Mechanical Technician – CNC & Precision Machining

Program Overview

This two-year program in Precision Machining and Tool Making provides students with the skills and knowledge to work in various industries, including aircraft, automobile, and metal fabrication. Through classroom and hands-on instruction, students learn precision machining, tool making, and computer-aided manufacturing techniques. The program includes three mandatory work terms, providing students with practical experience and industry connections.

Program Outline

Outline:

Year 1

• Semester 1
• Precision Machining 1a
• Precision Machining 1b
• Manufacturing Trade Safety
• Trade Calculations 1
• Computer Skills for Trades Professionals
• Introduction to Industrial Mechanical Drawings
• CNC Manual Part Programming
• Semester 2
• Precision Machining 2
• Concepts and Mechanical Application
• CNC Setup and Machining 1
• Industrial Workplace Preparation
• Computer Aided Manufacturing 1
• General Education Elective

Year 2

• Semester 3
• Tool Making 1
• Interpreting Mechanical Drawings
• CNC Setup and Machining 2
• Computer Aided Manufacturing 2
• Parametric Solid Modelling for Machining Trades
• General Education Elective
• Mandatory Work Term 1 – Minimum 360 hours
• Work Terms
• Mandatory Work Term 2 – Minimum 360 hours
• Mandatory Work Term 3 – Minimum 360 hours
• Break/Optional Work Term*
• Semester 4
• Metrology for Tool Making
• Entrepreneurship Concepts, Trends and Challenges
• Fluid Power Theory and Practice
• Trade Calculations 2

Teaching:

• Classroom and lab/workshop instruction
• Industry professionals as instructors
• 21st-century tool making technology and equipment

Careers:

• General machinist apprenticeship
• Tool making apprenticeship
• Work in the following industries:
• Aircraft industry
• Automobile industry
• Pattern Maker
• Metal fabrication industry
• Plastics industry
• Tool and die
• Mould making
• Machine shops