Advanced Manufacturing Standards and Skills

1. Design a LEAN production plan needed to satisfy a project from start to finish.
2. Demonstrate logic and reasoning in the planning process to Identify strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
3. Develop testing protocols to drive decision-making and iterative design improvements.
4. Compare the relative costs and benefits of potential production choices or actions and choose the most appropriate one.
5. Examine ethical issues related to professional practice and product development.
6. Describe the importance of a clean room and climate-controlled environments in the Manufacturing Industry.
7. Demonstrate skills in problem solving.
8. Determine and select appropriate material, size and quantity needed to complete specified product(s).
9. Formulate an order of operations, proper tooling and workholding devices.

Skills:

1. Identify terms, abbreviations, symbols, and line types of technical drawings and blueprints.
2. Convert blueprint measurements to scale.
3. Design a basic work piece including mathematical annotation in the technical drawing.
4. Demonstrate technical drawing and 3D solid modeling using CAD to create and analyze prototypes, record CAD data, and create output file.
5. Create solid three-dimensional and three-dimensional assembly models including specifications.
6. Assemble products according to detailed blueprints.
7. Measure dimensions of completed products or workpieces to verify conformance to specifications.
8. Read and interpret detail drawings to meet American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and International Organization for Standards (ISO) standards.
9. Read and interpret assembly drawings.
10. Create part level design or drawing specifications.
11. Create assembly level design and drawing specifications.
12. Convert files to generic formats i.e. (.pdf, .dxf, .igs, .stp, .stl, etc.).

1. Quantify the precision and accuracy of measurements and of measuring tools.
2. Calculate dimensions of workpieces, products, or equipment.
3. Demonstrate use of Gage Blocks to assist with inspection of a workpiece.
4. Apply material sciences and properties to determine their effect on machinability.
5. Identify types of metals and advanced materials (carbon fiber, plastics, composites).
6. Describe heat treatment processes: harden, temper, anneal, normalize, and case harden.
7. Develop an inspection and sampling plan, conduct tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.
8. Monitor production data to identify when process changes/improvements are needed, apply Statistical Process Control (SPC).
9. Determine metal or plastic production methods and equipment.
10. Exchange information with team members, advise others on ways to improve processes or products.
11. Measure workpiece with a scale within a tolerance of +/- 1/64”.
12. Measure radius on a work piece.
13. Measure angle(s).
14. Measure workpiece with a precision caliper within a tolerance of +/- .005”.
15. Measure a workpieces outside diameter, inside diameter, depth, and location and size of a feature with the precision instrument to a tolerance of at least +/- .001”.
16. Identify a thread and measure outside and pitch diameter to design specifications.
17. Compare and/or measure surface finish quality of a part to print specification.
18. Describe cleanroom and climate-controlled environments and their purpose in the Manufacturing Industry.

Skills:

1. Demonstrate different techniques to manufacture a hole in given material, (drill, countersink, tap, counter bore and machine) to the depth and diameter specified by blueprint and/or standard including specified tolerance.
2. Drill a hole to the designated size and in the predetermined location.
3. Countersink a hole to depth and diameter specified by blueprint and/or standard.
4. Machine a hole to a specified tolerance of +/- .001”.
5. Tap a hole to specified depth and thread size.
6. Setup and bore a hole to size and location within a tolerance of +/- .001”.
7. Counter bore a hole to the specified diameter and depth according to the blueprint.
8. Calculate speeds and feeds for given tooling and material.
9. Cut material using power saws to specified length.
10. Identify the appropriate blade and speed to cut a given material.
11. Explain the selection and process of finishing techniques.
12. Deburr workpiece.
13. Demonstrate mounting of a grinding wheel according to industry standards.
14. Demonstrate precision grinding operations using the tools associated with the production of square and cylindrical finished products.
15. Demonstrate the operations of offhand grinding for the completion of a product and sharpening of tools associated with the trade.
16. Dress wheel, set tool rest and spark guard on pedestal grinder to proper height and clearance.
17. Explain and demonstrate the grinding of tools for specific application and use.
18. Operate precision turning equipment.
19. Identify and setup work-holding devices including universal and independent chucks and collets.
20. Demonstrate outside turning procedures, including facing, grooving, turning diameters to a shoulder, and tapering to a specified tolerance.
21. Demonstrate inside turning procedures, including boring, grooving, and tapering to a specified tolerance.
22. Demonstrate single-point threading to a specified tolerance.
23. Demonstrate cut-off techniques.
24. Machine a form into the workpiece.
25. Demonstrate knurling a piece to design specifications from a blueprint.
26. File and polish a workpiece.
27. Operate precision milling equipment.
28. Operate metal or plastic forming equipment.
29. Operate precision milling equipment to mill a variety of angles, a shoulder, slots, and pockets within a specified tolerance.
30. Indicate vise within a tolerance of .0005” over a 6″ span.
31. Tram milling head within a tolerance of .001” over a 6″ diameter sweep.
32. Locate a datum feature using an edge finder.
33. Locate and indicate holes and pins.
34. Mill a flat surface within a specified tolerance and finish using a variety of tooling.
35. Mill a variety of angles within a specified tolerance.
36. Square a workpiece within a specified tolerance.
37. Apply climb and conventional milling strategies.
38. Describe the operation of keys and keyways and mill each to specifications.
39. Identify the safest way to remove chips from a lathe or milling machine.
40. Demonstrate manufacturing a part using an electrical discharge machine (EDM).
41. Compare and contrast EDM process with conventional machining.
42. Explain the process of manufacturing a design using additive manufacturing equipment.

1. Examine blueprints or other instructions to determine equipment setup requirements.
2. Program equipment, enter commands, instructions, or specifications to perform production tasks, install mechanical components, and mount attachments or tools.
3. Perform regular maintenance of equipment according to specifications, including lubrication, identification of worn components, and making simple repairs as needed.
4. Demonstrate calculated adjustment to equipment controls to regulate flow of production materials or products.
5. Determine causes of operating errors and decide what to do about it.
6. Prepare fabric or other materials for processing or production.
7. Identify appropriate person(s) for maintenance and repair of equipment.
8. Review and state equipment indicators to ensure that equipment is operating according to manufacturer’s specifications.
9. Demonstrate ability to maintain equipment.
10. Report and maintain a written log for service and recommend process repair of equipment.

Skills:

1. Construct a safe and effective part program by defining G and M codes and using conversational programming strategies.
2. Define G and M codes.
3. Construct a safe and effective part program using G and M codes.
4. Construct a safe and effective part program using conversational programming strategies.
5. Transfer part program to and from a machine control.
6. Demonstrate basic programming strategies at the machine control.
7. Set up live tooling on a CNC mill/turn center and a workpiece on CNC milling 4th axis rotary table and 5th axis CNC milling machine.
8. Use computer aided manufacturing (CAM) software to apply machining processes to design (e.g., speeds, feeds, cutter compensation, etc.).
9. Post process program and transfer to and from CNC machine.
10. Use Manual Data Input (MDI) and control panel operations including simple programming, tool changes and spindle speeds.
11. Demonstrate sequential start-up and shut-down operations.
12. Set up datum point, tool length offsets and tool geometry offsets.
13. Set cutter compensation.
14. Load programs, dry run, edit, and execute program.
15. Set up live tooling on a CNC mill/turn center.
16. Set part origin on a CNC milling machine using a probing system.
17. Set tool length and diameter offsets on a CNC milling machine using a table mounted tool setter.
18. Set multi-axis offsets with a CNC lathe tool presetter.

1. Describe a Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM) system utilizing appropriate safety precautions. (i.e., cages, light curtains).
2. Describe automated systems engineering introductory knowledge and skills.
3. Define an automated system and a robot.
4. Identify individual components used in CIM systems.
5. Describe the working relationship between the CNC equipment and the robot.
6. Describe and identify various grippers: standard, servo, non-servo, vacuum, and magnetic (end effector).
7. Define the following robot terms: degrees of freedom, position axes, orientation axes, work envelope, tool center point.
8. Define and give an example of the following specifications for industrial robots: payload, repeatability, memory capacity, and environmental requirements.
9. Describe open-loop and close-loop control systems.