Skills / CMM Operation
Manufacturing

CMM Operation

Operating tactile and optical coordinate measuring machines for production and first-article inspection. Covers probe qualification against a reference sphere, part fixturing and alignment to the drawing datum scheme, writing and running DCC (direct computer control) programs, and reading the inspection report the CMM generates so you can tell engineering whether the part meets print.

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Learn what a coordinate measuring machine does, how probes are qualified, how parts are fixtured and aligned to a datum scheme, and how a...

4.0 hrs 1 guide
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Learn to run a Coordinate Measuring Machine like a first-article inspector: probe qualification against the calibration sphere, 3-2-1 dat...

5.0 hrs 4 guides