Course Number 506 - 5 Days

Overview

An excellent practical introduction to CNC milling using Heidenhain control, this course provides instruction in machine control, programming, program preparation and program execution. Instruction takes place both in the classroom and in SETA’s fully equipped workshop.

Participants

This course is ideally suited to those with little or no previous experience of CNC programming.

Key Topics

• Introduction to the machine and its controls: - referencing the machine; manual movement and start-up of spindle; manual tool changing
• Introduction to programming: - reference axis; basic movements in X, Y and Z axes; tool path radius compensations; linear movement, including chamfering and rounding of corners; linear milling with polar co-ordinates
• Circular milling: - radius and end position specification; by tangential contour connection; by circle centre and end position specification
• Canned cycles: - circular and rectangular pocket milling; drilling and tapping
• Program preparation
• Loading program into control (manual data input)
• Setting tool offsets
• Execution of programs: - setting tool offsets, tool changing and editing tool offsets

Course benefits

• Increased flexibility
• Better use of capital equipment
• Improved quality standards

Timings

Mon - Thur: 8.30 a.m. – 4.00 p.m. 

Fri: 8.30 a.m. – 12.30 p.m.

Related Courses

Advanced Milling

Introduction to Turning