Student Learning Outcomes

This course is intended to give the student an opportunity to learn advanced concepts and machining techniques associated with electrical discharge machines. Students will setup, operate and program these machines to produce parts to blueprint requirements.Student Learning Outcomes
  • Demonstrate safety habits consistent with industry standards and college policy.
  • Program using CAM software and two and four axis programs.
  • Setup and operate EDM manual sinker machines.
  • Program CNC wire EDM CNC machines.
  • Perform setups using sinker and wire EDM tooling.
  • Build electrodes for EDM sinker operations using reference system chuck adapter.
  • Generate sinker EDM programs using special electrodes.

Prerequisites

Please see eServices for section availability and current pre-req/test score requirements for this course.