Tool and Die - Tennessee Technology Center at Shelbyville

Tool and Die from Tennessee Technology Center at Shelbyville is a Campus Certificate Engineering General degree that prepares you for a Engineering career. Mission The mission of the program is to provide the technical instruction and skill development for the student to become gainfully employed in the Tool and Die field. Nature of the Work All manufactured products at point in their manufacturing cycle use a die, mold or fixture. Although CAD design and CNC machining have greatly decreased the hours needed to manufacture this tooling for production. Manufacturing plants need people to maintian, repair and improve all types of tooling. Personnel involved in tooling work with a high degree of accuracy utilizing precision tools such as calipers, micrometers, and indicators. They must be able to read blueprints and understand CAD drawings. Tooling people must work with limited supervision and are expected to be problem solvers in the manufacturing plant. Tooling is expensive to manufacture. The average tooling cost for a new automobile model approaches one billion dollars. The toolmaker understands these costs and the responsibility to build or maintain tooling. Due to the decline of apprenticeships in the U.S. there is a critical shortage of toolmakers. To compound the problem of hands on toolmakers, companies quickly promote good toolmakers into engineering or supervision. Many opportunities exist. View more details on Tennessee Technology Center at Shelbyville . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Engineering General courses.