Tool & Die OLD (Challenge Manufacturing)
Hour-based
ONET: 51-4111.00
4
Years
1024h
Related instructions
7750h
On-the-job training
Classroom instruction topics
- First year Seminar
- Technical Math 1 or MATH 120 College Algebra
- Intro to Health & Safety for General Industry
- Introduction to Machining & Manufacturing
- Introduction to Blueprint Reading
- Manual Lathe
- Manual Mill
- Technical Math II or MATH 130 Trigonometry
- Composition and Reading I
- MasterCAM I or Parametric Modeling Inventor or Parametric Modeling Solidworks
- Grinding Operations
- CNC Lathe Operation Fundamentals
- Applied Statistics & Mechanics
- Computer Concepts and Applications
- Metrology
- Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing
- CNC Mill Operation Fundamentals
- EDM Sinker or EDM Wire
- Cutter Grinding
- Metallurgy
- Die Making or Mold Making or Tool Design, Jigs, and Fixtures
- Technical Writing
On-the-job training
- Conduct test runs with completed tools or dies to ensure that parts meet specifications; make adjustments as necessary
- 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
- 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
- Measure, mark, and scribe metal or plastic stock to lay out machining, using instruments such as protractors, micrometers, scribes, and ruler
- Select metals to be used from a range of metals and alloys, based on properties such as hardness and heat tolerance
- Set up and operate conventional or CNC machine tools such as lathes, milling machines, and grinders to cut, bore, grind, or otherwise shape parts to prescribed dimensions and finishes
- Set up and operate drill presses to drill and tap holes in parts for assembly
- Smooth and polish flat and contoured surfaces of parts or tools, using scrapers, abrasive stones, files, emery cloths, or power grinders
- Build and repair of dies and molds
- Study blueprints, sketches, models, or specifications to plan sequences of operations for fabricating tools, dies, or assemblies
- Verify dimensions, alignments, and clearances of finished parts for conformance to specifications, using measuring instruments such as calipers, gauge blocks, micrometers, and dial indicators
- Visualize and compute dimensions, sizes, shapes, and tolerances of assemblies, based on specifications
- Cast plastic tools or parts, or tungsten-carbide cutting tips, using pre-made molds
- Design jigs, fixtures, and templates for use as work aids in the fabrication of parts or products
- Develop and design new tools and dies, using computer-aided design software
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