Overview and Award Outcomes
Overview
Diemakers are machinists with additional skills in designing and constructing metal-stamping dies. They build the dies that mass-produce parts for many industries including small appliances, computers, automobiles, and aircraft. Diemakers use both manual and computer-controlled machine tools to build intricate and close tolerance dies. Diemakers need those skills to work to close tolerances, interpret blueprints, and follow detailed instructions.
Moldmakers are machinists with additional skills in the design and construction of plastic injection molds. They build the molds that mass-produce the plastic products that make our high-tech world possible. The molding process produces products ranging from pens to automobile parts to medical implants. Moldmakers use both manual and computer-controlled machine tools to build plastic injection molds that require intricate 3-dimensional shapes and close tolerances. Moldmakers must be able to visualize 3-dimensional objects from a blueprint, pay attention to details, and work to close tolerances.
Award Outcomes
Apply precision measurement techniques.
Demonstrate sawing procedures.
Demonstrate drilling procedures.
Demonstrate grinding procedures.
Demonstrate milling procedures.
Demonstrate turning procedures.
Interpret blueprints/drawings.
Apply heat treating principles.
Machine parts with tolerance.
Apply math skills necessary for industry requirements.
Operate equipment safely.
Inspect machined parts for tolerance requirements.
Operate CNC machines efficiently.
Demonstrate teamwork.
Develop part designs within a group.
Semester Sequence - Full-Time
Offered at Brooklyn Park Only
Summer Semester
| ENGL2121 | Writing and Research | 4 |
| or | |
| ENGL2125 | Technical Writing | 3 |
| General Education Electives | 3 |
Third Semester
| MACH2400 | CNC Setup and Operation | 3 |
| MACH2406 | CNC Programming | 3 |
| MACH2410 | CAD/CAM | 3 |
| MACH2420 | Blueprint Reading II for Machinists | 2 |
| Technical Studies Electives | 3 |
| General Education Electives | 3 |
Technical Studies Electives
Recommended:
Choose a Total of: 7 Credits
General Education Electives
A complete list of MnTC courses and Goal Areas that can be used to meet General Education requirements can be found at www.hennepintech.edu. The same course cannot satisfy more than one MnTC Goal Area requirement.
Hennepin Technical College’s 2000-level general education courses meet the guidelines of the Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MnTC).
Choose a Total of: 6 Credits
Graduation (72 Credits)
Semester listings reflect the recommended sequence. Due to circumstances beyond our control, the information herein is subject to change without notice.
6/20/2019 : BP 4305 / EP
Semester Sequence - Part-Time
Offered at Brooklyn Park Only
Summer Semester
| MATH2050 | Applications of Quantitative Reasoning | 3 |
| or | |
| MATH2200 | College Algebra | 4 |
| General Education Electives | 3 |
Fourth Semester
| MACH2410 | CAD/CAM | 3 |
| MACH2420 | Blueprint Reading II for Machinists | 2 |
| Technical Studies Electives | 4 |
Seventh Semester
| MACH2500 | Introduction to Swiss-Style Machining | 3 |
| Technical Studies Electives | 3 |
| General Education Electives | 3 |
Technical Studies Electives
Recommended:
Choose a Total of: 7 Credits
General Education Electives
A complete list of MnTC courses and Goal Areas that can be used to meet General Education requirements can be found at www.hennepintech.edu. The same course cannot satisfy more than one MnTC Goal Area requirement.
Hennepin Technical College’s 2000-level general education courses meet the guidelines of the Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MnTC).
Choose a Total of: 6 Credits
Graduation (72 Credits)
Semester listings reflect the recommended sequence. Due to circumstances beyond our control, the information herein is subject to change without notice.
6/20/2019 : BP 4305 / EP