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Precision CNC Machining

Explore a world where imagination, automation and manufacturing meet to form the exciting field of precision machining.

Questions? Call 440.891.7732

Join this innovative, high-tech career and secure your future in a high-demand/high wage profession. Feel the satisfaction of making your own components from concept to completion using state-of-the-art Computer Numerical Control (CNC) production technology and equipment. Whether machining components for the aerospace, automotive or medical industries, you will enjoy this self-satisfying profession.

You will utilize a laptop loaded with CAM software to create 2D and 3D models.  These models are then manufactured using fully automated CNC machines as well as conventional machining applications.  In addition, you will use Tooling-U, an online virtual resource, to compliment this exciting curriculum.

During this two-year program, you can earn nationally recognized certification from the National Institute of Metal Forming Skills (NIMS). During the second year, you may be placed in a part-time position at a member company; hours worked may apply toward an apprenticeship. This program is a practical step in acquiring a two- or four-year technical degree.

Credits

High School Credit Junior Year
Precision CNC Machining: 3.0, Technology: .5

High School Credit Senior Year
Precision CNC Machining:  3.0

Certifications
National Institute for Metalworking Skills (NIMS)

Potential College Semester Hour Credit
*See your Polaris Counselor for more information on college credit agreements.

Program Resources
Course of Study/Syllabus
Junior Program Fee & Supply List
Senior Program Fee & Supply List

Sample Assignments

Skills

  • Metallurgy and heat treating
  • Precision measurement
  • CNC programming basics
  • Proper use of hand tools
  • Layout of material
  • Safe use of lathes, milling machines, drill presses, and grinders
  • Safe work habits and practices


Equipment

  • Precision inspection equipment
  • Metalworking hand tools
  • Precision tool room equipment
  • Computer aided machining software
  • CNC vertical machining centers


Career Options

  • Precision Machine Apprentice
  • Tool and Die Apprentice
  • Mold Maker Apprentice
  • Machine Operator
  • CNC Operator
  • CNC Programmer
  • Machine or Tool Room Supplies Salesperson


Future Opportunities with Further Education

  • Tool Designer
  • Manufacturing Engineer
  • Metallurgist
  • Journeyman Mold Maker
  • Journeyman Die Maker
  • Business Owner in the machining industry
  • Tool Room Supervisor



Teacher: Tony Sambunjak

Email:  tsambunj@polaris.edu
Education:  Industrial Arts/PMT, Kent State University, Journeyman Tool & Die, U.S. Department of Labor/Polaris, Machine Trades I/II, Normandy High School
Certifications:  NIMS Level I; Registered Tool & Die Maker Journeyman from the U.S. Department of Labor Apprenticeship Bureau; MasterCam Certified Instructor
At Polaris Since:  2001
Industry Experience:  Over 20 years of industry experience as Tool & Die, Mold Maker and CNC programmer/operator at Lunar Tool and Mold and Independent Die and Mfg. Currently serving as part time industry CNC machining consultant and on-site training.
Interests/Hobbies:  As a lifelong career person in the machining field, interests include proto-typing products to make them better or creating new products. Also interested in outdoor sports: fishing, camping, and mountain biking.

Precision CNC Machining 2020-2021 Advisory Members

Mr. Mike Becker, Custom Speed Parts
Mr. Frank Chesek, Exact Tool & Die, Inc.
Mr. Donald Daniel, Swagelok
Mr. Ron Gunter, Exact Tool & Die, Inc.
Mr. Fritz Hoffmann,Jr., Lunar Tool and Mold, Inc.
Mr. Michael Long, Firstar Precision Corporation
Ms. Toni Neary, Morris Group - Haas Division
Mr. Jacob Smith, Saint-Gobain HyComp LLC                            
Mr. Michael White, Cuyahoga Community College
 
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