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