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Job Description
Set up and operate machines, such as lathes, milling and engraving machines, and jig borers to make working models of metal or plastic objects. Includes template makers.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 51-4061.00
- The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 50,360.00
- The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 24.00
- Currently, there are 6,250 people on this job
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Model Makers, Metal and Plastic”.
Also Known As…
- Model Makers, Metal and Plastic
- Prototype Special Build
- Pattern Finisher
- Molding Technician
- Model Maker
- Model Builder
- Metal Model Maker
- Fabricator
- Computer Numerical Control Operator (CNC Operator)
- Computer Numerical Control Machinist (CNC Machinist)
- Catalytic Converter Special Build Prototype
- Tool Builder
- Template Maker
- Scale Model Maker
- Prototyper
- Prototype Model Maker
- Prototype Fabricator
- Product Builder
- Process Mold Technician
- Plastic Jig and Fixture Builder
- Mold Tooling Technician
- Model Maker Apprentice
- Mock Up Maker
- Mock Up Builder
- Metal Model Builder
- Metal Mockup Maker
- Mandrel Maker
- Machine Tool Builder
- Linesman
- Liner Worker
- Liner Man
- Jig and Fixture Builder
- Injection Mold Technician
- Form Builder
- Fluorescent Lighting Model Maker
- Firearms Model Maker
- Experimental Mechanic
- Engineering Model Maker
- Display Maker
- Dioramist
- Clay Modeler
- Appliances Sample Maker
Tasks for “Injection Mold Tooling Technician”
- Assemble mechanical, electrical, and electronic components into models or prototypes, using hand tools, power tools, and fabricating machines.
- Rework or alter component model or parts as required to ensure that products meet standards.
- Devise and construct tools, dies, molds, jigs, and fixtures, or modify existing tools and equipment.
- Wire and solder electrical and electronic connections and components.
- Lay out and mark reference points and dimensions on materials, using measuring instruments and drawing or scribing tools.
- Drill, countersink, and ream holes in parts and assemblies for bolts, screws, and other fasteners, using power tools.
- Set up and operate machines such as lathes, drill presses, punch presses, or bandsaws to fabricate prototypes or models.
- Record specifications, production operations, and final dimensions of models for use in establishing operating standards and procedures.
- Program computer numerical control (CNC) machines to fabricate model parts.
- Grind, file, and sand parts to finished dimensions.
- Cut, shape, and form metal parts, using lathes, power saws, snips, power brakes and shears, files, and mallets.
- Consult and confer with engineering personnel to discuss developmental problems and to recommend product modifications.
- Use computer-aided design (CAD) and computer-aided manufacture (CAM) software or hardware to fabricate model parts.
- Study blueprints, drawings, and sketches to determine material dimensions, required equipment, and operations sequences.
- Align, fit, and join parts, using bolts and screws or by welding or gluing.
- Inspect and test products to verify conformance to specifications, using precision measuring instruments or circuit testers.
Related Technology & Tools
- Stereolithography SLA printers
- Electronic micrometers
- Grease dispensing guns
- Manual mills
- Power grinding machines
- Capacitance checkers
- Bandsaws
- Mallets
- Manual lathes
- Scribing tools
- Digital integrated circuit testers
- Computer numerical control CNC vertical machine centers
- Visual autocollimators
- Digital oscilloscopes
- Power saws
- Audio-oscillators
- Portable workshop cranes
- Shadowgraph optical comparators
- Hand snips
- Digital calipers
- Hydraulic punch presses
- Benchtop drill presses
- Selective layered sintering SLS printers
- Signal generators
- Microsoldering equipment
- Soldering irons
- Wheatstone bridges
- Fused deposition modeling FDM printers
- Power brakes
- Chain hoists
- Electrical discharge machines EDM
- Computer numerical control CNC routers
- Flat smooth cut files
- Jewelers lathes
- Metal shears
- Volt-ohm meters VOM
- Gas powered brazing equipment
- Jig bores
- Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment
- Digital electrical frequency meters
- Digital hardness testers
- Engraving machines
- Three-dimensional prototyping printers
- CNC Software Mastercam
- Creo Parametric
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Word