Tool Engineering Elements and work Area

Tool engineering is a division of industrial engineering whose function is to plan the processes of manufacture, develop the tools and machines, and integrate the facilities required for producing particular products with minimal expenditure of time, labours, and materials.
Tool engineers can find job opportunities in Product Drafters, Entry - Level Tool Designers, CAD Operators and Other Technical - related positions. Well trained and qualified tool engineers occupy important positions of responsibility with good scope for career enhancement in manufacturing industries. Tool Engineering Graduates an opportunity to acquire advanced skills and knowledge relating to Tool Design and Manufacturing with extensive exposure to CAD / CAM / CAE and GD&T to meet the growing demands of the industries

Tool Engineering Elements:

The basic elements of tool engineering are single point cutting tool and multiple point
cutting tool.

• Single Point Cutting Tool

The cutting tool, which has only one cutting edge, is termed as single point cutting tool.
Single point cutting tools are generally used while performing turning, boring, shaping
and planing operation. The important elements in single point cutting tools are rake
angle, principle cutting edge, nose etc.

• Multi Point Cutting Tool

A cutting tool which has more than one cutting edge is multipoint cutting tool. Multi
point cutting tools are generally used while performing drilling, milling, broaching,
grinding etc. Important elements are cutting edge, helix angle, the number of teeth. The
cutting edge is the only element that comes in direct contact with the work. The axial 8
Fundamentals of CIM angle corresponds to side rake angle in single point tool and similar angle with respect to the cutting axis, i.e. the radial angle is same as the back rake angle.

Work Areas:

Some of the common job profiles for tool makers are as follows:

• Tool and die makers
• Mold maker
• Tool fitter
• Jig maker
• Designers