Study Guide

Objective

Upon completion of the course, students will understand
- the basic control structures of automated production units.
- the mechanical structure of a machine tool.
- how to programme a machine tool.

Content

- NC machines and structures
- Programme codes
- CAD/CAM systems

Materials

Lecture material and information
NC-tekniikan perusteet, Eero Pikkarainen
Koneistustekniikat, Maaranen Keijo
CNC Programming Handbook, Peter Smid
CAD/CAM Principles and Applications McGraw-Hill. Iowa USA

Teaching methods

Lectures
Group study
Self study
Company visits

Student workload

Lectures 45%
Self-study and group work 45%
Company visit 10%

Content scheduling

NC-machines, struture and function
Programming basics
CAD/CAM system
Tooling and manufacturing methods
NC-machining
NC-sheet metal working
NC-measuring
Maintenance

Further information

Upon completion of the course, students will
- be knowledgeable basics of NC control
- understand the structure of NC machines
- understand machine tool programming
- understand NC manufacturing

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Level 1-2: The student knows the structure and programming of the NC machine

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Level 3-4: The student knows making with the NC processing

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Level 5: The student can design the NC manufacturing process

Assessment methods and criteria

Group study and presentations
Documents and study tasks delivered to the teacher
Precence
Exam (as an alternative evaluation)

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The student knows the NC-machine structure and programming

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student knows the NC-manufacturing

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

The student can plan NC-manufacturing

Qualifications

No previous studies are required.