Tool & Die Apprentice

Tenneco is one of the world's leading designer, manufacturers and marketers of automotive products for original equipment and aftermarket customers, with approximately 78.000 team members working at more than 300 sites worldwide. Through our four business groups, Motorparts, Ride Performance, Clean Air and Powertrain, Tenneco is driving advancements in global mobility by delivering technology solutions for diversified global markets, including light vehicle, commercial truck, off-highway, industrial, motorsport and the aftermarket.

Description:

Analyzes specifications, lays out metal stock, sets up and operates machine tools, and fits and assembles parts to fabricate and repair metal working dies, cutting tools, jigs and fixtures, gauges, and machinists' hand tools, applying knowledge of tool and die design and construction, shop mathematics, metal properties, and layout, machining, and assembly procedures: Studies specifications, such as blueprints, sketches, models, or descriptions, and visualizes product to determine materials required and machines to be used to fabricate parts.

Computes dimensions, plans layout, and determines assembly method and sequence of operations. Measures, marks, and scribes metal stock for machining. Sets up and operates machine tools, such as lathes, milling machine, shaper, and grinder, to machine parts, and verifies conformance of machined parts to specifications.

Lifts machined parts manually or using hoist, and positions and secures parts on surface plate or worktable, using devices, such as vises, V‑blocks, and angle plates. Smooths flat and contoured surfaces, using scrapers, abrasive stones, and power grinders, and fits and assembles parts together and into assemblies and mechanisms, using hand tools. Verifies dimensions, alignments, and clearances, using measuring instruments, such as dial indicators, gauge blocks, thickness gauges, and micrometers.

Heat‑treats tools or parts. May connect wiring and hydraulic lines to install electrical and hydraulic components. May examine standard or previously used dies, tools, and jigs and fixtures, and recommend design modifications regarding construction and function of part.

May develop specifications from general descriptions for specialty tools and draw or sketch design of product. May specialize in repair work.

On-The-Job Training:

APPROXIMATE

HOURS

Power Hack Saw 200

Selecting cutting blade, proper speed,

clamping and measuring

Shaper 1200

Surface planing, angle planing, shaping

to irregular laid out line, internal

shaping such as blanking dies

14

Lathe 1200

Centering, facing, straight turning,

shoulder turning, taper turning, threading,

knurling, checkwork (drilling, boring,

reaming, finishing, chuck and face plate

turning)

Drill Press 600

Drilling, reaming, counterboring

Surface Grinder 500

Selecting grinding wheel, mounting

wheel, surface grinding, angle grinding,

squaring, method of holding work, form

and dovetail grinding

Cylindrical Grinder 500

Selecting and mounting grinding wheel,

straight and taper cylinder grinding,

cutter, face and form grinding

Internal Grinder 500

Selecting and mounting grinding wheel,

dressing wheel, mounting work in chuck,

mounting work in face plate, rough and

finish cuts

Milling Machine 1200

Rough milling, remove stock, milling

to accurate depth, accurate depth and

various width cuts, angle cuts with plain

cutter, taper and face milling, T-slot

milling, make jigs and fixtures

Simple Die and Fixture 700

Filing, assembling, layout of holes,

lapping, measuring with height gauge,

hack-sawing, layout and make simple dies

and fixtures

Bench, Layout and Assembly 1200

Filing, assembling, layout of holes,

lapping, measuring with height gauge,

hack-sawing

Heat Treating 200

How to harden steel, how to cure

hardened steel, how to draw steel,

colors of various heats, different

kinds of steel - S.A.E. classification,

testing hardness of steel, annealing

Total 8000

APPENDIX II

RELATED THEORETICAL TRAINING

The following related training outline identifies subject matter which must be mastered by the apprentice in order to successfully complete the program:

Tool and Die Maker

601.280-046

MATH SCIENCE GRAPHICS COMMUNICATIONS TRADE-THEORY

Applied Physics Blueprint Tech Writing Trade Theory

Math Reading

Basic Computer Machine

Albegra Strengths of Technology

Materials

Metal Removal

Trigonometry Technology

Numerical

Controls

Basic Tool

and Cutter

Grinding

Heat Treating

Basic

Pneumatics &

Hydraulics

The above related instruction course outline identifies courses available at your nearest community/technical college. There are also courses available through other training providers.

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