Wainbee’s Machine Tool Element course is a comprehensive 3 day course focusing on the technology of drilling and tapping as well as a study of a variety of machinery components used to construct automated drilling and tapping machines.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

In this course participants will learn:

• a variety of drills, taps, broaches, and reamers, and the technology required for their successful application;
• a number of drilling and tapping machines with respect to their functional differences, their strengths and weaknesses and the technology required to apply them;
• comparisons of various methods of tooling and parts transfer and the machine;
• components required to achieve them;
• a comprehensive overview of automated drilling and tapping special machines.

MAJOR TOPICS COVERED

• The technology of drilling and tapping - speeds, feeds, and horsepower requirements
• Hypneumat drilling and tapping machines
• Desoutter Auto-feed drills and tappers
• Index tables - Jackson and Autorotor
• Gilman machine slides
• Multiple spindle heads - Centreline, Commander, and Gyroll

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

Design engineers, production engineers and maintenance and set-up personnel involved in the design, building, and maintenance of special drilling and tapping machines.

FEES & SCHEDULES

Classes are limited to 9 people per class. Tuition fee is Cdn $695.00 plus GST per attendee per course.

Special Offers: 10% discount applies to all regular course fees for companies registering for two or more courses at the same time. Prepaid packages of 5 courses are $4,000.00 and 10 courses are $7,000.00. (Packages exclude Wainbee's Electrohydraulic courses.)

For current year's schedule, please click here.

Please call our Training Assistant at 905-568-1700 ext. 2275 or send us an e-mail should you have further query.

COURSE OUTLINE

Day One

1. Introductions
   • Principles of Automation
   • Course Overview and Objectives
2. Drill
   • Design and types
   • Materials and coatings
   • Drilling do's and don'ts
   • Drill sharpening
   • Flow drilling
3. Tapped Threads
   • Screw thread nomenclature
   • Tap types
   • Classes of taps and threads
   • Tap holders
   • Machine tapping
4. Speeds and Feeds
   • Data and formulae
   • Windows® based selection program
5. Cutting Fluids

Day Two

1. Chicago Pneumatic / Desoutter AFD's
   • Features
   • Accessories
   • Applications
2. Hypneumat
   • Models, mountings and capabilities
   • Leadscrews tapping
   • Applications

Day Three

1. Multiple Spindle Heads
   • Commander (universal joint heads)
   • Centreline (geared heads)
   • GyRoll (high speed geared heads)
   • Zagar (close centre crank heads)
2. Index Tables
   • General considerations and suggestions
   • Cylinder tables
   • Geneva tables
   • Harmonic motion tables
   • Barrel cam tables
3. Linear Slides
   • Selection of slide types
4. Modular Slides
   • Dovetail slides
   • Hardened steel slides
   • Roller bearing slides
   • Ball bearing positioning slides