EMET 151 - Conventional Machining Operations I (3,3) 3 Credits
The Conventional Machining Operations I course is the first of four courses designed to prepare students to develop the requisite skills to become a Certified Level 1 Machinist in accordance with the National Institute for Metalworking Skills training and performance criteria (NIMS – Machining Level 1) and serves as a Technical Elective for the RVCC Mechanical Engineering Technology program. The course training includes the fundamentals of blue print reading, fundamentals of calibration, geometric dimensioning and tolerancing, materials, machine shop safety, job planning, benchwork & layout, and grinding skills, and drill press skills. Classes are conducted in a fully functional machine shop environment located on the RVCC Campus equipped with manual and CNC mills and lathes, virtual machining centers, precision measurement equipment, and all basic machine shop tools. Through this course students can earn four NIMS Metalworking Skills Certifications and the OSHA-10 Safety certification. The student can earn the following National Institute for Certificate:
Certificate 1. (NIMS) Machining Level I: Measurement, Materials and Safety
Certificate 2. Job Planning, Benchwork & Layout
Certificate 7. NIMS Machining Level I: Drill Press Skills.
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