CNCCookbook 2016 CNC Skills Inventory Question Title * 1. Which of these Basic Skills do you have? Basic Math Skills Computer Literate English Speaking Flexible Work Hours (e.g. Nights & Weekends) Microsoft Office Trig Skills Question Title * 2. What Education have you completed? High School Diploma Community College or Vocational School University Machining Apprenticeship Question Title * 3. What types of Machines do you have Experience with? CNC Lathe 3-Axis Lathe (w/ Live Tooling) More than 3-Axis Lathe Swiss Turning Bar Feeder Bar Puller Vertical Machining Center 4-Axis Contouring Programming 4-Axis Indexing Programming 4-Axis Setup 5-Axis Programming 5-Axis Setup Horizontal Machining Center Manual Lathe Manual Mill CNC Router CNC Plasma Table CNC Waterjet Surface Grinder Cylindrical Grinder CNC Grinder Band Saw Question Title * 4. What Measuring equipment and techniques are you proficient with? Bore Micrometer Calipers CMM Depth Micrometer Determine Material Hardness Digtal Touch Probe Edgefinder Gage Blocks Gage Pins Height Gage ID Micrometers Locate Bore Center OD Micrometer Optical Comparator Pin Gages Shop Floor CMM or CMM Arm Thread Gages Verify Calibration of Measuring Devices such as Micrometers Question Title * 5. Which CNC Operator Skills have you mastered? Be responsible for operating multiple machines Deburring Inspect Parts and Adjust Machine to Maintain Tolerances Make Parts from Existing G-Code Programs Overhead Crane Operation Part Setup Responsible for Proving Programs Tool Dispensing / Vending Machine Tool Length Offets Tool Wear Offsets Traceability of Machined Parts Vacuum Table and Vacuum Fixturing Work Offsets Drip Feeding CNC Programs Question Title * 6. Which Machining Skills have you mastered? 4-Jaw Chuck Boring Bars Boring Head Drill Bit Sharpening Feeds and Speeds Make and Use Soft Jaws on a Lathe Milling: Squaring a Block Rework and Repair Machining Sine Plate / Sine Vise Thread Chasing on a CNC Turning Between Centers Work to 0.0001" Tolerance Work to 0.0005" Tolerance Work to 0.001" Tolerance Question Title * 7. Which CNC Programming skills have you mastered? Can read g-code and make minor modifications Conversational CNC Program From Drawings Create Setup Sheets Fanuc Macro B Programming Fixture Design Hand G-Code From Drawings High Speed Machining In Process Probing Optimize Programs for Faster Cycle Times Part Program Simulation (Outside CAM) Proficient with MDI Softjaw Design Thread Milling Question Title * 8. Which Materials have you worked with? Machining Composites Machining Plastics Machining Super Alloys (e.g. Inconel) Machining Titanium Machining Wood Machining Hardened Materials Question Title * 9. Which Maintenance tasks have you been responsible for? Change Coolant Filters Check/Empty Tramp Oil Collectors Check/Replenish Way Oil and Spindle Lubrication Lathe Power Chuck Maintenance Machine Maintenance Question Title * 10. What are your Welding skills? Gas Welding Mig Welding Stick Welding Tig Welding Question Title * 11. Which CNC Controls are you proficient with? Fanuc Operation Fanuc G-Code Seimens Operation Seimens G-Code Haas Operation Haas G-Code Mazak Operation Mazak G-Code Heidenhain Operation Heidenhain G-Code Question Title * 12. What is your CAD Experience? Read 2D Drawings and Prints Read 3D Drawings and Prints Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) Solidworks AutoCAD Inventor Question Title * 13. Which CAM packages are you proficient with? Mastercam HSMWorks OneCNC Powermill SolidCAM Question Title * 14. What other CNC Programming skills do you have? Read G-Code Use MDI on Controller Modify CAM-generated G-Code Hand Write G-Code Use Conversational CNC Question Title * 15. What other CNC-Related Skills do you have? ERP Software Experience (e.g. Job Boss) Forklift Driver Hazardous Material Handling ISO 9001 Lean Manufacturing Lock Out / Tag Out Procedures Offline Tool Presetting Pallet Changer Quality Control Experience or Training Raw Stock Inventory Planning and Ordering Statistical Process Control Experience Tool Crib Duties Done