• Assumes you have no previous shop experience

• Learn how to setup and run the most popular type of metal-cutting CNC equipment!

• Task-oriented approach

• Twelve activity-packed lessons

• Narrated presentations with an easy-to-use media player

• Mobile-device friendly

• Printable reading material (over 200 pages)

• Save-able reading material for for future reference

• A test to take after each lesson - grading is automatic and immediate

• On-going, self-paced course - enroll and begin at any time!

• Take up to 60 days to finish

• Personal assistance from your facilitator, Mike Lynch

• Silent version available for hearing impaired (or if your computer has no audio)

• Includes certificate upon successful completion!

• A great training value! Enroll today!

This course will help you master what it takes to setup and run a CNC machining center.  We begin in a basic manner - assuming you have no previous experience in a machine shop.  We even provide information about the basic machining practices, a topic often set as a prerequisite to learning CNC.  We then dig deep - addressing all topics you must understand in order to setup and run a machine.

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There are four Key Concepts that are further divided into twelve lessons:

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1) Get ready to learn about CNC machining centers

• Lesson One: Basic machining practices required for machining centers

• Lesson Two: What does a CNC machining center do?

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2) Know your machine from a setup person’s or operator’s viewpoint

• Lesson Three: General flow of CNC process

• Lesson Four: Machine configurations

• Lesson Five: Understanding the control panels

• Lesson Six: Important procedures needed to run the machine

3) Know the three compensation types

• Lesson Seven: Understanding compensation

• Lesson Eight: Fixture offsets and assigning program zero

• Lesson Nine: Tool length compensation

• Lesson Ten: Cutter radius compensation

4) Master the tasks to run a CNC machining center

• Lesson Eleven: Tasks related to making setups

• Lesson Twelve: Tasks related to completing a production run

Each lesson includes a presentation, reading material (a portion of the manual), and a test that will be graded.  If you have questions during a lesson, answers are just an email away.

When you complete this class, you'll know what it takes to setup and run a CNC machining center.  While you will still need hands-on practice with an actual machine (practice you'll get from your employer), you will understand the concepts needed to setup and run a machine.

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Pricing:

OLC-MCSO ~ Machining Center Setup and Operation On-Line Class ~ $149.00