OCG - Machine Technology 1

South Carolina Standards:  

 NOTE: SC students completing Machine Technology secondary programs must complete the applicable 10-hour OSHA course/assessment and receive card. (SC requirement)

NIMS Machining Skills, Level 1 (Required)

Duty Area: 1. Job Planning and Management

Duty Title: 1.1 Job Process Planning

Duty:   Develop a process plan for a part requiring milling, drilling, turning, or grinding. Fill out an operation sheet detailing the process plan and required speeds and feeds.

Duty Area: 2. Job Execution

Duty Title: 2.1 Manual Operations: Benchwork

Duty:   Using aluminum, hand drill and hand tap holes. Use hand drills, hand taps, tap wrench, files, scrapers, and coated abrasives to deburr parts. Use arbor presses to perform press fits. Use bench vises and hand tools appropriately.

Duty Title: 2.2 Manual Operations: Layout

Duty:   Layout the location of hole centers and surfaces within an accuracy of +/-.015.

Duty Title: 2.3 Turning Operations: Between Centers Turning

Duty:   Setup and carry out between centers turning operations for straight turning.

Duty Title: 2.4 Turning Operations: Chucking

Duty: Setup and carry out chucking operations for turning.

Duty Title: 2.5 Milling: Square Up a Block

Duty: Set up and perform squaring up the six surfaces of a block to within +/-.002 and .002 over 4.5” squareness.

Duty Title: 2.6 Vertical Milling

Duty: Setup and operate vertical milling machines. Perform routine milling and location of hole centers within +/-.005”.

Duty: 2.7a Surface Grinding, Grinding Wheel Safety

Duty: Ring test grinding wheels, perform visual safety inspection, mount and dress a grinding wheel in preparation for surface grinding.

Duty: 2.9 CNC Programming

Duty: Develop a program for the manufacture of a simple part using the principles of Cartesian coordinates.

Duty Area: 3. Quality Control and Inspection

Duty Title: 3.1 Part Inspection

Duty: Develop an inspection plan and inspect simple parts using precision tools and techniques. Prepare reports on the compliance of the parts.

Duty Area: 5. General Maintenance

Duty Title: 5.1 General Housekeeping and Maintenance’

Duty: Keep the duty station clean and safe for work. Keep the tools, workbenches, and manual equipment clean, maintained, and safe for work.

Duty Title: 5.2 Preventive Maintenance, Machine Tools

Duty: Inspect and assess the general condition of an assigned machine tool. Make routine adjustments as necessary and as authorized. Report to supervision problems that are beyond the scope of authority. Carry out daily, weekly, and/or monthly routine upkeep chores cited on checklists for a given machine tool.

Duty Title: 5.3 Tooling Maintenance

Duty: Inspect and assess the condition of tooling. Refurbish tooling where appropriate. Refer tooling for repair or regrind where appropriate.

Duty Area: 6. Industrial Safety and Environmental Protection

Duty Title: 6.1 Machine Operations and Material Handling

Duty: Carry out assigned responsibilities while adhering to safe practices in accordance with OSHA requirements and guidelines. Document safety activities as required.

Duty Title: 6.2 Hazardous Materials Handling and Storage

Duty: Handle and store hazardous materials as assigned while adhering to safe practices in accordance with OSHA and EPA requirements and guidelines. Document safety activities as required.

Duty Area: 7. Career Management and Employment Relations

Duty Title: 7.1 Career Planning

Duty:   Develop and explain a short-term career plan and resume.

2 (TCTC TAP credit available)

Required Instructional Materials and Resources:

Textbook:  Technology of Machine Tools

Fees: $55.00

Supplies:  Students need a 1 inch 3 ring Binder filled with paper and tabs, pencil

Optional Materials and Resources:

• Calculator
• Micrometer  0-1,1-2
• Dial Caliper    6 inch