Tools & Technology for:
17-3027.00 - Mechanical Engineering Technicians   Save Table (XLS/CSV)

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Tools

Accelerometers
Adjustable wrenches
Air compressors
Ammeters
  • Clamp-on ammeters
Amplifiers
  • High-voltage amplifiers
  • Linear amplifiers
  • Switched amplifiers
Anemometers
Binocular light compound microscopes
  • Optical microscopes
C clamps
Calipers
  • Dial calipers
  • Vernier calipers
Comparators
  • Electronic comparators
  • Optical comparators
Compression testers
  • Compression testing machines
  • Hydraulic universal testers
Coordinate measuring machines CMM
Dynamometers
Extruders
  • Extrusion machines
Fatigue testers
Files
  • Mill files
Flow sensors
  • Fluid meters
Flowmeters
  • Rotameters
Force or torque sensors
  • Force sensors
  • Torque meters
Gage block set
  • Plane-parallel gauge blocks
Gas welding or brazing or cutting apparatus
  • Arc welding equipment
  • Brazing equipment
  • Gas welding equipment
  • Oxyacetylene welding equipment
  • Stick welding machines
Gauges or inspection fixtures
  • Bore gauges
  • Dial indicators
  • Ring gauges
  • Screw pitch gauge sets
  • Sine bars
  • Taper plug gauges
Go or no go gauge
  • Go/no-go gauges
Goggles
  • Safety goggles
Graphics tablets
  • Digitizing tablets
Grinding machines
  • Surface grinders
Grinding or polishing machines
  • Polishing machines
Hammers
  • Claw hammers
Hardness testers
  • Durometers
Height gauges
  • Vernier height gauges
Hex keys
Impact testers
Induction heaters
  • Heat treatment furnaces
Injection molding machines
  • Injection molders
  • Rotational molders
Inverted microscopes
  • Metallographs
Lathes
  • Computerized numerical control CNC lathes
Levels
  • Spirit levels
Lifter plate
  • Granite surface plates
Loadcells
  • Load cells
Locking pliers
Longnose pliers
  • Long nose pliers
Metal inert gas MIG welding machinery
  • Metal inert gas MIG welding equipment
Metal markers or holders
  • Marking gauges
Metal testing instruments
  • Bend test fixtures
  • Guided bend weld test units
Microcontrollers
  • Programmable logic controllers PLCs
Micrometers
  • Screw gauge micrometers
Microprocessors
Milling cutters
  • Combination milling machines
  • Computerized numerical control CNC vertical milling machines
  • Sheet metal slitters
  • Track burning machines
Milling machines
Multimeters
  • Digital multimeters
Notebook computers
  • Laptop computers
Nut drivers
Oscilloscopes
Personal computers
Plotter printers
  • Drafting plotters
Positioning jig
  • Positioning jigs
Power drills
Power grinders
  • Cylindrical grinders
  • Pedestal grinders
Power sanders
  • Belt sanders
Power saws
  • Band saws
  • Scroll saws
Pressure sensors
Protective gloves
  • Safety gloves
Protractors
Punches or nail sets or drifts
  • Center punches
Saws
  • Hacksaws
Screwdrivers
  • Offset screwdrivers
  • Phillips screwdrivers
  • Slotted screwdrivers
  • Straight screwdrivers
Scribers
Shear strength testers
  • Shear testing fixtures
Shears
  • Power shears
  • Power sheet metal shears
Signal conditioners
Signal generators
Slip or groove joint pliers
  • Arc-joint pliers
  • Slip-joint pliers
Socket sets
Soldering irons or guns
  • Soldering equipment
Squares
  • Combination squares
  • Layout squares
Straight edges
  • Steel rules
Strain gauges
Stripping tools
  • Wire strippers
Tape measures
  • Measuring tapes
Taps or dies
  • Dies
  • Taps
Temperature transmitters
  • Temperature sensors
Tension testers
  • Tensile testers
Thermal differential analyzers
  • Dynamic mechanical analyzers
Thickness measuring devices
  • Snap gauges
Thread counters or gauges
  • Screw thread gauges
Tungsten inert gas TIG welding machinery
  • Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment
Twin screw extruder
  • Twin-screw extruders
Twist drills
Ultrasonic examination equipment
  • Ultrasound inspection equipment
Utility knives
Vacuum molding machines
  • Vacuum molders
Vacuum pumps
  • Freon recovery equipment
Vibration testers
Welders
  • Spot welders
Welding masks
Welding tools
  • Dry rod ovens
  • Welding equipment
Wire cutters
Workshop presses
  • Drill Presses
  • Hand brakes
  • Punch presses

Technology

Analytical or scientific software
  • ANSYS Mechanical
  • MSC Software Adams
  • Spectral Dynamics STARAcoustics
  • Spectral Dynamics STARModal
  • The Mathworks MATLAB
  • Wolfram Research Mathematica
Computer aided design CAD software
  • Autodesk AutoCAD Mechanical
  • Autodesk Inventor
  • Bentley MicroStation
  • IBM CATIA V5
  • PTC Pro/ENGINEER
  • SolidWorks CAD
Computer aided manufacturing CAM software
  • CNC Mastercam
  • Computer assisted manufacturing CAM software
  • Three-dimensional 3D solid modeling software
Development environment software
  • Microsoft Visual Basic
  • National Instruments LabVIEW
Industrial control software
  • Computerized numerical control CNC programming software
  • Robotic control software
  • Soft Servo Systems LadderWorks PLC
Internet browser software
  • Web browser software
Office suite software
  • Microsoft Office
Presentation software
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
Project management software
  • Microsoft Project
Spreadsheet software
  • Microsoft Excel
Word processing software
  • Corel WordPerfect
  • Microsoft Word

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