Numerical tool and process control programmer

Numerical tool and process control programmers develop computer programs to control automatic machines and equipment involved in manufacturing processes. They analyse blueprints and job orders, conduct computer simulations and trial runs.

The following job titles also refer to numerical tool and process control programmer:

numerical tool maker
numerical tool setting operator
numerical process control tool setting operator
numerical tool machine set up operator
numerical process control set up operator
numerical tool setter
numerical tool l programme setter
numerical tool programmer
numerical process control supervisor
numerical process control operator
numerical tool machine operator
numerical process control programmer

Bachelor’s degree is generally required to work as numerical tool and process control programmer. However, this requirement may differ in some countries.

ISCO skill level is defined as a function of the complexity and range of tasks and duties to be performed in an occupation. It is measured on a scale from 1 to 4, with 1 the lowest level and 4 the highest, by considering:

• the nature of the work performed in an occupation in relation to the characteristic tasks and duties
• the level of formal education required for competent performance of the tasks and duties involved and
• the amount of informal on-the-job training and/or previous experience in a related occupation required for competent performance of these tasks and duties.

Numerical tool and process control programmer is a Skill level 4 occupation.

These occupations, although different, require a lot of knowledge and skills similar to numerical tool and process control programmer.

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These occupations require some skills and knowledge of numerical tool and process control programmer. They also require other skills and knowledge, but at a higher ISCO skill level, meaning these occupations are accessible from a position of numerical tool and process control programmer with a significant experience and/or extensive training.

This knowledge should be acquired through learning to fulfill the role of numerical tool and process control programmer.

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These skills are necessary for the role of numerical tool and process control programmer.

Use a computer: Utilise computer equipment or digital devices to facilitate quality control, data management, and communication. Follow instructions given by a computer programme, create computer files or documents.
Troubleshoot: Identify operating problems, decide what to do about it and report accordingly.
Read standard blueprints: Read and comprehend standard blueprints, machine, and process drawings.
Ensure equipment availability: Ensure that the necessary equipment is provided, ready and available for use before start of procedures.
Use cad software: Use computer-aided design (CAD) systems to assist in the creation, modification, analysis, or optimisation of a design.
Use measurement instruments: Use different measurement instruments depending on the property to be measured. Utilise various instruments to measure length, area, volume, speed, energy, force, and others.
Program a cnc controller: Set up the desired product design in the CNC controller of the CNC machine for product manufacturing.
Set up the controller of a machine: Set up and give commands to a machine by dispatching the appropriate data and input into the (computer) controller corresponding with the desired processed product.
Apply control process statistical methods: Apply statistical methods from Design of Experiments (DOE) and Statistical Process Control (SPC) in order to control manufacturing processes.

This knowledge is sometimes, but not always, required for the role of numerical tool and process control programmer. However, mastering this knowledge allows you to have more opportunities for career development.

Engineering principles: The engineering elements like functionality, replicability, and costs in relation to the design and how they are applied in the completion of engineering projects.
Manufacturing processes: The steps required through which a material is transformed into a product, its development and full-scale manufacturing.
Electrical engineering: Understand electrical engineering, a field of engineering that deals with the study and application of electricity, electronics, and electromagnetism.
Mathematics: Mathematics is the study of topics such as quantity, structure, space, and change. It involves the identification of patterns and formulating new conjectures based on them. Mathematicians strive to prove the truth or falsity of these conjectures. There are many fields of mathematics, some of which are widely used for practical applications.
Engineering processes: The systematic approach to the development and maintenance of engineering systems.
Lathe machine parts: The different parts of a lathe machine and their applications, such as the compound, the bed, the sadle, the cross slide, the cutting tool, the lathe dog and more.
3d modelling: The process of developing a mathematical representation of any three-dimensional surface of an object via specialised software. The product is called a 3D model. It can be displayed as a two-dimensional image through a process called 3D rendering or used in a computer simulation of physical phenomena. The model can also be physically created using 3D printing devices.
Mechanics: Theoretical and practical applications of the science studying the action of displacements and forces on physical bodies to the development of machinery and mechanical devices.

These skills and competences are sometimes, but not always, required for the role of numerical tool and process control programmer. However, mastering these skills and competences allows you to have more opportunities for career development.

Provide technical documentation: Prepare documentation for existing and upcoming products or services, describing their functionality and composition in such a way that it is understandable for a wide audience without technical background and compliant with defined requirements and standards. Keep documentation up to date.
Perform data analysis: Collect data and statistics to test and evaluate in order to generate assertions and pattern predictions, with the aim of discovering useful information in a decision-making process.
Advise on safety improvements: Provide relevant recommendations following the conclusion of an investigation; ensure that recommendations are duly considered and where appropriate acted upon.
Use computer-aided engineering systems: Use computer-aided engineering software to conduct stress analyses on engineering designs.
Use cam software: Use computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) programmes to control machinery and machine tools in the creation, modification, analysis, or optimisation as part of the manufacturing processes of workpieces.
Advise client on technical possibilities: Recommend technical solutions, including systems, to the client within the framework of a project.
Use technical documentation: Understand and use technical documentation in the overall technical process.
Tend lathe: Tend a lathe designed for cutting manufacturing processes on metal, wooden, plastic materials and others, monitor and operate it, according to regulations.

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References

1. Numerical tool and process control programmer – ESCO