Certificate of Achievement-Advanced in CNC Research and Development Machinist

De Anza College

The Certificate of Achievement-Advanced teaches students the fundamentals of conventional and CNC machine tools. Students learn to set up safely and operate manual mills, lathes, surface grinders and CNC equipment, including vertical and horizontal mills, lathes and rotary multi-axis components. They also learn to produce word address programs with CAD/CAM software. Students are taught to dimension and inspect parts using various inspection methods and to analyze materials and processes used in manufacturing. Upon completion, students are prepared for employment working closely with engineers in a research and development environment. Upon completion, students will be able to: Construct and inspect machined projects using conventional and CNC equipment using word address programs. Apply geometric dimensioning and tolerance standards to inspect drawings and inspect parts using a coordinate measuring machine. Differentiate and analyze the materials and processes used in manufacturing. Analyze, construct and inspect diagrams to repair physical and electrical components. Produce tool paths with constructed and imported geometry using Mastercam.

Business, Computer Science and Applied Technologies Division