Tool and die makers were
specialized engineers in the manufacturing industry who make jigs, fixtures,
dies, molds, machine tools, cutting tools (such as milling cutters and form
tools), gauges, and other tools used in manufacturing processes. Depending on which area of concentration a
particular person works in, he or she may be called by variations on the name,
including tool engineers, tool designers, mould designers, design engineers or
tool and die specialists.
Tool and die makers were a
class of engineering who work primarily in toolroom environments-sometimes
literally in one room but more often in an environment with flexible, semi permeable
boundaries from production work. They were skilled artisans (craftspeople) who
typically learn their trade through a combination of academic coursework and
hands-on instruction, with a substantial period of on-the-job training that is
functionally an apprenticeship (although usually not nominally today). Art and
science (specifically, applied science) are thoroughly intermixed in their
work, as they also were in engineering. Mechanical engineers and tool and die
makers often work in close consultation. There was often turnover between the
careers, as one person may end up working in both at different times of their
life, depending on the turns of their particular educational and career path.
(In fact, there was no codified difference between them during the 19th
century; it was only after World War II that engineering became a profession
exclusively defined by a university or college engineering degree.) Both
careers require some level of talent in both artistic/artisanal/creative areas
and math-and-science areas. Job-shop machinists can be any combination of
toolmaker and production machinist. Some work only as machine operators,
whereas others switch fluidly between tool room tasks and production tasks.
POST DIPLOMA IN TOOL DESIGN
Duration of the Course 3 years + 1 year
Mandatory on Job Training
Qualification SSLC
Admission Through
Merit & Counselling during June Every Year.
NTTF (Nettur Technical Training
Foundation)
Diploma in Tool and Die Making
Objective
The Course provides
thorough practical and theoretical input to the trainee wherein he will be a technician
in the area of Tool Design and Manufacturing.
