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Machinist General (MG)
Academic School: Industrial & Engineering Technologies
(Effective Fall 2008)

Certificate

This curriculum offers training on machine tools commonly used in most shops. It emphasizes practical machine skills. Classroom analysis of various jobs and machine operations increases the student's capabilities as a machinist. General mathematics, science, and communications skills are included to prepare students to work with technical advances in the machining industry. Students are eligible to take the National Institute of Metalworking Skills (NIMS) certification exams, which are administered at Penn College by certified faculty.

Career Opportunities:  Machinist, machine repair mechanic, setup person for production line work, skilled toolroom mechanic, technical sales, manufacturing supervision, or machine shop ownership.

Recommended High School Subjects:  Industrial arts or vocational machining, or metal working courses, introductory blueprint reading, and technical math.

Remediation Strategies:  Students should remediate any deficiencies prior to enrollment. It is recommended that students remediate deficiencies in the following order of priority: Mathematics, English, Reading.

Transfer Procedures:  This major is subject to the transfer standards established by the College (see http://www.pct.edu/catalog/TransferringCredits.htm ). Exceptions must be approved by the school dean.

Program Goals:  A graduate of this major should be able to:

• demonstrate safe work habits and be conscious of safety when working with machine tools.
• demonstrate working knowledge of blueprint reading; work from sketches of parts.
• develop and use mathematical formulas to compute coordinates and solve gearing and threading problems.
• apply basic knowledge of physics mechanics to machine tool problems such as power transmission, machining, etc.
• operate and set up basic machine tools.
• operate machine tools to produce gears, threads, and gages.
• setup and operate Computer Numerically Controlled (CNC) machines, and both sinker and wire Electrical Discharge Machines (EDM).
• operate various types of abrasive cutting machines and practice heat treating (e.g., hardening, annealing, and carburizing) of metals.
• prepare and revise technical papers used in operating machine tools and machining procedures.

Accreditation:  Accredited Testing/Certification Institute for the National Institute of Metalworking Skills (NIMS).

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