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Job Description
Analyze specifications, lay out metal stock, set up and operate machine tools, and fit and assemble parts to make and repair dies, cutting tools, jigs, fixtures, gauges, and machinists' hand tools.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 51-4111.00
- The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 51,610.00
- The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 24.00
- Currently, there are 72,210 people on this job
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Tool and Die Makers”.
Also Known As…
- Tool and Die Makers
- Trim Die Maker
- Toolmaker
- Tool Repairer
- Tool and Die Maker
- Tool and Die Machinist
- Jig and Fixture Repairer
- Jig and Fixture Builder
- Die Maker
- Carbide Tool Die Maker
- Aircraft Tool Maker
- Wire Drawing Die Maker
- Toolsmith
- Toolmaker Grade Three
- Toolmaker A
- Tool/Die Maker
- Tool Trouble Shooter
- Tool Setter Apprentice
- Tool Salvage Worker
- Tool Mechanic
- Tool Maker Apprentice
- Tool Liaison
- Tool and Die Technician
- Tool and Die Repair
- Tool and Die Maker/Designer
- Tool and Die Maker Level Five
- Tool and Die Maker Apprentice
- Tool and Die Assembler
- Template Layout Worker
- Tap and Die Maker Technician
- Stamping Die Try-Out Worker
- Stamping Die Maker
- Stamping Bench Die Maker
- Sawsmith
- Saw Maker
- Plastic Tool Maker
- Plastic Fixture Builder
- Plastic Die Maker Apprentice
- Metal Gauge Maker
- Metal Die Finisher
- Lead Man Over All Dies in Pattern Shop
- Keller Machine Operator
- Journeyman Tool and Die Maker
- Jigman
- Jig Maker
- Jig Bore Tool Maker
- Jig and Fixture Builder Apprentice
- Jig
- Hub Cutter
- Hard Die Mill Set-Up Technician-Tool Design
- Gauge Maker Apprentice
- Gage Maker
- Forcer Maker
- Fixture Maker
- Edger
- Die-Casting and Plastic Molding Mold Maker
- Die Try Out Worker
- Die Trouble Shooter
- Die Sinker Apprentice
- Die Sinker
- Die Set Up Worker
- Die Repair Machinist
- Die Mechanic
- Die Maker Apprentice
- Die Maintenance
- Die Finisher
- Die Cutter Apprentice
- Die Cutter
- Die Baker
- Die Assembler
- Carbide Tool Maker
- Carbide Operator
- Cam Maker
- Broach Setter
- Bench Tool Maker
Tasks for “Electronic Die Maker”
- Study blueprints, sketches, models, or specifications to plan sequences of operations for fabricating tools, dies, or assemblies.
- Select metals to be used from a range of metals and alloys, based on properties such as hardness and heat tolerance.
- File, grind, shim, and adjust different parts to properly fit them together.
- Conduct test runs with completed tools or dies to ensure that parts meet specifications, making adjustments as necessary.
- Set up and operate drill presses to drill and tap holes in parts for assembly.
- Cut, shape, and trim blanks or blocks to specified lengths or shapes, using power saws, power shears, rules, and hand tools.
- Fit and assemble parts to make, repair, or modify dies, jigs, gauges, and tools, using machine tools and hand tools.
- Inspect finished dies for smoothness, contour conformity, and defects.
- Lift, position, and secure machined parts on surface plates or worktables, using hoists, vises, v-blocks, or angle plates.
- Visualize and compute dimensions, sizes, shapes, and tolerances of assemblies, based on specifications.
- Design jigs, fixtures, and templates for use as work aids in the fabrication of parts or products.
- Verify dimensions, alignments, and clearances of finished parts for conformance to specifications, using measuring instruments such as calipers, gauge blocks, micrometers, and dial indicators.
- Set up and operate conventional or computer numerically controlled machine tools such as lathes, milling machines, and grinders to cut, bore, grind, or otherwise shape parts to prescribed dimensions and finishes.
- Measure, mark, and scribe metal or plastic stock to lay out machining, using instruments such as protractors, micrometers, scribes, and rulers.
- Develop and design new tools and dies, using computer-aided design software.
- Set pyrometer controls of heat-treating furnaces and feed or place parts, tools, or assemblies into furnaces to harden.
- Smooth and polish flat and contoured surfaces of parts or tools, using scrapers, abrasive stones, files, emery cloths, or power grinders.
Related Technology & Tools
- Desktop computers
- Precision rulers
- Feeler gauges
- Oxyacetylene welding equipment
- Ear plugs
- Gauge blocks
- Computerized numerical control CNC turning centers
- Safety goggles
- Forklifts
- Honing stones
- Plug gauges
- Hand reamers
- Combination milling machines
- Magnifying glasses
- Chuck keys
- Surface grinding machines
- Deburring machines
- Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment
- Loupes
- Acetylene torches
- Turret lathes
- Protractors
- Workshop bench vises
- Tongs
- Radius gauges
- Welders
- Hacksaws
- Protective face shields
- Tap sets
- Thread ring gauges
- Abrasive cutoff saws
- Wire electrical discharge machines
- Cutoff saws
- Bore gauges
- Dust collectors
- Shielded arc welding tools
- Telescoping measuring rods
- Horizontal boring mills
- Profile grinders
- Phillips head screwdrivers
- Allen wrenches
- Depth gauges
- Die grinders
- Honing machines
- Boring bars
- Jig bores
- Hermaphrodite calipers
- Engraving machines
- Combination squares
- Diamond dressers
- Metal inert gas MIG welders
- Brazing equipment
- V blocks
- Precision levels
- Dial calipers
- Surface finish comparators
- Mallets
- Laser scanner coordinate capturing equipment
- Electrical Discharge Machining EDM machines
- Deburring tools
- Angle gauge blocks
- Gear lathes
- Vibratory tumblers
- Grease guns
- Laptop computers
- Claw hammers
- Rotary surface grinders
- Power press brakes
- Grinding wheels
- Drill presses
- Portable welders
- Countersinks
- Precision tapered reamers
- Die maker's squares
- Precision files
- Dial indicators
- Handheld refractometers
- Knurling tools
- Tensile testers
- Vernier calipers
- T-style tap wrenches
- Oil dispensing cans
- Band saws
- Vertical milling machines
- Heat treatment furnaces
- Ultrasonic testing equipment
- Air compressors
- Wire brushes
- Digital micrometers
- Flat blade screwdrivers
- Compound sine bars
- Optical flats
- Punch sets
- Hand clamps
- Bearing pullers
- Hydraulic pressing equipment
- Measuring tapes
- Surface gauges
- Radial drill presses
- Broachers
- Vernier protractors
- Angle plates
- Vernier height gauges
- Stick welders
- Metal scribers
- Coordinate measuring machines CMM
- Safety glasses
- Toolmaker's microscopes
- Workshop cranes
- 1-2-3 blocks
- Tap extractors
- Hardness testing devices
- Bridge cranes
- Dividers
- Height micrometers
- Metal markers
- Power grinders
- Turning tools
- Arbor presses
- Telescoping gauges
- Optical comparators
- Disc grinders
- Cold chisels
- Air-powered sandblasters
- Rasps
- Adjustable widemouth pliers
- Drill point gauges
- Hoisting equipment
- Stamping presses
- Air grinders
- Knee mills
- Vertical belt sanders
- Vertical bandsaws
- Furnace ladles
- Bench grinders
- Digital plotters
- Layout squares
- Turret punch presses
- Die spotting presses
- Thread gauges
- Grit blasting cabinets
- Counterbores
- Portable drills
- Riveting tools
- Power drills
- Hand jacks
- Gap lathes
- Tube benders
- Magnetic drill presses
- Tin snips
- Grinding wheel dressing sticks
- Plasma arc welding equipment
- Power shears
- Steel rules
- Laser cutters
- Dust masks
- Dassault Systems SOLIDWORKS
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Vero International VISI-Mold
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- MAKER CAD/CAM Services DIEMAKER
- Logopress
- Creo Parametric Pro/ENGINEER
- Virtual Gibbs CADD/CAM
- Microsoft Project
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- VX Corporation VX Mold & Die
- Microsoft Excel
- 1CadCam Unigraphics
- Microsoft Office
- JobPack MES Scheduler
- Striker Systems SS-Strip Design
- CNC Mastercam
- Microsoft Word
- data M Software COPRA MetalBender
- Striker Systems SS-Draw Form
- Autodesk Inventor
- Dassault Systemes CATIA
- OPEN MIND Technologies hyperMILL
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