Pattern-makers / model-makers are mainly employed in – respectively – foundries and the automotive industry as well as in specialized model and mould-making workshops. Their job is to manufacture, modify and maintain patterns/models and pattern/model equipment. This involves producing plans based on specific pattern/model drawings, manufacturing pattern/model parts from a variety of materials by machining or manual cutting in particular, and joining these parts to form working patterns/models and pattern/model equipment.
Occupational skills
Pattern-makers specializing in foundry
- operations use finished part drawings of castings to produce pattern planning drawings;
- plan the sequence of operations involved in manufacturing patterns, pattern equipment, core boxes, templates and jigs;
- treat surfaces mechanically or by coating according to the requirements of the pattern;
- manufacture patterns and aids needed for the production process;
- manufacture patterns, pattern equipment and templates from wood, metal, plastics or combinations of materials using manual and mechanical manufacturing techniques and assemble these for the production process in the foundry;
- modify patterns and pattern equipment according to production requirements and maintain them;
- carry out quality assurance measures by checking dimensions, shapes, surfaces and the functioning of patterns and pattern equipment.
Model-makers specializing in vehicle body operations
- use vehicle body drawings to produce model planning drawings;
- plan the sequence of operations for the manufacture of tangible, original and cubing models;
- manufacture models and aids needed for the production process;
- manufacture vehicle body models from wood, metal, plastics or combinations of materials using manual and mechanical manufacturing techniques and, in particular, process free-form surfaces on numerically controlled machine tools;
- modify vehicle body models according to production requirements and maintain them;
- carry out quality assurance measures by checking dimensions, shapes, surfaces and the functioning of vehicle body models.
