It is a specialized area of manufacturing engineering which comprises the analysis, planning, design, construction and application of tools, methods and procedures necessary to increase manufacturing productivity.
- Work holding tools – Jigs and Fixtures
- Cutting tools
- Sheet metal dies
- Forging dies
- Extrusion dies
- Welding and inspection fixtures
- Injection molds
- Manufacturing processing
Requirements in industrial practice:
- The importance of tooling in manufacturing
- Design aspects related to some tooling such as jigs and fixtures, press tools, cutting tools, inspection gages and welding jigs.
