Coordinate Measuring Machine Training
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Manufacturing companies are increasingly searching for qualified CMM Programmers. This course will help to equip you for a more rewarding and challenging position in the quality field. It is perfect for those who have a working knowledge of certain brands of CMMs and would like to learn additional brands, as well as for those who would like to enter the CMM field (if prerequisites are met).
Prerequisites: It is very important that all students of this course to have some basic knowledge prior to attending this CMM training course so that students within the class are not held back. Each registrant will need to complete and pass a pre-skills examination to determine his/her experience and knowledge in the following areas:
If you lack experience in these areas and you do not pass the pre-skills test, we offer various courses that will give you the knowledge necessary to meet the prerequisites for taking this CMM training. Less expensive self-directed learning options to help the student to meet the prerequisites are available. Please call or email us for these options. |
| TARGET AUDIENCE | COURSE LENGTH |
Inspection personnel, Engineering personnel, Production personnel, Entry level inspectors, and those who would like to enter into the field of dimensional measurement and CMM programming. |
Length: 3 consecutive days Time: 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. |
THREE DAYS OF TRAINING INCLUDES:
- CMM instruction by an expert CMM Programmer who is also a Certified Quality Inspector (CQI)
- The course will consist of hands-on programming using a CMM training block as well as actual manufactured parts.
The course covers step-by-step instruction in the following:
- CMM Overview
- Care and maintenance
- Selection, calibration, types and deletion of spheres and probes
- Homing
- Part planning
- Alignments
- Statistics (some CMMs)
- Part limits
- System components
- Menu overview
- Elements
- File management (saving, restoring, copying, deleting)
- Header
- Part Programming
- Part program management
- Nesting programs
- Editing programs
- DCC status
The following Coordinate Measuring Machines are available. (The CMM training will focus on only one of them and will be determined on a rotating basis):
- Brown and Sharpe® 7107 with PC-DMIS® and CURVES®
- Zeiss Contura® with Calypso® or U-Soft® (currently U-Soft training is only available via customized training)
- FARO® Portable CMM with Cam 2 Measure Q and Measure X
- OGP Avant® and Avant Zip with MeasureMind Ver. 10.56 software (SmartScope uses MeasureMind also)
| Start Date | End Date | Price | City | State | |
| 11/02/2010 | 11/04/2010 | $975.00 | Minneapolis | MN | Register |
Our dedicated professional training and consulting staff will provide you with the highest quality training workshops and consultation services to meet all of your quality training and consulting needs.
