Advanced Metal Manufacturing
Advanced Metal Manufacturing
Advanced Metal Manufacturing will introduce students to the skills and training of design, machining, fabricating and welding. Using engineering drawing techniques and CAD-CAM software, students will design projects starting with raw materials such as steel, aluminum and brass. Machine tools and fabricating equipment will then be used to assemble projects.
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- Successful Student Attributes: Mechanical aptitude, persistence, manual dexterity, attention to detail, eye-hand coordination, can complete multistep processes
- Career Opportunities: Metal Fabricator, Cad Engineer, Welder, or Machinist
- Program Length: Two years
- Industry Alignment: National Institute for Metalworking Skills (NIMS) Standards; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) Standards
- Integrated Academic Coursework: Career and Financial Management (1/2 credit); Math (1/2 credit per year)
- Graduation Pathway: 4+1 Pathway Option: NIMS – Machining Level 1, CDOS Pathway
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- College Credit Opportunities: Articulation Agreement: Lincoln Technical Institute; Dual Credit: Cayuga Community College: MMT 101 Machine Tools I
- Credential Opportunities: NIMS – Machining Level 1 – Measurement, Materials and Safety; 10-hour OSHA General Industry Safety & Health Credential (3 credits)
- Program Achievement Opportunities: Technical Endorsement on Graduation Diploma, National Technical Honor Society
- Industry Assessments: NIMS - Machining Level 1– Measurement, Materials and Safety Certification
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- Program Supplies, Materials, Assessments Provided: Work boots; safety glasses; 10-hour OSHA training certificate, NIMS Exam
- Entry-level Occupational Reading Materials Lexile: 1200-1310 About TTAC
- 9th Grade Reading Level Sample Text: Spring collets are very accurately ground cylindrical sleeves. The spring collet has slits that begin at its front and continue about three-quarters of the way toward the back. The back end of the collet is threaded, which allows it to be pulled, or drawn, against a tapered mating surface. The slits allow the collet to constrict and grip the workpiece when the taper of the collet is drawn against the master taper. Spring collets come in a variety of sizes and shapes to accommodate many types, shapes, and sizes of workpieces. Collets are most commonly found with straight round bores but are also available with square- and hex-shaped holes. Spring collets are purchased of particular standard sizes and have a gripping range of only a few thousandths of an inch. If many different workpiece sizes must be machines, many different collets are needed. (Precision Machining Technology, Year 1 & 2 textbook)
- Sample Vocabulary: bilateral tolerance, cylindrical grinder, helix, micrometer
- Sample Math Problem: Calculate spindle speed and feed for the following situation: (1) Use an HSS ½” diameter three-flute end mill to mill 6061 aluminum 350 SFPM using a 0.0015” chip load.
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