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ADVANTIS IS AN OEM SPECIALIZING IN THE PRODUCTION OF HIGH END INSTRUMENT CASES FOR A VARIETY OF SURGICAL ORTHOPEDIC & HEALTH SYSTEM COMPANIES, Worked with lathes & mills, setting up, maintaining, and streamlining production runs; Proved out prototypes, and established WOI's for new product: recently, have been training several new operators. Work includes: > Designing & Building Fixtures > Setting up / running CNC Mills & Lathes > Editing & Correcting & Streamlining CNC programs.

CHRYSLER'S DIECAST PLANT SPECIALIZES IN THE PRODUCTION OF ALUMINUM TRANSMISSION CASES: POURED WITH 70 LBS OF MOLTEN AL., SHOT WITH UP TO 3,000 LBS OF PRESSURE, & MOLDED IN SINGLE CAVITY, 80 TON DIES. IT IS THE WORLD’S LARGEST DIECAST FACITLITY --WITH OVER 120 OPERATING DIECAST MACHINES PRODUCING OVER $2 MILLION IN DAILY PRODUCTSTOOLROOM AS DIEMAKER AND APPRENTICE 2000-2007Diemaker on the floor, the focus was on fast repair and prep to support production -- arranged & organized the tear-down / repair & rebuild of over 80 basic types of aluminum injection molds, as well as trim presses, robot components, & ladler systems.Typical work included: > Repair of damaged die areas by hand grinding, peening, & polishing > Cutting mold cavities, gates and vents > Grinding wear-plates & slide rails > Measuring & calculating ejector to cover square, & die to platen & die to die-carrier adjustments > Bluing to fit die halves > Repair of robot components > Rebuilding ejector systems > Prepping, testing, and proving out new dies for production.As a Diemaker, working in the machining area, the emphasis was on producing cores, segments & dies components -- designed & built fixtures and specialty tools -- from the initial design & CAD work, to heat treatment & final grind. Setup production runs on horizontal and vertical mills, sinker & wire EDMs.Work included: > Creating CAD / CAM models with GIBBS software > Building electrodes & generating programs for EDMs > Setup of inspection checks > Operating manual mills, lathes, and surface grinders

SETUP DEPARTMENT AS TROUBLESHOOTER AND DIE SETTER 1996-2000As Troubleshooter led $40,000 / shift diecast productions of 6-10 operators while monitoring, maintaining and repairing row's machinery.Typical work included: > Tracing, locating, & correcting machine, die, or process issues to maintain quality -- involved on the spot diagnosis and resolution of machine and die issues > Generating die cast machine process changes > Setting up cell machinery: robots, lubbers, trim presses > Working with engineers on Sample Runs, Die & Machine Tryouts > Using knowledge, judgment, and opinion to coordinate operations and communications between management, engineering, inspection, and skilled trades.As Die Setter transferred, changed out, & set dies (& trim presses) throughout the plant.Work included: > Initial process setup > Die to DCM connections: electric, hydraulic, water, pneumatic > Installing shot sleeves & shot bars & shot tips & ejector bolts > Change out of slides, units, trim press nests > Operation of boom & fork trucks, & overhead cranes in conjunction with Rigging techniques.

Apprenticeship Certification, Machine Trades, Metallurgy, Cnc Programing,

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