Tooling design formation

[TiagoFigueiredo]

This is not the right place to do it but I don't know where to do.

In my company we will need to hire some new guys to cad department to draw metal stamping dies. But as you know, the learning curve is slower for the guys that came out from university and just know draw something in cad software, and don't know much about Tooling design.
Do you know if there is any formation regarding this, or if there is any planification of formation?

Thanks

Tiago Figueiredo
Tooling Engineer

 

[petulf]

In my experience there are two solutions, hire an experienced tool designer (can be expensive/hard depending on geographical location) or do internal on the job training for new graduate / engineer from other field.

But irrespective on wich path you choose there will be a need for internal training, our introduction plan for new hires look something like this,
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[li]1 day getting setup, IT/HR[/li]
[li]1-2 day tour of the company departments[/li]
[li]2 day crash course in tool design, the end goal is familiarization with forming setups and the function and purpose of tool components.[/li]
[li]1 week self-study of Selected Modules from NX Help and Learning Advantage for out of the box NX and teamcenter. (this is customized depending on experience)[/li]
[li]1 week trainer lead and self-study of selected modules from the Internal documentation wiki which covers cad standards and step by step guides how to accomplish tasks in our teamcenter/nx environment.[/li]
[/ul]

After that they are assigned to an ongoing project, starting out with simpler design and drafting tasks. We then try to review and identify any areas that might need additional training for example GD & T familiarity can quite often be lacking for new graduates.

As for textbooks on sheet metal forming, there are a number just take a look on amazon/google and choose one that covers topics applicable to your area. But in my opinion the topics they cover should already be covered by your company/customer standards but still they are useful as references.