Sescoi in partnership with training centre

The Centre’s aim is to produce appropriately qualified and skilled workers, with excellent employment and career prospects, through vocational training to meet the needs of the UK economy. The Engineering CoVE works in collaboration with five partner organisations: Aylesbury Training Group, ISIS Training Services, Abingdon and Witney College, Pera and Rutherford Appleton Laboratory. The introduction of WorkNC for the 5-axis programming of its Mikron machining centre will enable CoVE students to study the latest techniques in metal cutting, including high speed machining using the smooth trochoidal cutterpaths in the software. It will also help them to understand the benefits of 5-axis machining with the unique Auto 5 module in WorkNC, which automatically converts 3-axis toolpaths into 5-axis. With the Engineering CoVE’s customers in the automotive, aerospace, marine, motorsport and general mechanical industries, access to the technology and training partnerships centred around it will be particularly valuable to these highly sophisticated sectors. Sescoi anticipates that the CoVE will be a valuable training resource for its customers, and an ideal venue for events, seminars and machining trials, enabling it to evaluate cutting technology in a controlled environment. Additionally, the collaboration will allow Sescoi to network with the partner companies and their clients, enabling it to bring them the same benefits from 5-axis machining as it has brought to the CoVE.