Industries Served
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Tooling U offers training content that spans an impressive range of industries, with new content constantly added to meet the training needs of today’s manufacturers. Our training packages provide essential knowledge for people within the machining, assembly, forming/fabricating, welding, and maintenance trades. These are the people employed by companies in essential industries such as:
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- Aerospace.
- Automotive and Transportation
- Heavy Equipment and Machinery
- Machining and Tooling
- Medical Parts Manufacturing
- Oil, Gas and Energy
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Each major industry niche below contains a list of essential training topics relevant to employees in those trades. Click on any of the departments to see the list of Tooling U web-based classes included. If you have questions about the industries that we serve, please feel free to contact a Tooling U representative at 1-866-706-8665. |
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Machining
| Workholding | locating principles, fixture design |
| Manual Machining | benchwork and layout, mill/lathe operation, holemaking, threading on an engine lathe |
| Metal Cutting | speeds and feeds, tool grades, cutter geometry, optimizing tool life |
| Abrasives | surface grinding, centerless grinding, cylindrical grinding, wheel grades, dressing and truing |
| CNC | G code programming, offsets, toolpath calculations, canned cycles |
| CNC Controls: Haas | offset changes, program execution, proving out new setups |
| CNC Controls: GE Fanuc | offset changes, program execution, proving out new setups |
| CNC Controls: Mazak | offset changes, program execution, proving out new setups |
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Assembly
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| Soldering | PCB soldering, lead-free soldering |
| Adhesives | dispensing equipment, joint preparation |
| Fasteners | thread specifications, fastener selection, proper torquing |
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Welding and Fabrication
| Stamping | die components, coil handling, die setting |
| Press Brake | bend types, press brake controls |
| Welding | stick welding (SMAW), MIG (GMAW), TIG (GTAW), flux core (FCAW) |
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Maintenance
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| PLCs | ladder logic, inputs/outputs, hardware and installations |
| Motor Controls | ladder/line diagrams, control devices, motor theory |
| Electrical Systems | Ohm’s Law, circuit calculations, electrical print reading, use of the NEC |
| Mechanical Systems | power variables, lubrication, gear applications, bearings, belt drives, clutches and brakes |
| Hydraulics and Pneumatics | power sources, control valves, actuators, fluid maintenance, system design |
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Foundational
| Inspection | linear measurement, GD&T, calibration, CMMs, optical comparators, hole & thread inspection |
| Materials | steel grades, heat treatment, plastic types |
| Shop Essentials | shop math, tolerances, print reading, geometry and trig |
| Safety | OSHA guidelines, PPE, lockout/tagout, MSDS, machine guarding, hand/power tool safety |
| Quality | lean, SPC, TPM, 5S, value stream mapping, kaizen teams, troubleshooting |
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