Course Code
CAM105
Course Credit
6
Students enrolled in this course start the semester with an introduction to shop safety, standard and precision measurement, bench work and hand tools. Next, an introduction to the theory related to the following tools will be completed (drill press, power saw, pedestal grinder, CNC milling center, CNC and/or conventional lathe, conventional surface grinder). Heat treat processes and metallurgical testing will be introduced. Furthermore a series of course discussions that focus on comparing historical benchwork and machining strategies with advancing technologies used in the metal cutting industries will be conducted. This course is to be taken as a corequisite to the practical shop course and the basic CNC programming course.