coursework may include manual machining, computer applications, engineering design, computer-aided drafting (CAD), computer-aided machining (CAM), blueprint interpretation, advanced computerized numeric control (CNC) equipment, basic and advanced machining operations, precision measurement and high-speed multi-axis machining.Graduates should qualify for employment as machining technicians in high-tech manufacturing, rapid-prototyping and rapid-manufacturing industries, specialty machine shops, fabrication industries, and high-tech or emerging industries such as aerospace, aviation, medical, and renewable energy, and to sit for machining certification examinations.

Graduates will be able to:

Understand and evaluate a basic blueprint using specified NIMS tolerances and industry standards
Identify work orders and write out or modify as needed correctly, calculate information needed to machine parts to correct specs
Locate the part location information on computer and enter parts in the CNC machine, and complete a CNC machine part
Construct input milling by properties, and simulate cutting operation of 3-D surface and solid modeling features by computer-assisted methods
Evaluate machining process during cutting operation and adjust initial variable settings to achieve maximum results
Create a multiple part mechanism which requires both CNC milling and turning to manufacture a capstone

After Graduation:

What jobs are available for our graduates?

Aerospace
Automotive
Fabrication Shops
Medical suppliers
Racing
Tool and Die making

Potential employers for our graduates:

BorgWarner
Curtis/Wright Flight systems
Freightliner
GE Aerospace
Parker Hannifin
Unison Aerospace

Preparing for a career in Computer-Integrated Machining:

Students will receive hands on training with a large variety of machines and tools. Students will learn blueprint reading, machine calculations, and CAD/CAM. Course work will include manual machining, precision measuring, and high speed multi-axis machining on CNC machines.