Simulation for NC machining education.

Within today’s mechanical engineering industry, machinists must possess very versatile skills. They need to master the operation of NC machine tools as well as their setups and, often, their programming. The measurement accuracy of the machining objects is very demanding. In addition to being familiar with machining practices, a machinist must be able to read technical drawings and master the measuring technique.
 
The teaching institutions make significant investments in machine tools. Numerical control machine tools are expensive and, to ensure efficient schooling, the training facility must have more than one of them. NC machine tools have high-speed movements and great capacity. In the hands of inexperienced users, they are also very prone to accidents. Even a small mistake by the user in the programme, the operation of the machine or the setting of tool measurements could result in an impact, the result of which is a machine break-down or, in the worst case, an accident leading to injury. The repair costs of crashes can become very high, and there is no guarantee that the machine will produce the required quality after the crash. In teaching institutions, the risk of crashes is considerably higher because of the inexperience of students, compared to the experienced machinists working in industry.
 
The simulator for controlling tolerances turned out to be a functional tool in the teaching of NC machining. According to the opinion polls held among the students, the new simulator presents a challenging way of learning to control tolerances and operation of an NC machine tool.

The Pro-NC Edu05 includes 8 interactive Simulators for NC machining education.

Watch the video of the simulator for machining accurate tolerances.