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