Students will perform advanced setups and operations. Students will practice calculation, inspection, and maintenance procedures. In this course students are given the technical skills to interpret engineering drawings and to enable them to create drawings to formal standards or produce working drawings and sketches that can be of value in part production. Students are instructed in proper tolerancing for the production of parts as well as proper machining sequences to produce a part in the most efficient and economical way. Power Transmission 32 hours This course introduces students to the installation and maintenance of typical mechanical power transmission equipment including bearings and seals.
Students study gear drives, belts, couplings, and clutches.
Identify and develop effective communication techniques and the skills necessary to build and improve relationships with others. Computer Skills Demonstrate an understanding of computer systems and application programs including research techniques. Mathematics Students will acquire the mathematical skills required to solve machine formulas for such procedures as thread cutting, gear cutting, and taper turning. Students are introduced to mathematical problems commonly encountered by Machinist. This course includes a review of basic arithmetic, the metric system, and trigonometry, with an emphasis on the solution of problems relating to a wide range of shop applications.