Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Tools and Technology
Tools Include:
- Accelerometers
- Adjustable wrenches
- Air compressors
- Anemometers
- Gas welding or brazing or cutting apparatus (Arc welding equipment)
- Slip or groove joint pliers (Arc-joint pliers)
- Power saws (Band saws)
- Power sanders (Belt sanders)
- Metal testing instruments (Bend test fixtures)
- Gauges or inspection fixtures (Bore gauges)
- Gas welding or brazing or cutting apparatus (Brazing equipment)
- C clamps
- Punches or nail sets or drifts (Center punches)
- Ammeters (Clamp-on ammeters)
- Hammers (Claw hammers)
- Milling cutters (Combination milling machines)
- Squares (Combination squares)
- Compression testers (Compression testing machines)
- Lathes (Computerized numerical control CNC lathes)
- Milling cutters (Computerized numerical control CNC vertical milling machines)
- Coordinate measuring machines CMM
- Power grinders (Cylindrical grinders)
- Calipers (Dial calipers)
- Gauges or inspection fixtures (Dial indicators)
- Taps or dies (Dies)
- Multimeters (Digital multimeters)
- Graphics tablets (Digitizing tablets)
- Plotter printers (Drafting plotters)
- Workshop presses (Drill presses)
- Welding tools (Dry rod ovens)
- Hardness testers (Durometers)
- Thermal differential analyzers (Dynamic mechanical analyzers DMA)
- Dynamometers
- Comparators (Electronic comparators)
- Extruders (Extrusion machines)
- Fatigue testers
- Flow sensors (Fluid meters)
- Force or torque sensors (Force sensors)
- Vacuum pumps (Freon recovery equipment)
- Gas welding or brazing or cutting apparatus (Gas welding equipment)
- Go or no go gauge (Go/no-go gauges)
- Lifter plate (Granite surface plates)
- Metal testing instruments (Guided bend weld test units)
- Saws (Hacksaws)
- Workshop presses (Hand brakes)
- Hardness testers
- Induction heaters (Heat treatment furnaces)
- Hex keys
- Amplifiers (High-voltage amplifiers)
- Compression testers (Hydraulic universal testers)
- Impact testers
- Injection molding machines (Injection molders)
- Notebook computers (Laptop computers)
- Lathes
- Squares (Layout squares)
- Amplifiers (Linear amplifiers)
- Loadcells (Load cells)
- Locking pliers
- Longnose pliers (Long nose pliers)
- Metal markers or holders (Marking gauges)
- Tape measures (Measuring tapes)
- Metal inert gas MIG welding machinery (Metal inert gas MIG welding equipment)
- Inverted microscopes (Metallographs)
- Micrometers
- Microprocessors
- Files (Mill files)
- Milling machines
- Nut drivers
- Screwdrivers (Offset screwdrivers)
- Comparators (Optical comparators)
- Binocular light compound microscopes (Optical compound microscopes)
- Oscilloscopes
- Gas welding or brazing or cutting apparatus (Oxyacetylene welding equipment)
- Power grinders (Pedestal grinders)
- Personal computers
- Screwdrivers (Phillips head screwdrivers)
- Gage block set (Plane-parallel gauge blocks)
- Grinding or polishing machines (Polishing machines)
- Positioning jig (Positioning jigs)
- Power drills
- Power grinders
- Shears (Power shears)
- Shears (Power sheet metal shears)
- Pressure sensors
- Microcontrollers (Programmable logic controllers PLC)
- Protractors
- Workshop presses (Punch presses)
- Gauges or inspection fixtures (Ring gauges)
- Rotameters
- Injection molding machines (Rotational molders)
- Protective gloves (Safety gloves)
- Goggles (Safety goggles)
- Micrometers (Screw gauge micrometers)
- Pitch measuring instruments (Screw pitch gauges)
- Thread counters or gauges (Screw thread gauges)
- Scribers
- Power saws (Scroll saws)
- Shear strength testers (Shear testers)
- Milling cutters (Sheet metal slitters)
- Signal conditioners
- Signal generators
- Gauges or inspection fixtures (Sine bars)
- Slip or groove joint pliers (Slip joint pliers)
- Screwdrivers (Slotted screwdrivers)
- Thickness measuring devices (Snap gauges)
- Socket sets (Socket wrench sets)
- Soldering irons or guns (Soldering equipment)
- Levels (Spirit levels)
- Welders (Spot welders)
- Rulers (Steel rules)
- Gas welding or brazing or cutting apparatus (Stick welding machines)
- Screwdrivers (Straight screwdrivers)
- Strain gauges
- Power grinders (Surface grinders)
- Amplifiers (Switched amplifiers)
- Gauges or inspection fixtures (Taper plug gauges)
- Taps or dies (Taps)
- Temperature transmitters (Temperature sensors)
- Tension testers (Tensile testers)
- Force or torque sensors (Torque meters)
- Milling cutters (Track burning machines)
- Tungsten inert gas TIG welding machinery (Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment)
- Twin screw extruder (Twin-screw extruders)
- Twist drills
- Ultrasonic examination equipment (Ultrasound inspection equipment)
- Utility knives
- Vacuum molding machines (Vacuum molders)
- Calipers (Vernier calipers)
- Height gauges (Vernier height gauges)
- Vibration testers
- Welding tools (Welding equipment)
- Welding masks
- Wire cutters
- Stripping tools (Wire strippers)
Technologies Include:
- Analytical or scientific software
- ANSYS Mechanical
- MSC Software Adams
- Spectral Dynamics STARAcoustics
- Spectral Dynamics STARModal
- The MathWorks MATLAB
- Wolfram Research Mathematica
- Computer aided design CAD software
- Autodesk AutoCAD Mechanical
- Autodesk Inventor
- Bentley MicroStation
- Computer aided design CAD software
- IBM CATIA V5
- PTC Pro/ENGINEER software
- SolidWorks CAD software
- Computer aided manufacturing CAM software
- CNC Mastercam
- Computer aided manufacturing CAM software
- Three-dimensional 3D solid modeling software
- Development environment software
- Microsoft Visual Basic
- National Instruments LabVIEW
- Industrial control software
- Computerized numerical control CNC programming software
- Robotic control software
- Soft Servo Systems LadderWorks PLC
- Internet browser software
- Web browser software
- Office suite software
- Microsoft Office software
- Presentation software
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Project management software
- Microsoft Project
- Spreadsheet software
- Microsoft Excel
- Word processing software
- Corel WordPerfect software
- Microsoft Word
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