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