PAGE 30 • 2024 STATE TECHNICAL STANDARDS CONTEST: CNC PROGRAMMER CONTEST: CNC PROGRAMMER CONTINUED CONTINUED CNC Technician Skills: Workstation 1: Mill Theory Test - Competitors will complete 25 question Mill Theory Test. Workstation 2: Mill Set Up - Competitors will properly align a vice, load a part and select proper tooling. Workstation 3: Lathe Theory - Competitors will complete a 25 Turning Theory Test. Workstation 4: Safety - Competitors will identify safety violations in and around the designated area. Workstation 5: Failure Analysis - Competitors will conduct an analysis of two scenarios and outline the likely causes of the failure. Workstation 6: Mill Program- Competitors will use the provided job Package to Finish incomplete code. Workstation 7: Turning Program- Competitors will use the provided job Package to Finish incomplete code. Workstation 8: Inspection- Competitors will Mechanically inspect a part and complete an inspection report. These are subject to change slightly without losing main scope or ideas. There will be additional more timed workstations which will encompass simple tooling identification, program reading (identification of line by line code), and interviewing & employability assessments. Observers: Observers will be allowed to view the students during the competition from the designated area only. Any infraction will result in contestant disqualification. Talking or gesturing by the observers may result in contestant disqualification. Observers will not be permitted to communicate with contestants in the holding/assembly area. Talking to judges will not be permitted. All communications are to be directed to the series director only and only at the end of the contest. Contestants are to stay until they are debriefed at the end. Any communication from observers will result in contestant disqualification. No prints or information will be allowed to leave with the student participants/school personnel. No videotaping of contests. (Still photography only) National Standards and Competencies: See national technical standards. See national technical standards. Note: National technical standards are a benefit of professional membership. Advisors should log in to the national SkillsUSA site to access technical standards. This competition evaluates each competitor’s ability to independently plan and program jobs for 2-Axis CNC (Computer Numerical Control) turning centers and 3-Axis CNC milling machines and provides instructions for operators to execute. Competitors program part features and generate NC code using CAM software, troubleshoot G-code programming errors, interpret prints (including geometric dimensioning and tolerancing or GD&T), measure/gauge parts, and demonstrate their theoretical knowledge of CNC turning center and milling machine configuration, set-up and operation. COMPETITOR RESOURCE: Haas Automation is a sponsor of the SkillsusA CNC Machining Competitions. We are committed to providing materials for Regional and State competitions throughout the United States for the CNC Machining Competitions. In addition, we are providing a list of resources to help prepare students to enter the cnc Machining competitions and the workforce of our industry, feeling well-equipped for success. Please see the following pages for resources or visit our website at haascnc.com. About the Competition: Regional and State-level CNC Milling Programmer, CNC 2-Axis Turning, CNN 3-Axis Milling, competitions will test two major skills areas (1) a CNC theory test and (2) CAM programming, with optional scoring for Process Control, and Oral Professional Development Assessment CNC Theory Test: The CNC theory test is a set of multiple-choice questions closely related to the CNC subject area of focus for the competition, i.e., milling or turning. Programming: The programming portion of the competition will provide competitors with access to a part drawing, step model, and Process Plan. It is the competitor’s job to use the provided documents to complete a cAm program. If run, the program would produce a machined part that is in accordance with the Process Plan, collision-free, and accurate to the part drawing provided. The drawing will be complete with multiple views making it easy for competitors to visualize the part and understand its geometry. The Process Plan will provide setup instructions, a sequence of operations, and tool data. Contestant numbers must be used as the name for the cAm file. If this step is missed, the competitor will receive 0 points. Remember, save early, save often. Haas Automation, Inc. | 2800 Sturgis Rd. Oxnard, CA 93030 Sponsor of SkillsUSA CNC Competitions CNC Programmer | CNC 2-Axis Turning | CNC 3-Axis Milling | CNC 5-Axis Milling Programmer COMPETITOR RESOURCE Haas Automation is a sponsor of the 2023 SkillsUSA CNC Machining Competitions. We are committed to providing materials for Regional and State competitions throughout the United States for the 2023 CNC Machining Competitions. In addition, we are providing a list of resources to help prepare students to enter the CNC Machining competitions and the workforce of our industry, feeling well- equipped for success. Please see the following pages for resources or visit our website at haascnc.com.
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