The CNC Design & Manufacturing Technology Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degree is a 69-credit program that includes technical and general education components to provide the skills for trade entry plus the possibility to pursue a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree with cooperating colleges and universities.
The CNC Design and Manufacturing Technology degree program prepares people to write and edit CNC programs, perform complex setups, basic troubleshooting of machine problems, cycle time reduction practices, fixture design and building, recognize areas of process improvements and operate the following equipment: manual lathes, grills mills, grinders, CNC programming, CNC mills, CNC lathes, coordinate measuring machine, CAD/CAM and 4&5 axis CNC mills.
Graduates are also skilled in the areas of basic troubleshooting of basic troubleshooting of machine problems, cycle time reduction practices, fixture design and building, blueprint reading GD&T, statistical process control, lean manufacturing, math, inspection and the correct sequence of operation required. Graduates may also be skilled in the areas of tool and cutter, CNC wire EDM and CNC sinker EDM and CNC parametric programming depending on elective taken.
Prerequisites
Although no prior knowledge or experience is necessary to succeed in this program, a background in shop math and algebra, mechanical drafting machine shop and mechanical skills can be helpful.
Some courses may require appropriate test score or completing basic math, basic English and/or reading courses with a 'C' or better.
Program Sequence
| FIRST YEAR
|
| Fall Semester |
| MACH 1100 |
Machine Technology I |
7 |
| MACH 1121 |
Machine Technology II |
2
|
| MACH 1132 |
Blueprint Reading |
3
|
MACH 1140
|
CAD I
|
1 |
| MATH 1650 |
College Trigonometry |
3
|
| TOTAL |
|
16
|
| |
| Spring Semester |
| MACH 1200 |
Machine Technology III |
3
|
| MACH 1220 |
Machine Technology IV |
2
|
| MACH 1231 |
Blueprint Design/CAD II |
1
|
| MACH 1240 |
GD & T |
3
|
| MACH 1250 |
CNC I |
2 |
| MACH 1261 |
CNC Programming I |
3 |
Gen Ed/MnTC
|
See list below.
|
3
|
| TOTAL |
|
17
|
| |
| SECOND YEAR
|
| Fall Semester |
| MACH 2310 |
CNC II |
3
|
| MACH 2320 |
CNC III |
3
|
| MACH 2331 |
CAM I |
1
|
| MACH 2340 |
CNC Programming II |
2
|
| MACH 2351 |
Mold/Diemaking Theory |
3 |
| MACH 2360 |
Fixture and Tooling |
4 |
Gen Ed/MnTC
|
See list below.
|
2
|
| TOTAL |
|
18
|
| |
| Spring Semester |
| MACH 2450 |
CNC Design and Manufacture |
5
|
| MACH 2461 |
Multi-Axis Programming |
1
|
| MACH 2471 |
Multi-Axis Machining |
3
|
Technical Elective
|
See list below.
|
2
|
Gen Ed/MnTC
|
See list below.
|
7
|
| TOTAL |
|
18
|
| |
Technical Electives
|
2
|
MACH 2410
|
Tool and Cutter Grinding
|
1
|
MACH 2420
|
EDM Machining
|
2
|
MACH 2430
|
CAM II
|
2
|
MACH 2440
|
CNC Programming III
|
1
|
| |
General Education/MnTC Requirements
|
15
|
Fifteen (15) general education credits of Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MnTC) are required from three different goal areas. Student is required to take:
|
MATH 1650
|
College Trigonmetry
|
3
|
ENGL 1107
|
Composition I
|
4
|
General Education/MnTC courses
|
Remaining eight (8) must be from other MnTC goal areas
|
8
|
Graduation Requirements
All Anoka Technical College students seeking an Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degree, diploma or certification must meet the Grade Point Average (GPA) of 2.0 or higher. Please contact your advisor for any further program graduation requirements.
Transfer Opportunities
To see how this may transfer into other Anoka Technical College program or into another college, visit:
Industry Information
The machinist is a skilled metal worker who produces metal parts by using machine tools and hand tools. Training and experience enable the machinist to plan and carry through all the operations needed to turn out a finished machine product and to switch readily from one kind of product to another. The machinist’s background and knowledge enables him/her to turn a block of metal into an intricate, precise part.
All options are an art as well as a skill, and are considered to be demanding occupations. There is a great variety in the construction of dies and molds, depending on the design of a part, the type of materials used, the ingenuity of the designer, and the knowledge and skill of the die and mold maker, who must machine intricate components of various tooling to tolerances expressed in fractions of one-thousandths of an inch.
Employees in this position are expected to write and edit CNC programs, perform complex setups, basic troubleshooting of machine problems, cycle time reduction practices, fixture design and building and recognize areas for process improvements on manual lathes, drills, mills, grinders, CNC mills, CNC lathes, CNC wire EDM and CNC sinker EDM, coordinate measuring machine, and CAD/CAM. Employees are also expected to invoke lean manufacturing process and practices.
Wage/Outlook/Advancement
Faculty
The Anoka Technical College Advanced CNC Manufacturing Technology diploma is a 63-credit program that includes technical education components.The prgogam prepares students to write and edit CNC programs, perform complex setups, basic troubleshooting of machine problems, cycle time reduction practices, fixture design and building, recognize areas for process improvements and operate the following equipment: manual lathes, drills, mills, grinders, CNC mills, CNC lathes, CNC wire EDM and CNC sinker EDM, coordinate measuring machine, CAD/CAM and 4&5 axis CNC mills.
Program graduates are skilled in the areas of CNC programming, parametric programming, basic troubleshooting of machine problems, cycle time reduction practices, fixture design and building, blueprint reading, GD&T, statistical process control, lean manufacturing, math, inspection and the correct sequence of operation required.
Those employed in this position are expected to write and edit CNC programs, perform complex setups, basic troubleshoot of machine problems, cycle time reduction practices, fixture design and building and recognize areas for process improvements on manual lathes, drills, mills, grinders, CNC mills, CNC lathes, CNC wire EDM and CNC sinker EDM, coordinate measuring machine and CAD/CAM. Employees are also expected to invoke lean manufacturing process and practices.
The CNC Manufacturing Technology program provides the skills for trade entry plus the possibility to pursue a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree with cooperating colleges and universities.
Prerequisites
Although no prior knowledge or experience is necessary to succeed in this program, a background in shop math and algebra, mechanical drafting, machine shop and mechanical skills can be helpful.
Some courses may require appropriate test score or completion of basic math, basic English and/or reading courses with a “C” or better.
Program Sequence
| FIRST YEAR
|
| First Semester |
| MACH 1100 |
Machine Technology I |
7 |
| MACH 1121 |
Machine Technology II |
2
|
| MACH 1132 |
Blueprint Reading
|
3
|
MACH 1140
|
CAD I
|
1 |
| MACH 1170 |
Math for Machinist I |
3
|
| TOTAL |
|
16
|
| |
| Second Semester |
| MACH 1200 |
Machine Technology III |
3
|
| MACH 1220 |
Machine Technology IV |
2
|
| MACH 1231 |
Blueprint Reading/CAD II |
1
|
| MACH 1240 |
GD & T |
3
|
| MACH 1250 |
CNC I |
2 |
| MACH 1261 |
CNC Programming I |
3 |
| MACH 1270 |
Math for Machine II |
2 |
| TOTAL |
|
16
|
|
| SECOND YEAR
|
| Third Semester |
| MACH 2310 |
CNC II |
3
|
| MACH 2320 |
CNC III |
3
|
| MACH 2331 |
CAM I |
1
|
| MACH 2340 |
CNC Programming II |
2
|
| MACH 2351 |
Mold/Diemaking Theory |
3 |
| MACH 2360 |
Fixture and Tooling |
4 |
| TOTAL |
|
16
|
| |
| Fourth Semester |
| MACH 2410 |
Tool and Cutter Grinding |
1 |
| MACH 2420 |
EDM Machining |
2 |
| MACH 2430 |
CAM II |
2
|
| MACH 2440 |
CNC Programming III |
1
|
| MACH 2450 |
CNC Design and Manufacturing |
5 |
| MACH 2461 |
Multi-Axis Programming |
1
|
| MACH 2471 |
Multi-Axis Machining |
3
|
| TOTAL |
|
15
|
Graduation Requirements
All Anoka Technical College students seeking an Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degree, diploma or certification must meet the Grade Point Average (GPA) of 2.0 or higher. Please contact your advisor for any further program graduation requirements.
Transfer Opportunities
To see how this may transfer into other Anoka Technical College program or into another college, visit:
Industry Information
The machinist is a skilled metal worker who produces metal parts by using machine tools and hand tools. Training and experience enable the machinist to plan and carry through all the operations needed to turn out a finished machine product and to switch readily from one kind of product to another. The machinist’s background and knowledge enables him/her to turn a block of metal into an intricate, precise part.
All options are an art as well as a skill, and are considered to be demanding occupations. There is a great variety in the construction of dies and molds, depending on the design of a part, the type of materials used, the ingenuity of the designer and the knowledge and skill of the die and mold maker, who must machine intricate components of various tooling to tolerances expressed in fractions of one-thousandths of an inch.
Wage/Outlook/Advancement
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Faculty