Certified Manufacturing Associate (CMfgA)
Issued by
SME - Society of Manufacturing Engineers
SME’s Certified Manufacturing Associate (CMfgA) is an industry certification focused on basic manufacturing concepts, demonstrating an individual's potential for high-demand, entry-level manufacturing roles. Covering fundamental topics such as shop math, assembly, maintenance, machining, inspection, and more, this industry-driven certification demonstrates that the individual has basic knowledge of manufacturing.
- Type Certification
- Level Foundational
- Time Hours
- Cost Paid
Skills
- 5S Principles
- Additive Manufacturing Overview
- Applied Mathematics
- Basic Equipment Safety
- CNC Machine Tools and Controls
- Fasteners
- Fractions and Decimals
- Hand and Power Tools
- Identify Fastener Types and Installation Methods
- Industrial Robots
- Inspection
- Inspection Instruments and Gages
- Introduction To OSHA
- Lean/Continuous Improvement
- Lean Manufacturing Overview
- Mathematics
- OSHA Regulations (Bloodborne Pathogens)
- OSHA Regulations (Fires and Safety)
- OSHA Regulations (Hazardous Materials)
- OSHA Regulations (Lockout/Tagout)
- OSHA Regulations (PPE)
- Part Tolerancing
- Print Reading
- Quality Overview
- Robotics
- Safety
- Safety for Assembling Components
- Safety Protocols for Working with Industrial Robots
- Shop Essentials (Applied Mathematics)
- System of Measurement
- Tools for non-threaded fasteners
- Troubleshooting