NX CAM Advanced Techniques
$2250 – Four Days Class
NX CAM Advanced Techniques is designed to help students with complex CAM programming productivity. The NX CAM Advanced Techniques course will provide professional instruction pertaining to advanced 3 to 5 axis milling CAM programming techniques. This intermediate/advanced level class will focus on CAM programming in the context of real-life scenarios and will include instructor-led demonstrations, follow along demonstrations, and hands-on exercises.
Tuesday
- Lesson 1: Manufacturing Assemblies
- Lesson 2: Adaptive Milling, & Cavity Mill
- Lesson 3: Z Level Milling
- Lesson 4: High-Speed Machining
Wednesday
- Lesson 5: Fixed Axis Contour Milling
- Lesson 6: Introduction to 4 and 5 Axis Machining
- Lesson 7: Axis Z Level
- Lesson 8: Variable Axis Contour Milling
Thursday
- Lesson 9: Profiling Walls with a Variable Tool Axis
- Lesson 10: Avoid Collisions by Tiling the Tool Axis
- Lesson 11: Feature Based Machining
- Lesson 12: Non-Cutting Moves
Friday
- Lesson 13: Templates
- Lesson 14: Associates Machining Geometry
- Lesson 15: Transferring a Part from one Setup to another Setup
- Lesson 16: Generic Motion and Probing Operations.
Attendee must cancel 10 business days prior to the class start date in order to receive a full refund. Cancellation requests that are received 5-10 business days prior to the class start date will result in a credit towards a future scheduled training within 12 months of the original course. Cancellations made 4 or less business days prior to the training start date or failure to appear will result in forfeiture of the course fee or an additional fee of $250 will be charged to attend a future training class within 12 months of original training.
Students registered for classes that have 2 or fewer attendees may be required to join the next scheduled class. Students will be notified of this situation a few days in advance.
Rescheduling is allowed on a one time basis only. If you do not attend within 12 months of the original training date, the entire course fee will be forfeited.
Learn NX CAM Advanced Techniques
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Course Materials
NX CAM Student Guides and an NX CAM data set will be provided on USB Drive.
Prerequisites
- Windows Experience
- Completion of NX Manufacturing Tutorials
- General CNC machining knowledge
- Previous NX CAM Programming experience
- Completion of Essentials for NX Designers recommended but not required
- Completion of NX CAM Fundamentals
Course Completion
At the completion of NX CAM Advanced Techniques the student will productively develop proper complex workpiece setups, efficient manufacturing 3 and 5 axis tool paths, and key system customizations that will improve efficiency. This course is designed to meet the student’s expectation to transfer classroom instruction to productivity on the job. As with each course developed and taught by an PROLIM PLM Application Engineer with Siemens PLM Software certification, the NX CAM Advanced Techniques class capitalizes on the PROLIM PLM Engineer’s intimate knowledge of the software’s development and instructs the students based on the underlying principles incorporated within the software.

Aaron Creech
Trainer For – Solid Edge
Total Work Experience – 20+ years
Career Summary
Aaron has over 20 years of experience in design engineering, including in the Mechanical, Environmental, Architectural & Automotive industries.
Work Experience Includes
Aaron’s design experience has ranged from concept design, and product development all the way through to production procurement (including MFG processing and refinement). Extensive experience using various 3D design packages (5+ years using SE Sync).
Aaron’s most recent role was with Toyota Engineering North America as an Internal Logistics Engineer focusing on MFG process & equipment design, implementation and improvement (Kaizen) of robotics and automation using Toyota business practices along with TPS principles.
Training Conducted
- Solid Edge
- AutoCAD
- Project Management
Certification
Siemens Technical Presales Rep Certification Prep – SE
Education
- Diploma (Mechanical Engineering) NKYTC – 1998
- Dale Carnegie (Skills for Success) – 2012
- Ken Blanchard (Situational Leadership II) – 2019

Navjot Singh Gill
Trainer For – Solid Edge and Teamcenter
Total Work Experience – 13 years
Career Summary
Troubleshooting PLM related issues for Siemens PLM Products for over a decade. Conducted training session for PLM products, Support technical marketing, Customer care visits for overall 300+ Siemens PLM customers.
Work Experience Includes
Training Engineers, Managing technical support team and Managing PLM projects
Training Conducted
- Solid Edge
- NX
- FEMAP
- Teamcenter
Pre Sales Activities Done for
- Solid Edge
- Teamcenter
- FEMAP
Delivery Manager / Project Manager / Technical Account Manager for
Managed projects related to PLM data migration.
Education
- MS Mechanical Engineering (Texas Tech University)
- BS Industrial Engineering (Pune University)

Bryan Fischer
Trainer For – NX/ Teamcenter
Total Work Experience -23 Years
Career Summary
Application Engineer with extensive experience in various CAD programs. Over 20 years of experience working with NX and Teamcenter software. Skilled in purchasing and setting up CAD systems. Excellent background in mechanical designs, tool design, free-form modeling, GD&T and Stack Ups.
Work Experience Includes
Design engineer with Sogeti in Ethicon’s Robotics group
Senior Designer with Belcan: Projects included GE Aircraft, Siemens, Honda, B/E Aerospace, Hill-Room and Pratt & Whitney
Senior Design Manager with REPS Resource: Projects included a three-quarter million-dollar project with Siemens Precision
Precision handwork /CAD/CAM with Lehr Precision
Training Conducted
- Continuous CAD/Drafting using NX in-house at Belcan (Belcan)
- NX Essentials (Prolim)
Pre Sales Activities Done for
- Emerson Fisher Workbench (Prolim)
Certification
- Engineering Apprentice Program (Lehr Precision/ The University of Cincinnati)
Education
- Associate of Arts in Business (Axia University of Phoenix)
- Bachelor in Science of Business Management (The University of Phoenix)
- Member of Delta Mu Delta International Honor Society

Tony Lisle
Trainer For – NX CAM
Total Work Experience – 24 years in Manufacturing
22 years CNC Programming
17 years G-Code Programming
13 years CAM Programming
6 years NX CAM Programming
2 years NX CAM Applications Engineer
Career Summary
Tony Lisle has over 20 years of experience in Manufacturing for multiple industries including Injection Mold, Aerospace, Automotive, Medical, and the Steel Industries. His Manufacturing background includes roles as a Manufacturing Lead/Shop Foreman, Senior CAM Programmer, CNC Programmer, and Machine Operator.
Moving to the Software side of the industry has allowed Tony to mentor customers using NX.
Work Experience Includes
Engineering Manager
Senior NX Applications Engineer
Manufacturing Shop Floor Manager
Senior CAM Programmer
- Injection Mold Industry
- Aerospace
- Automotive
- Medical
- Steel Industry
Training Conducted
- NX CAM Fundamentals
- NX CAM Advanced/Fixed-Axis & Multi-Axis Milling
- NX CAM Turning Manufacturing Process
- NX CAM Customization & Configuration
Pre Sales Activities Done for
- NX CAM
- Solid Edge CAM Pro
Delivery Manager / Project Manager / Technical Account Manager for
- Engineering Team
- NX CAM Projects
- NX CAM Post Processors & Simulation Kits
- NX CAM Contract Programming
- NX CAM Customization
Certification
- Siemens PLM Technical Presales Practitioner Certificate – NX CAM
- Siemens Certified Trainer
NX CAM Fixed-Axis & Multi-Axis Milling
NX CAM Turning Manufacturing Process
NX CAM Customization & Configuration
Education
- In Field

Matt Rataiczak
Trainer for – NX CAD
Total Work Experience – 4 years as Solid Edge/NX Application Engineer
Career Summary
Matt Rataiczak has 3 years of experience as a co-op at Ally/PROLIM PLM providing technical support for NX CAD and Solid Edge customers. He is a recent graduate from UC now with a year of experience working full-time at PROLIM specializing in NX CAD.
Work Experience
Application Engineer
Training Conducted
NX Essentials
Pre Sales Activities Done for
NX CAD
Education
Bachelors of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Cincinnati
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