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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
- Gauge Maker Apprentice
- Gage Maker
- Forcer Maker
- Fixture Maker
- Electronic Die 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 “Hard Die Mill Set-Up Technician-Tool Design”
- Cut, shape, and trim blanks or blocks to specified lengths or shapes, using power saws, power shears, rules, and hand tools.
- File, grind, shim, and adjust different parts to properly fit them together.
- Select metals to be used from a range of metals and alloys, based on properties such as hardness and heat tolerance.
- 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.
- Design jigs, fixtures, and templates for use as work aids in the fabrication of parts or products.
- Measure, mark, and scribe metal or plastic stock to lay out machining, using instruments such as protractors, micrometers, scribes, and rulers.
- Study blueprints, sketches, models, or specifications to plan sequences of operations for fabricating tools, dies, or assemblies.
- Smooth and polish flat and contoured surfaces of parts or tools, using scrapers, abrasive stones, files, emery cloths, or power grinders.
- 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.
- Develop and design new tools and dies, using computer-aided design software.
- Inspect finished dies for smoothness, contour conformity, and defects.
- Set pyrometer controls of heat-treating furnaces and feed or place parts, tools, or assemblies into furnaces to harden.
- Verify dimensions, alignments, and clearances of finished parts for conformance to specifications, using measuring instruments such as calipers, gauge blocks, micrometers, and dial indicators.
- Fit and assemble parts to make, repair, or modify dies, jigs, gauges, and tools, using machine tools and hand tools.
- Visualize and compute dimensions, sizes, shapes, and tolerances of assemblies, based on specifications.
- Lift, position, and secure machined parts on surface plates or worktables, using hoists, vises, v-blocks, or angle plates.
Related Technology & Tools
- Power drills
- Acetylene torches
- Oxyacetylene welding equipment
- Laser scanner coordinate capturing equipment
- Dust masks
- Computerized numerical control CNC turning centers
- Engraving machines
- Hardness testing devices
- Safety goggles
- Profile grinders
- T-style tap wrenches
- Power press brakes
- Laser cutters
- Radius gauges
- Optical comparators
- Dust collectors
- Rasps
- Horizontal boring mills
- Digital micrometers
- Shielded arc welding tools
- Thread gauges
- Knee mills
- Combination milling machines
- Drill presses
- Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment
- Wire brushes
- Band saws
- Grit blasting cabinets
- Vertical bandsaws
- Heat treatment furnaces
- Gap lathes
- 1-2-3 blocks
- Diamond dressers
- Flat blade screwdrivers
- Tensile testers
- Stamping presses
- Turning tools
- Forklifts
- Phillips head screwdrivers
- Height micrometers
- Digital plotters
- Bridge cranes
- Boring bars
- Disc grinders
- Compound sine bars
- Gear lathes
- Handheld refractometers
- Precision rulers
- Welders
- Turret punch presses
- Surface grinding machines
- Magnetic drill presses
- Arbor presses
- Hand reamers
- Air compressors
- Surface finish comparators
- Workshop bench vises
- Grinding wheels
- Air grinders
- Optical flats
- Desktop computers
- Vertical milling machines
- Vernier calipers
- Rotary surface grinders
- Bore gauges
- Drill point gauges
- Coordinate measuring machines CMM
- Vibratory tumblers
- Riveting tools
- Layout squares
- Gauge blocks
- Air-powered sandblasters
- Dial calipers
- Grease guns
- Safety glasses
- Tin snips
- Portable drills
- Bearing pullers
- Vertical belt sanders
- Deburring tools
- Feeler gauges
- Metal markers
- Honing stones
- Dividers
- Adjustable widemouth pliers
- Hermaphrodite calipers
- Counterbores
- V blocks
- Chuck keys
- Oil dispensing cans
- Honing machines
- Precision files
- Radial drill presses
- Vernier height gauges
- Telescoping measuring rods
- Mallets
- Power grinders
- Tap sets
- Turret lathes
- Broachers
- Wire electrical discharge machines
- Protective face shields
- Surface gauges
- Punch sets
- Jig bores
- Laptop computers
- Plug gauges
- Die maker's squares
- Metal inert gas MIG welders
- Vernier protractors
- Toolmaker's microscopes
- Brazing equipment
- Furnace ladles
- Ear plugs
- Loupes
- Angle plates
- Tongs
- Precision tapered reamers
- Angle gauge blocks
- Tap extractors
- Thread ring gauges
- Claw hammers
- Combination squares
- Hydraulic pressing equipment
- Plasma arc welding equipment
- Magnifying glasses
- Cutoff saws
- Steel rules
- Power shears
- Ultrasonic testing equipment
- Telescoping gauges
- Tube benders
- Electrical Discharge Machining EDM machines
- Countersinks
- Hacksaws
- Cold chisels
- Abrasive cutoff saws
- Knurling tools
- Depth gauges
- Stick welders
- Hand jacks
- Protractors
- Die spotting presses
- Die grinders
- Hoisting equipment
- Dial indicators
- Grinding wheel dressing sticks
- Portable welders
- Precision levels
- Bench grinders
- Measuring tapes
- Metal scribers
- Hand clamps
- Allen wrenches
- Deburring machines
- Workshop cranes
- 1CadCam Unigraphics
- Microsoft Project
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Autodesk Inventor
- Microsoft Excel
- Striker Systems SS-Draw Form
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- CNC Mastercam
- Creo Parametric Pro/ENGINEER
- MAKER CAD/CAM Services DIEMAKER
- Bentley Microstation
- JobPack MES Scheduler
- VX Corporation VX Mold & Die
- data M Software COPRA MetalBender
- Vero International VISI-Mold
- Microsoft Office
- Dassault Systems SOLIDWORKS
- CimatronE Master
- Logopress
- DP Technology ESPRIT
- OPEN MIND Technologies hyperMILL
- Striker Systems SS-Strip Design
- Kubotek USA KeyCreator
- Striker Systems SS-Die Design
- Dassault Systemes CATIA
- Virtual Gibbs CADD/CAM