The German group's French subsidiary recently launched Phare: the Heidenhain support program for research and teaching. As part of this program, Heidenhain France has established partnerships with schools and universities, in order to train teachers and facilitate the equipping of training sites. The company has developed an e-learning concept: HIT (for Heidenhain Interactive Training) and helps students take their first steps in programming Heidenhain CNC controls. Control functions are explained with animations and short exercises, and an evaluation of acquired knowledge is offered. Using the HIT modules for PC and the programming station, the workbook guides the student through every stage of machining a part, and presents numerous programming examples, both in conversational programming in plain text and in conversational DIN/ISO programming. Heidenhain offers an online store and the software download.
The Phare team, which will be present at Educatec (stand I8, November 15-17, 2017, Porte de Versailles), offers schools preferential conditions for equipping machine tools with numerical controls, and can even set up teacher training directly at their school or at Heidenhain France (offices in Sèvres, Lyon and Toulouse).
A concrete development of the Bordeaux IUT
The mechanical engineering and production engineering department of the IUT de Bordeaux is a fine example of this collaboration: this establishment, keen to offer its students a teaching approach that is adapted to their needs, sets up projects involving advanced technologies.
On the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of the Bordeaux IUT in June 2017, students in the advanced machining technology vocational degree program presented their finely crafted scale model project. Passionate about beautiful mechanics, they were able to apply the knowledge they had acquired in high-precision 5-axis machining on a Heidenhain numerical control.
The TNC numerical control used benefits from Heidenhain's know-how, already recognized by moldmakers, and enables excellent surface finish to be obtained from the first pass, while respecting the precision required by the customer, in 5 continuous axes for high-speed machining.
The quality of the surfaces produced directly by machining on Heidenhain TNCs enables students in the Mechanical Engineering and Manufacturing department to appreciate the benefits of using high-tech equipment equipped with the latest generation of CNC controllers for their training. Thanks to the user-friendliness and ease of use of the TNCs, they can now manufacture complex, precise parts with excellent results.
The partnership between the GMP department of the Bordeaux IUT and Heidenhain France prepares students for their entry into the professional world. Using Heidenhain numerical controls, students can quickly become self-sufficient and produce complex parts to industrial quality standards.
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