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“Machine Tool Builder” will almost certainly be replaced by robots.
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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
- Linesman
- Liner Worker
- Liner Man
- Jig and Fixture Builder
- Injection Mold Tooling Technician
- 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 “Machine Tool Builder”
- Align, fit, and join parts, using bolts and screws or by welding or gluing.
- Assemble mechanical, electrical, and electronic components into models or prototypes, using hand tools, power tools, and fabricating machines.
- Use computer-aided design (CAD) and computer-aided manufacture (CAM) software or hardware to fabricate model parts.
- 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.
- Devise and construct tools, dies, molds, jigs, and fixtures, or modify existing tools and equipment.
- Rework or alter component model or parts as required to ensure that products meet standards.
- Record specifications, production operations, and final dimensions of models for use in establishing operating standards and procedures.
- Set up and operate machines such as lathes, drill presses, punch presses, or bandsaws to fabricate prototypes or models.
- Study blueprints, drawings, and sketches to determine material dimensions, required equipment, and operations sequences.
- Program computer numerical control (CNC) machines to fabricate model parts.
- Lay out and mark reference points and dimensions on materials, using measuring instruments and drawing or scribing tools.
- Inspect and test products to verify conformance to specifications, using precision measuring instruments or circuit testers.
- Wire and solder electrical and electronic connections and components.
- Grind, file, and sand parts to finished dimensions.
- Drill, countersink, and ream holes in parts and assemblies for bolts, screws, and other fasteners, using power tools.
Related Technology & Tools
- Hand snips
- Scribing tools
- Computer numerical control CNC vertical machine centers
- Visual autocollimators
- Power brakes
- Grease dispensing guns
- Computer numerical control CNC routers
- Benchtop drill presses
- Microsoldering equipment
- Metal shears
- Audio-oscillators
- Electrical discharge machines EDM
- Jewelers lathes
- Digital integrated circuit testers
- Flat smooth cut files
- Jig bores
- Stereolithography SLA printers
- Digital hardness testers
- Engraving machines
- Soldering irons
- Gas powered brazing equipment
- Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment
- Chain hoists
- Digital calipers
- Volt-ohm meters VOM
- Selective layered sintering SLS printers
- Shadowgraph optical comparators
- Electronic micrometers
- Digital electrical frequency meters
- Capacitance checkers
- Mallets
- Three-dimensional prototyping printers
- Portable workshop cranes
- Manual lathes
- Digital oscilloscopes
- Bandsaws
- Wheatstone bridges
- Power grinding machines
- Fused deposition modeling FDM printers
- Power saws
- Manual mills
- Hydraulic punch presses
- Signal generators
- Microsoft Word
- CNC Software Mastercam
- Creo Parametric
- Microsoft Excel