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