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
| ENGL1070 | Technical Writing | 3 |
| or | |
| ENGL1100 | Writing and Research | 4 |
| 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 Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (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.
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.
2/15/2022 : BP 4305 / EP
Semester Sequence - Part-Time
Offered at Brooklyn Park Only
Summer Semester
| MATH1150 | Applications of Quantitative Reasoning | 3 |
| or | |
| MATH1400 | College Algebra | 4 |
| General Education Electives | 3 |
Fourth Semester
| MACH2410 | CAD/CAM | 3 |
| MACH2420 | Blueprint Reading II for Machinists | 2 |
| Technical Studies Electives | 4 |
Summer Semester
| PHIL1100 | Critical Thinking for College Success | 3 |
| or | |
| PHYS1005 | Introductory Physics I | 3 |
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 Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (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.
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.
2/15/2022 : BP 4305 / EP