Machining Standards

Roles

CNC Operator
CNC Operators independently load, run and inspect parts while monitoring and adjusting process, machine and tool conditions on CNC machines that are already set up.
CNC Milling Operator
CNC Milling Operators independently set up proven programs and load, run and inspect parts while monitoring and adjusting process, machine and tool conditions.
CNC 5-Axis Milling Operator
CNC 5-Axis Milling Operators independently set up proven programs and load, run and inspect parts while monitoring and adjusting process, machine and tool conditions.
CNC Turning Operator
CNC Turning Operators independently set up proven programs and load, run and inspect parts while monitoring and adjusting process, machine and tool conditions.
CNC Milling Specialist
CNC Milling Specialists independently set up unproven programs and load, run and inspect parts while monitoring and adjusting process, machine and tool conditions.
CNC 5-Axis Milling Specialist
CNC 5-Axis Milling Specialists independently set up unproven programs and load, run and inspect parts while monitoring and adjusting process, machine and tool conditions.
CNC Turning Specialist
CNC Turning Specialists independently set up unproven programs and load, run and inspect parts while monitoring and adjusting process, machine and tool conditions.
CAM Milling Programmer
CAM Milling Programmers independently plan and program jobs and provide instructions for machine operators to execute.
CAM 5-Axis Milling Programmer
CAM 5-Axis Milling Programmers independently plan and program jobs and provide instructions for machine operators to execute.
CAM Turning Programmer
CAM Turning Programmers independently plan and program jobs and provide instructions for machine operators to execute.
Manual Milling Specialist
Manual Milling Specialists independently plan, set up and execute jobs. Execution includes inspecting parts while monitoring and adjusting process, machine and tool conditions.
Manual Turning Specialist
Manual Turning Specialists independently plan, set up and execute jobs. Execution includes inspecting parts while monitoring and adjusting process, machine and tool conditions.
Benchwork Specialist
Benchwork Specialists independently plan, set up and execute jobs. Execution includes inspecting parts while monitoring and adjusting process, machine and tool conditions.

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Acknowledgements

The content of our standards is the result of hours of work from national Technical Work Groups and has been validated by over 100 subject matter experts in industry and education. Material from the classic Machining standards, the Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAM) standard, and the 5-Axis CNC Machining standard were combined and reconfigured to fit the state of industry today.

NIMS extends a special thank you to Autodesk, Inc. for their partnership and sponsorship in the development of the CAM portion of the standard, and to the Gene Haas Foundation through the ProjectMFG initiative for the sponsorship of the 5-Axis CNC Machining portion.

Standard ID: TBD

First Published: June 2020

Last Modified: June 2020