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Metalworx, Inc.
709 Powerhouse Road Independence, VA 24348
Machinists
Set up and operate a variety of machine tools to produce precision parts and instruments. Includes precision instrument makers who fabricate, modify, or repair mechanical instruments. May also fabrica...
About This Occupation
Set up and operate a variety of machine tools to produce precision parts and instruments. Includes precision instrument makers who fabricate, modify, or repair mechanical instruments. May also fabricate and modify parts to make or repair machine tools or maintain industrial machines, applying knowledge of mechanics, mathematics, metal properties, layout, and machining procedures.
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3-axis computerized numerical control CNC machines
3D Printing software
Adjustable wrenches
Angle plates
Angled feeler gauges
Anvils
Arbor presses
Armchair Machinist software
Autodesk AutoCAD
Autodesk Fusion 360
Autodesk HSMWorks
Aviation snips
Ball peen hammers
Bandsaws
Beverly shears
Binocular light compound microscopes
Boring bars
Boring tools
Brake presses
Brass hammers
Brazing equipment
Breaker lathes
Broachers
Buffers
Calipers
Center drills
Centrifugal spin casters
Chamfer tools
Channel lock pliers
Chippers
Chucks
CNC Consulting Machinists' Calculator
CNC Mastercam
CNC TurboCAD/CAM
Cold chisels
Cold saws
Combination drills
Combination pliers
Combination wrenches
Composition hammers
Computer aided design CAD software
Computer aided manufacturing CAM software
Computerized numerical control CNC machining centers
Computerized numerical control CNC turning lathes
Coordinate measuring machines CMM
Crankshaft grinders
Cutoff saws
Cylinder honers
Cylindrical grinders
Dassault Systemes CATIA
Dassault Systemes SOLIDWORKS
Deburring tools
Desktop computers
Dial calipers
Dial indicators
Drum lathes
Edge finders
EditCNC
Engine lathes
ERP software
Feeler gauges
Flat files
Flywheel lathes
Forklifts
Full face shields
Gauges
Grinders
Grinding dogs
Grinding wheel arbors
GRZ Software MeshCAM
Hacksaws
Half-round files
Hand clamps
Hand saws
Handheld welders
Heat-treating equipment
Height gauges
Hermaphrodite calipers
Hex keys
Hex wrenches
Hexagon Metrology PC-DMIS
Horizontal boring bars
Horizontal lathes
Horizontal mills
Hydraulic presses
Inside micrometers
Inside spring calipers
JETCAM
JobBOSS
Jointers
Kentech Kipware Studio
Kentech Kipware Trig Kalculator
Knee mills
Ladders
Laser printers
Lathes
Machine shop rigging equipment
Machinists' hammers
Machinists' squares
Magnetic retrievers
Marking blocks
Mazak Mazatrol SMART CNC
Metal cutting taps
Metal inert gas MIG welders
Metal shears
Metal spray equipment
Micrometers
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Outlook
Microsoft PowerPoint
Microsoft Word
Milling angle form cutters
Milling machines
Milling vises
Multi-axis computerized numerical control CNC machines
Needlenose pliers
OneCNC CAD/CAM
OnShape
Outside micrometers
Outside spring calipers
Oxyacetylene welding equipment
Parallel blocks
Personal computers
Personal digital assistants PDA
Phillips head screwdrivers
Pillar drill machines
Pipe threaders
Pipe wrenches
Planer gauges
Planers
Plasma welders
Platforms
Portable welding equipment
Power drills
Power hacksaws
Power sanders
Prick punches
Pry bars
PTC Creo Parametric
Punches
Putty knives
Radial drill presses
Radial drills
Radius gauges
Ratchet sets
Reamers
Resurfacing machines
Ring gauges
Rubber mallets
Sandblasters
SAP
Screw pitch gauges
Screwdrivers
Scribers
Sensitive drill presses
Shapers
Sharpening equipment
Shears
Shielded arc welding tools
Shims
Side cutting pliers
Siemens NX
Sine bars
Single-cut mill saw files
Sledgehammers
Socket wrench sets
Soldering equipment
SolidCAM
Spindle blade screwdrivers
Spirit levels
Square chisels
Staging equipment
Steel rules
Steel wedges
Surface gauges
Surface grinding machines
Swaging tools
Telescoping gauges
Thread gauges
Threading machines
Tongs
Torches
Tube benders
Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment
Turning lathes
Turret lathes
Undercut tools
Utility knives
V blocks
Valve grinding machines
Vernier bevel protractors
Vernier calipers
Vernier gear tooth calipers
Vernier height gauges
Vero Software SURFCAM
Vertical milling machines
Vertical turret lathes VTL
Wedges
Welding lenses
Welding shields
Workshop cranes
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CNC Set-up Programmers-Milling and Turning work in the private sector in industries such as the automotive, aviation/aerospace, rail, ship and heavy truck industries. These workers operate computer-controlled machines or robots to perform several machine functions on metal or plastic work pieces. They are critical to ensuring the smooth operation of the CNC controlled manufacturing equipment of their worksite. They help to ensure through the work that they do, that industrial machinery and equipment is maintained at the highest possible level, quality of the hardware they produce, ensuring the productivity and safety of the entire production team. They also oversee Quality Assurance, verification, and inspection of equipment.
CNC Set-up Programmers-Milling and Turning represent the culmination of the receipt of several different credentials and certifications and, as a result, are subject matter experts in the equipment they work with.
Help installation, maintenance, and repair workers in maintenance, parts replacement, and repair of vehicles, industrial machinery, and electrical and electronic equipment. Perform duties such as furnishing tools, materials, and supplies to other workers; cleaning work area, machines, and tools; and holding materials or tools for other workers.
Industrial Maintenance Technicians work in the private sector and are critical to ensure the smooth and reliable operation of the industrial plants and equipment in their industry. They set out to maintain and repair manufacturing equipment. They help to ensure through the work that they do, that industrial machinery and equipment is maintained at the highest possible level, ensuring the productivity and safety of the entire production team.
Perform work involving the skills of two or more maintenance or craft occupations to keep machines, mechanical equipment, or the structure of an establishment in repair. Duties may involve pipe fitting; boiler making; insulating; welding; machining; carpentry; repairing electrical or mechanical equipment; installing, aligning, and balancing new equipment; and repairing buildings, floors, or stairs.
The CCPE Technical and Employability Competencies serve as quality indicators of an individual’s readiness to enter an industry or to pursue further education. Competency statements apply to current industry needs, contain both employability skills and technical skills, and leave opportunity for specialized training and career advancement.
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