A four-day intermediate CNC Milling course, designed to follow on from the introductory CNC milling course, to allow candidates more time on the equipment to program and machine a wider range of features and applications. This will build on the skills and knowledge previously gained and aids typical applications in today’s modern engineering environment.

This course enables candidates to gain an understanding of the principles employed in CNC milling to an intermediate level. The learner will gain a deeper understanding into the safety aspects of CNC automated milling processes used in the manufacturing industry.

The candidate will develop their understanding of basic ISO and G-M Coding and will manually program a Mini Mill Haas machine to simulate & manufacture a component.

Who should attend?
The intermediate CNC Milling course is aimed at candidates who have a good basic understanding of CNC milling operations, a basic understanding of CAD packages and knowledge of G-coding and programming using Canned Cycles. They should have the desire to up-skill and expand their present abilities to meet future demands.

We recommend candidates attend the Introduction to CNC Milling course before enrolling on the intermediate course*.

*If a candidate has significant experience and wishes to enrol on the intermediate course without attending the introductory course please contact us and we can arrange a call with the CNC Milling Trainer to discuss which course would be best suited to them.

Course Content - Intermediate CNC Milling Programme
Day One

• Health & safety in a CNC environment
• Working planes
• Absolute & incremental positioning systems
• Program structure
• Interpolation moves
• Rapid traverse
• Linear interpolation
• Circular interpolation
• Cutter compensation
• Ensuring safety within part-programs
• Cutting speed safety
• Fanuc G-code programming

Day Two and Three

• Handwritten program – features to including:
• Facing
• Square profiles (with sub-routines)
• Chamfered profiles and pockets
• Radii
• Drilling, spot drilling and tapping (canned cycles)
• Text Writing
• Pocket milling (Circular and Rectangular)

• Fanuc operating software
• Saving and loading programs
• Machine set-up - featured to include:
• Tool holding
• Tool offsets
• Work holding
• Work offsets

Day Four

• Practical production on state-of-the-art machines
• Computer based assessment & certification

This is an intermediate course giving a more in-depth view of CNC lathe-work and typical applications in today’s modern engineering environment.

This course provides candidates with an in-depth understanding of the principles employed in CNC turning. Candidates will gain an understanding of the safety aspects of automated turning processes used in the manufacturing industry.

Candidates will be introduced to complex internal machining, the tooling used and the various profiles associated with it.

Duration: four days

An introduction to the basic concepts of CNC milling and typical applications in today’s modern engineering environment.

This course provides candidates with an understanding of the first principles employed in CNC milling. It will provide the learner with an understanding of the safety aspects of CNC automated milling processes used in the manufacturing industry.

You will gain an understanding of basic G-Coding and will manually program a machine to simulate and manufacture several components of varying difficulty.

Duration: four days

An introduction to the basic concepts of CNC lathe-work, and typical applications in today’s modern engineering environment.

This course enables the candidate to gain an understanding of the first principles employed in CNC Turning. It will enable the learner to have an understanding of the safety aspects of automated turning processes used in the manufacturing industry. 

The learner will gain an understanding of basic G-Coding and will manually program the machine to simulate several components of varying difficulty.

Duration: four days

A four day introduction to the basic concepts of MMA welding, and typical applications in today’s modern engineering environment.

It will enable the learner to have an understanding of the aspects of the welding processes used in the manufacturing industry. You will gain an understanding of basic health and safety requirements in welding, equipment set up and selection.

Duration: four days

A four-day introduction to the basic concepts of manual milling processes. Explore and realise the progression from design to manufacture. This is a practical based course with hands-on activities using a vertical manual milling machine in an engineering workshop.

This course enables the candidate to gain an understanding of the principles employed in manual milling. It will enable the learner to understand the safety aspects of using a manual production machine used in the manufacturing industry.

The candidate will gain an understanding of the different tools and processes required to produce a component safely on a manual milling machine.

If you are looking for a more in-depth, accredited qualification in Manual Milling, please contact us to discuss the possibility of undertaking a Level 2, EAL accredited unit (AME2-014) - please note this will be agreed on an individual basis based on workshop availability.

An introduction to the basic concepts of manual turning processes. Explore and realise the progression from design to manufacture. This is a practical course with hands-on activities on manual lathes.

The learner will gain an understanding of the principles employed in manual turning and the safety aspects of using a manual production machine in the manufacturing industry. The learner will also gain an understanding of the different tools and processes required to produce a component on a manual lathe.

Duration: four days

An introduction to the basic concepts of MIG welding, and typical applications in today’s modern engineering environment.

This programme enables the candidate to gain an understanding of the principles employed in MIG welding. 

It will enable the learner to have an understanding of the aspects of the welding processes used in the manufacturing industry. You will gain an understanding of basic health and safety requirements in welding, terminology, equipment set up and selection, and welding techniques.

It will be classroom and workshop based.

Duration: four days

This course enables the candidate to gain an understanding of the basic concepts of programming routines to enable robots to perform specific job applications.

You will learn how to program industrial robots using point-to-point programming methods during the course.

You should begin to understand how the software could be utilised in your job role as a robot operator. By the end of the course, you will be able to competently produce many programmed routines, enabling the robot to complete a series of tasks.

Who should attend?

Anyone who wishes to learn how to program robots that has no prior knowledge.

Course content - Introduction to Robotics

Day One

·        Health and safety regulations for the robots

·        Learning types of robots and applications

·        ‘Pick and place’ programming

·        Learn how to program your own routines for specific job simulation

An introduction to the basic concepts of TIG welding, and typical applications in today’s modern engineering environment. This programme enables the candidate to gain an understanding of the principles employed in TIG welding.

The learner will gain an understanding of the aspects of the welding processes used in the manufacturing industry, the basic health and safety requirements in welding, equipment set up and selection, and identification of the main components and their functions. Explanation, demonstration and the practice of TIG welding.

Duration: four days