Training Programs for CNC Machinists and Engineers

CNC Skills Development and Machine Tool Education

AW Miller provides Mazak machine training, machine tool classes, and comprehensive CNC manufacturer training to support operators, programmers, and production engineers. Effective training strengthens machine capability, improves process consistency, and increases productivity across every production run. Our engineering team regularly participates in technical webinars and factory-led education from Mazak, Okamoto Grinding Solutions, Agile Robotic Systems, and Shigiya to ensure the training we deliver remains accurate, current, and aligned with OEM standards.

Operator Training

Our operator-focused machine tool classes cover essential functions required for safe, accurate, and consistent machine operation.

 

This includes: 

  • Start-up procedures for CNC machine tools
  • Key operational steps and workflows
  • Analysis of critical dimensions
  • Tool selection and fixturing fundamentals
  • Quality control techniques and measuring instrument use
  • Establishing inspection and verification methods
  • Preparation of machining methods
  • Fixturing setup and tool utilization
  • Commissioning and programming of Renishaw probing systems
  • Reporting and documentation practices

 

This training ensures operators understand machine behavior, measurement workflows, and the fundamentals required for repeatable part quality.

Application Engineer working on a Mazak CNC machine

Programmer Training

Our CNC manufacturer training also provides programming-focused instruction for engineers and programmers working on Mazak controls.

 

Topics include:

  • Mazatrol programming functions and workflow
  • Working coordinate changes
  • Control commands and interface navigation
  • Part transfer procedures
  • 5-axis machining fundamentals
  • Parametric programming methods
  • Macro programming and advanced functions

 

This training helps programmers create efficient tool paths, manage multi-axis motion, and fully utilize Mazak control capabilities.

Mid-Atlantic Training Center

Training at the Mid-Atlantic Technical Center

AW Miller offers Mazak machine training and advanced machine tool classes at our Mid-Atlantic Technical Center. This facility provides a dedicated environment where our applications engineers train machinists, operators, and programmers on the same Mazatrol software systems used in production. By completing certification and CNC manufacturer training locally, machinists avoid the need to travel to Kentucky for factory-level instruction. This approach reduces downtime, lowers travel cost, and allows shops to maintain productivity while personnel receive the OEM-aligned training required to run their machine tools effectively.

Turning Centers

Abbreviated Syllabus:

  • Day 1 Machine coordinate and programming coordinate systems; Familiarization with Mazatrol functions and program creation; Topics on Turning: Bar Out, Unknowns Calculating, Tool Data, Drilling, Bar In
  • Day 2 Topics on Turning (continued): Threading, Tapping, Bar Out, Copy, Material Shape, Unknowns Calculating (continued), Bar Face, Bar Back, Tool Data (continued), End Unit, Z Offset, Chuck Jaws
  • Day 3 MMS; Manual Programming; Parameters, TPC, VFC and TPS Functions; Factory Tour; Secondary Spindle Programming
  • Day 4 Topics on Milling: Tool Data, C-Axis Coordinate, Point Machining, Line Machining, Parameters and TPC Functions, Arbitrary Shapes, Manual Programming, Y Axis Introduction
  • Day 5 Topics on Milling (continued): Y-Axis Coordinate, Line Machining, Point Machining, Pocket, Manual Programming, Tornado Milling and Planet Tapping, MillDrilling, Tapping and Bore Units

Machining Centers

Abbreviated Syllabus: 

  • Day 1 Machine and programming coordinate systems, Program File Screen, Common Unit, WPC, Face Milling, Tool File, Basic Shapes, Shape and Tool Path Graphics
  • Day 2 Topics: Edit Features, Same Tool, Multi-Mode, Line Machining, Tool Data and Tool File, WPC, Virtual Machining, Machine Simulation, Arbitrary Shapes
  • Day 3 Units Explained: end, M Code, Subprogram, Pallet Change, Index, Step, Pocket Mountain and Pocket Valley; Process Control and Program Layout screens; Unknowns Calculating; Shape Rotate and Shape Shift
  • Day 4 MMS; Tornado Milling; Planet Tapping; Parameters, TPC, VFC and TPS Explained

Integrex

Abbreviated Syllabus: 

  • Day 1 Machine coordinate and programming coordinate systems; Familiarization with Mazatrol functions and program creation; Topics on Turning: Facing, Bar Out, Unknowns Calculating, Tool Data, Drilling, Bar In
  • Day 2 Topics on Turning (continued): Threading, Tapping, Groove, Bar Out, Copy, Material Shape, Unknowns Calculating (continued), Bar Face, Bar Back, Tool Data (continued), Setup, Priority Function, Virtual Machining
  • Day 3 MMS; Manual Programming; Parameters and TPC Functions; Secondary Spindle Programming
  • Day 4 Topics on Milling: Tool Data, C-Axis Coordinate, Point Machining, Line Machining, Parameters and TPC Functions, Arbitrary Shapes, Manual Programming
  • Day 5 Topics on Milling (continued): Y-Axis Coordinate, Face Milling, Line Machining, Point Machining, Pocket, Manual Programming, Tornado Milling and Planet Tapping, Arbitrary Shapes

 

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