Will “Process Mold Technician” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔
93% Chance of Automation
“Process Mold Technician” 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
- 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 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 “Process Mold Technician”
- Align, fit, and join parts, using bolts and screws or by welding or gluing.
- Lay out and mark reference points and dimensions on materials, using measuring instruments and drawing or scribing tools.
- 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.
- Devise and construct tools, dies, molds, jigs, and fixtures, or modify existing tools and equipment.
- Grind, file, and sand parts to finished dimensions.
- Rework or alter component model or parts as required to ensure that products meet standards.
- 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.
- Use computer-aided design (CAD) and computer-aided manufacture (CAM) software or hardware to fabricate model parts.
- Drill, countersink, and ream holes in parts and assemblies for bolts, screws, and other fasteners, using power tools.
- Inspect and test products to verify conformance to specifications, using precision measuring instruments or circuit testers.
- Program computer numerical control (CNC) machines to fabricate model parts.
- Assemble mechanical, electrical, and electronic components into models or prototypes, using hand tools, power tools, and fabricating machines.
- Wire and solder electrical and electronic connections and components.
- Record specifications, production operations, and final dimensions of models for use in establishing operating standards and procedures.
Related Technology & Tools
- Three-dimensional prototyping printers
- Visual autocollimators
- Engraving machines
- Electrical discharge machines EDM
- Scribing tools
- Bandsaws
- Metal shears
- Flat smooth cut files
- Capacitance checkers
- Grease dispensing guns
- Signal generators
- Chain hoists
- Digital hardness testers
- Jig bores
- Wheatstone bridges
- Digital calipers
- Digital integrated circuit testers
- Manual lathes
- Audio-oscillators
- Digital electrical frequency meters
- Fused deposition modeling FDM printers
- Shadowgraph optical comparators
- Stereolithography SLA printers
- Computer numerical control CNC vertical machine centers
- Mallets
- Computer numerical control CNC routers
- Digital oscilloscopes
- Gas powered brazing equipment
- Soldering irons
- Volt-ohm meters VOM
- Benchtop drill presses
- Manual mills
- Electronic micrometers
- Power brakes
- Power saws
- Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment
- Microsoldering equipment
- Selective layered sintering SLS printers
- Jewelers lathes
- Portable workshop cranes
- Hydraulic punch presses
- Hand snips
- Power grinding machines
- Microsoft Excel
- Creo Parametric
- CNC Software Mastercam
- Microsoft Word