Computer-Aided Manufacturing 1 Learning System – 96-CAM1

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Amatrol’s 96-CAM1 teaches the fundamentals of part design and development using Mastercam software. Mastercam software allows the user to draw a part on the computer and quickly generate a program that will create the part using a CNC machine. The software is also capable of creating programs for more complex shapes that would be very difficult to write without it.

The Computer Aided Manufacturing Learning System includes: Mastercam software, tensile specimen fixture kit with adapter plate, end mills, supplemental disk, student curriculum for both theory and lab, interactive CD-ROM curriculum, and teacher’s assessment guide. Students will learn the CAM (computer-aided manufacturing)-Mill process, tool and material selection, CAM parameters and contour toolpaths and applications.

Interactive Multimedia - Amatrol’s Computer-Aided Manufacturing 1 Learning System includes interactive multimedia curriculum in CD-ROM format. The multimedia teaches the same topics that are covered in the written student curriculum including: The CAM-Mill process, CAM toolpaths, tool and material selection, CAM parameters and making parts with CAD/CAM. It is the perfect instructional tool for today’s classroom with an exciting presentation and high quality learning content. Each topic’s presentation includes extensive videos, 3D animations, interactive exercises, and colorful graphics that will motivate students and help them learn more effectively.

The multimedia software content mirrors the print-based Learning Activity Packets (LAPs). Amatrol’s highly interactive multimedia software is skills-based and provides a complete learning experience for the student with theory presentation and hands-on skills.

CAM Toolpaths – Students will learn about the different types of CAM toolpaths: contour 2D, pocket, letters and drill. A toolpath specifies the path the cutting tool will follow to create a part and is used to automatically program cutting tool movements. CAM toolpaths are used in industry because without them each movement of the cutting tool would have to be programmed manually which is very inefficient.

Tool and Material Selection – Amatrol’s curriculum guides the user to create tool libraries with Mastercam which catalog the tools that will be used and includes information about the diameter, shape, number of flutes and the material which it was designed to cut. The spindle speed, feed rate and plunge rate can be calculated by the software using the tool library. One tool may be able to remove all the material in one cutting pass while another tool may require multiple passes. Tool libraries are important in industry because they make the process more efficient. Tool libraries help the designer to create a CNC program using the proper tools for the job.

CAM Parameters – CAM uses parameter windows to control all of the different settings for a toolpath. Toolpaths require information from the parameter windows such as spindle speed, tool size and depth of cut. Parameters allow the designer to place constraints on the settings such as controlling depth, speed and feed. This can prevent the CAM software from performing an undesired operation such as removing too much material in a cutting pass. The parameter windows are one feature of CAM that allows the software to remain versatile and still be easy to use.

  • Additional Requirements

    • AutoCad Software
    • 15715 Tooling Kit
    • 94-RM14 Raw Material Kit
    • 96-CNC1 CNC Machines 1 Learning System
    • Computer with Windows XP

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