PtSA SHORT COURSE [02.002]
Metal Cutting Technology
Short course description and information
Metal Cutting Technology is a technical training course for all people working in the metal cutting industry. The training material has been developed by Sandvik Coromant based on the needs of production skills all over the world. The course content, however, is “Brand Neutral.” The target groups for this training are production managers, machine operators, method engineers, programmers, universities, high schools and learning institutes.
Objectives
The objective of the course is to create awareness, a certain level of understanding, and some application skills in the field of metal cutting technology and the related machining processes relevant to the different industries
Duration
2 Full days at a regional PtSA Centre of Excellence
Cost
*R 5 050 (excl. VAT) per attendee
Subject to group minimum size
*All required learning material and access to the relevant software during the course is included in the price.
Registration
Participants should register through the relevant PtSA (Production Technologies Association of South Africa) Regional Centre of Excellence offering the course.
Course content
- Turning
- Parting and Grooving
- Threading
- Milling
- Drilling
- Boring
- Tool Holding
- Machinability
- Other Information
Outcomes/Understanding/Theory
Turning operations
Material machinability
Optimised cutting data
Parting operations
Economy of machining
Optimised tool life
Threading operations
Cutting data formulas
Tool wear remedies
Milling operation
Maintenance and tool wear
Cutting tool selection
Drilling operations
Fundamental of metal cutting
Cutting process selection
Boring operations
Production economics
Process problem solving
Toolholding and
Clamping
Workshop productivity
Job satisfaction from knowledgecutting
Assessment
Completed Sandvik metal cutting technology exam with minimum pass mark of 60% consisting of a theory exam and calculations using formulas.
Training manual
Sandvik Metal Cutting Technology Training Handbook.
