Advanced Machining Process Diagnostics
A Three-Day Course on Tolerance Consumption Budgeting and Machining Outcome Prediction
hosted and conducted by IQL Independent Quality Labs, Inc.
Abstract | Who Should Attend | What You Will Learn | Prerequisites | Instructor | Facility | Outline | Registration | Contact | Lodging
Abstract
This seminar provides a practical understanding and application of tolerance consumption budgeting for machining process diagnostics and corrective actions. Through lecture and case work, focus is placed on the primary tolerance consumers within machining processes (machine tool positioning capability, thermal effects, process variability and inspection capability), standard terminology for describing these effects, as well as straightforward analysis methods and tools for successful science based diagnostic analysis.
Who Should Attend
This course is designed for design engineers, manufacturing engineers, and technicians concerned with developing, deploying and maintaining successful and stable machining processes. Others who should consider attending this program include:
- managers, engineers, and technicians engaged in:
- plant management and supervision
- manufacturing operations
- quality assurance, control, and maintenance
- factory, assembly, and field service
- machine tool builders and designers
- machine tool rebuilders and distributors
- machine tool sales, service, and testing representatives
- technology educators
- technicians
- machinists
What You Will Learn
By attending this information-packed program, you will...
- create machining process tolerance consumption budgets
- learn how to identify critical to manufacture (CTMs) part features
- understand the relationship between toleranced features and machine tool performance capability
- compare machine tool capabilities using performance grades
- make informed decisions for machine tool selection / process matching
- rapidly and confidently identify root cause machining issues
- learn science based machining process diagnostics methods
- work with a web based analysis tool
Basic Skills / Prerequisites
To attend this course, you should have a familiarity with manufacturing environments, machine tools (lathes, milling machines, machining centers, measuring machines, etc.) functions, terminology, and applications.
Instructor
Robert (Buz) Callaghan, MSME, is the Senior Engineer at IQL Independent Quality Labs, Inc. He has over 46 years experience in precision tool and machine design and metrology. Buz has published numerous papers on the accuracy of CMMs and CNC machine tools. He is an active member of the ASME standard committees: B5.54 "Methods for Performance Evaluation of Computer Numerically Controlled Machining Centers," and B5.57 "Methods for Performance Evaluation of Computer Numerically Controlled (CNC) Lathes and Turning Centers," as well as a supporter of ISO 230 Test code for machine tools.
Host Facility
IQL will be hosting this course in the new manufacturing and training facility. Located in Ashaway, Rhode Island, the IQL facility is less than 30 minutes from maritime exploration in Mystic (Seaport and Aquarium) and world-class entertainment venues in Uncasville (Mohegan Sun) and Mashantucket (Foxwoods), Connecticut, as well as less than 1 hour from artistic and historic Providence and Newport, Rhode Island. Directions
Course Outline
Deterministic Method Applied to Machining Processes - An Introduction
- Advantages and benefits
- Focus on process control
- Machining Tolerance Consumption Budgets
- Need for a unified language and concise terminology
Critical to Manufacture Features (CTMs)
- Attribute Feature Pairs (AFPs)
- Unit Tolerance - Features
- Critical to Manufacture Filtering
- “Precision Component” Case Analysis
Machine Tool Performance Behavioral Models
- Machine Sub-Class definitions and terminology
- Parametric Error Tables (PENs)
- Model Configuration
- Machine Tool Performance Grading
- Vertical Machining Center Case Analysis
Individual CTM Analysis
- CTM Machining Process Definition
- Machining Process Error Analysis
- Tolerance Consumption Prediction
- Machine Tool Capability Requirements
- “Precision Component” Case Analysis
Manufacturing Process Diagnostics
- Diagnostic Strategies
- Root Cause Identification based on Tolerance Consumption Budget
- Application Specific - Key Machine Performance Parameters (PENs)
- Resolution Strategies
- “Aerospace Component” Case
- Introduction to Locus CAE Tool
- AFP Selection and Analysis
- Generic and Specific Machine Behavioral Models
- “ANSI Block” Case
Web-based Analysis Tools - Locus® CAE
Schedule & Registration
Registration Fees
$1195
This fee includes all text and note materials, continental breakfast each morning and lunches each day of class. Interested parties may register through IQL.
Companies sending more than one attendee will receive a 10% discount on each additional registration.
Sign-in:
7:30 AM - 8:00 AM Tuesday
Course Hours:
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Tuesday through Thursday
Substitution and Cancellations
A registration may be transferred by submitting the name of the substitute. A full refund will be made for cancellations received 10 working days prior to the start of class. A 10% service fee will be charged for cancellations after that date. Registrants who do not show up for the course will still be billed or may request a credit toward a future course.
Contact
Charlotte Gardiner
IQL Independent Quality Labs, Inc.
T: 866-549-2920 X-101
F: 401-539-0572
Lodging
Lodging and transportation are the responsibility of the attendee. Click here for suggested Lodging and Directions.