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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

The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™ 16.0.