How do they match: Tool and Die Makers

  • Inspect finished dies for smoothness, contour conformity, and defects.
  • Design jigs, fixtures, and templates for use as work aids in the fabrication of parts or products.
  • Set pyrometer controls of heat-treating furnaces and feed or place parts, tools, or assemblies into furnaces to harden.
  • Set up and operate conventional or computer numerically controlled machine tools such as lathes, milling machines, or grinders to cut, bore, grind, or otherwise shape parts to prescribed dimensions and finishes.

  • Inspect metal, plastic, or composite products.
  • Adjust temperature controls of ovens or other heating equipment.
  • Calculate dimensions of workpieces, products, or equipment.
  • Conduct test runs of production equipment.
  • Design tools, fixtures, or other devices for production equipment.
  • Feed materials or products into or through equipment.
  • Measure dimensions of completed products or workpieces to verify conformance to specifications.
  • Mount materials or workpieces onto production equipment.
  • Polish materials, workpieces, or finished products.
  • Select production input materials.