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Course: Machine Tool Technology
Take apart a car engine or a washing machine, and what do you find? Parts, all kinds of parts. With a major in machine tool technology, the parts you make will be at the heart of machines of all kinds, from guitars to jets.
Working with everything from hand tools to CNC (computer-numerically-controlled) machines, you’ll learn to make precision parts from blueprints and other specifications. You’ll learn how to inspect, test, and repair parts and machines. And you’ll learn how to play it safe on the job -- right down to the goggles.
Machine tool technology majors learn to make, test, and repair precision machine parts.
Did You Know?
Some companies offer on-the-job training, but tech school or community college will give you a leg up on the competition.
Are You Ready To...?
- Learn to program CNC machines
- Use hand tools to cut and mold metal
- Spend lots of time in the lab
- Read blueprints
- Sharpen your math skills
It Helps To Be...
A math whiz who likes to know what makes things tick and is ultra-precise: accuracy is critical in this line of work.
College Checklist
- Does the curriculum provide plenty of training in traditional hand tools as well as the most current CNC technology?
- Is the math course work tough enough to prepare you for work?
- Are labs supervised by instructors who are also experienced machinists?
- Will the college help you find work after graduation?
Did You Know?
Even after you graduate, you’ll need to spend lots of time in the machine shop before you’re a fully qualified machinist.
Course Spotlight
With CNC skills in growing demand, most machine tool technology programs require at least one CNC course, sometimes more. In a CNC programming course, you’ll divide your time between lecture and lab, learning to program and use CNC machines to produce parts from blueprint specs. And it’s more than just learning to use the machines, by the way: you’ll probably have to recite every component of the CNC system in order to pass the class.