How do they match: Tool and Die Makers

  • Conduct test runs with completed tools or dies to ensure that parts meet specifications, making adjustments as necessary.
  • Develop and design new tools and dies, using computer-aided design software.
  • 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.
  • Visualize and compute dimensions, sizes, shapes, and tolerances of assemblies, based on specifications.

  • Conduct test runs of production equipment.