• Citizen Machinery America provides innovative solutions to the  problems faced in the Swiss type machining field. 

• Fueled by the needs of our customers CMA has developed a series of products for Citizen machines that have helped increase productivity but having the Best Machines, Best Processes, and Best Accessories is of no real value without the correct training and experience to utilize them.

• Citizen Machinery America has long recognized the value of properly educating and training customers in the efficient and productive operation of the machine tools we sell.

• In today's job market, skilled machine programmers and operators are essential for efficient and profitable operations.

• Experience does not necessarily equal knowledge.

• The world of machine tools and machining is ever changing.

• Employees must continually be given the opportunity to grow.

• Providing the necessary educational opportunities will not only benefit the employee in his or her personal growth but also help the company retain personnel.

Apprenticeship Program

Comprehensive CNC is an apprenticeship program that will provide employees with the necessary skills to perform specific job functions. The program comprises four courses and covers shop math, cutting speeds, ANSI tooling and inserts, blueprint reading, geometric tolerance, metric conversion, offsets, lathe & mill program format and trigonometry.

Core Competency Tests a series of skill tests designed to determine the employee's skill level. Skill tests can also be administered to potential new employees. Testing applicants helps to obtain an honest skill profile of the candidate. Testing will also allow management to pinpoint individuals that have the greatest potential.

Classes are flexible and can be conducted at CMA's Rose Training center or at the customer's facility. Each course is taught over a six-week period (two days per week, two hours per day). Combining first and second shift into one class allows for more employees to be trained in the six-week class schedule.  The course agenda is shown below.

Please contact Ron Piela a for class schedules, custom scheduling possibilities or more information.

Many employers recognize the benefits of providing additional training for their employees but in today's economy, finding the funds to pay for it is difficult. CMA has teamed up with National Training Associates (NTA) to solve this problem. NTA is in the business of helping companies obtain state and federal grant money to subsidize employee training. For more information about NTA, please visit their web site at www.ntainc.net.

Level I. Fundamental Machine Shop Concepts

• Blue Print Reading

• Introduction to Machine Shop Math

• Geometric Tolerancing

• Metric Conversions

Level II. Manufacturing Technology

• High Speed Tooling including drills, reamers, taps (discuss programming

considerations)

• Boring Bars (includes setting and extension considerations)

• Carbide Inserts

• Lathe/Mill Program Formats

Level III. CNC Lathe Usage – Application and Programming

• Lathe Planning (program, tooling, tool holders, chuck jaws)

• Trigonometry

• Circular Interpolation, Threading, Cutter Radius Comp.

Tool Geometry Settings

• Lathe Programming

Level IV. CNC Mill Usage – Application and Programming

• Mill Planning (program, tooling, fixtures

• Thread Milling

• Cutter Compensation

• Circular Interpolation

Level V. Advanced CNC Mill and CAD/CAM

• CNC Mill Programming Methods Including Subprograms

• Methods of Mill Cutter Comp. (will develop program to demonstrate

this section)

• Thread Milling

• Advanced Trigonometry

• CAD/CAM

Level VI. Comprehensive Manufacturing

• Manual Machining (lathe and mill)

• Grinding (including wheel selection)

• Quality Control

• Metrology Introduction

• Surface Finish