How do they match: Tool and Die Makers

  • Die Finisher
  • Metal Die Finisher

  • Inspect finished dies for smoothness, contour conformity, and defects.
  • 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.
  • Verify dimensions, alignments, and clearances of finished parts for conformance to specifications, using measuring instruments such as calipers, gauge blocks, micrometers, or dial indicators.

  • Adjust temperature controls of ovens or other heating equipment.
  • Polish materials, workpieces, or finished products.