ACE Program Overview: America’s Cutting Edge (ACE) is a national initiative to restore the prominence of the U.S. machine tools sector. Through ACE, you can receive free online training and qualify for hands-on, in-person training that can put you on a path to a career (or advancement, for existing workers) in the machine tool industry. No prior training or experience is required. Machining and machine tools are at the foundation of America’s manufacturing capability and its global competitiveness.
Topics Covered:
- Introduction to machining
- CAM instruction
- Introduction to machining dynamics
- Additional CAM instruction using CAM+, app that simulates machining force and vibration
- Introduction to machining cost
- All students who complete the online training will receive a certificate of completion, 0.6 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) from Pellissippi State Community College, a digital copy of Machining Dynamics: Frequency Response to Improved Productivity, and the ACE CNC Machining Digital Credential from Credly.
Training Format: Bootcamps include a self-paced online component, which takes about six hours to complete, and 4-7 days of in-person, hands-on instruction at our Advanced Manufacturing Workshop in the Workforce Center at RVCC.
Prerequisites: None. No prior experience or training is required.
Cost: No cost to Participate.
Current Bootcamps:
- 4 days In- Person Training, Saturdays- February 21 - March 14
To Register for In-Person Training reach out to Crista Gomero, Lab Tech: Advanced Manufacturing, crista.gomero@raritanval.edu.
Register for ACE Online Fusion Training: https://go.iacmi.org/ACE_Machine_Tool_Fusion360_Online
America’s Cutting Edge, supported by the U.S. Department of War (DoW) Industrial Base Analysis and Sustainment program, is a national training program designed to reestablish American leadership in the machine tool industry through transformative thinking, technological innovation, and workforce development. The curriculum combines advanced training and techniques from the University of Tennessee, the scientific expertise of the Department of Energy’s Manufacturing Demonstration Facility at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the proven workforce development capabilities of IACMI-The Composites Institute.
