Metalworking occupations Metalworking occupations Bellmaking or bellfounding is the craft of creating bells in a foundry. A practitioner of the craft is called a bellmaker or bellfounder. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bellmaking"
A boilermaker is a trained craftsman who produces steel fabrications from plates and sections. The name originated from craftsmen who would fabricate boilers, but they may work on projects as diverse as bridges to blast furnaces. ...more on Wikipedia about "Boilermaker"
Die making is the process of creating a die for pressing coins. A long and complicated process, the die begins with the engraver. He or she creates the initial image in plastilene, similar to modeling clay, which is then covered with graphite and immersed in a copper bath, where it receives a thin shell. This shell is then carefully removed and filled with plaster or epoxy. A reducing lathe, called the Janvier Transfer Engraving Machine, reduces the size of the image by tracing the plaster model and engraving it into steel. Known as the Master Hub, this steel image is used to make all other dies and hubs. ...more on Wikipedia about "Die making"
A fitter and turner is an occupation which refers to a person who manufactures mechanical parts (turner) and assembles ( fitter) those parts together to manufacture a mechanical device. ...more on Wikipedia about "Fitter and turner"
International Metalworkers' Federation (IMF) is a global union federation of metalworkers' trade unions, founded in Zürich, Switzerland in August 1893. As of 2005, it has more than 200 member organisations in 100 countries, representing a combined membership of 25 million workers. ...more on Wikipedia about "International Metalworkers' Federation"
(Ironworkers) The International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers or the Iron Workers International Union is a workers union in the USA, founded in 1896. It includes many laborers, metal workers and welders responsible for the construction of numerous structures. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ironworkers"
A Machinist is a craftsman who makes things out of metal or other solid material. Other terms for machinist include Fitter , Turner if they have their trade papers, Tool and Die Maker if they specialize in making the tools for production or a process worker if they operate a production machine ( cnc). ...more on Wikipedia about "Machinist"
Metal Spinning is a process by which circles of metal are shaped over mandrels (also called forms) while mounted on a spinning lathe by the application of levered force with various tools. It is performed rotating at high speeds on a manual spinning lathe or performed by CNC controlled automated spinning machines. The flat metal disc is clamped against the mandrel and a series of sweeping motions then evenly transforms the disc around the mandrel into the desired shape. ...more on Wikipedia about "Metal spinning"
Derived from the trade of carpentry, a millwright originally was a specialised carpenter who was trained as a carpenter and as well had working knowledge of gear ratios, driveshaft speeds, and other equations. The "mill" in millwright refers to the genesis of the trade in flour mills. Biographies of some millwrights who were located in Norwich, England can be found here . ...more on Wikipedia about "Millwright"
Moldmaker (mouldmaker) is the designation for a profession in the metalworking industry. It is a variety of the profession of the toolmaker. The moldmaker produces molds (moulds) for the injection molding ( plastics) or the high pressure die casting or die casting (e.g. aluminium, magnesium) industry. ...more on Wikipedia about "Moldmaker"
A swordsmith is a smith or blacksmith whose expertise is working on swords. ...more on Wikipedia about "Swordsmith"
A tinsmith, or tinner, is a person who makes and repairs things made of light metal, such as tinware. ...more on Wikipedia about "Tinsmith"
A welder is a tradesman who specialises in welding materials together. The materials to be joined can be metals (such as steel, aluminium, brass, stainless steel etc.) or varieties of plastic or polymer. ...more on Wikipedia about "Welder"
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