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Precision decisionsSummary: Industrial electricians must be focused, have good manual dexterity, and be able to solve problems creatively. This program describes the tasks of industrial electricians, including laying electrical lines and testing electronic equipment for the automotive, aerospace, medical, and communications sectors. The video also explains the apprenticeship system and spotlights women in the business.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: Industrial mechanic millwrights work in every manufacturing plant to keep production equipment running smoothly and to make replacement parts. This program explains what it takes-reading blueprints, problem solving, troubleshooting, and operating machines-to work in this fast-paced field. Rising demand for this occupational specialty is considered, and a female apprentice discusses her...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: The highly specialized trade of pattern making requires creativity, ingenuity, and a great eye for detail. This program explains how pattern makers turn a two-dimensional drawing into a 3-D object for a mold or prototype. The growing demand for pattern makers is also addressed, and two pattern makers-a journeyman and an apprentice-talk about what it's like to work in the trade.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: Machinists work in many specialized areas to make parts for the manufacturing industry. This program examines key skills, such as being able to measure with great accuracy and attention to detail; the outlook for jobs in the industry, which is wide open; and perks like good wages and company benefits.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: This program lets students see what the manufacturing skilled trades have to offer, surveying the various occupations available and providing a quick sketch of each job, including general machinist, industrial electrician, industrial mechanic millwright, mold maker, pattern maker, tool and die maker, and industrial welder.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: A welding apprentice earns while learning on the job to build machinery and structures. This program introduces viewers to the business of industrial welding as a community college welding instructor describes the skill and artistic flair involved in the trade. Because there is great demand for well-trained welders, an apprentice can look forward to good wages and many opportunities.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: Mold making is the start of many manufacturing projects. This program covers required traits like patience, creativity, an eye for design, and good manual dexterity; job opportunities in industries ranging from automotive, to medical, to communications; and the apprenticeship system. In addition, a journeyman mold maker describes his experiences, from his apprenticeship to ultimately owning his...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: Tool and die makers design, craft, modify, and repair dies, forms, cutting tools, jigs, and fixtures. This program takes a look at the skills and traits that go into becoming a tool and die maker; commonly used machinery, like drills, pedestal grinders, lathes, and welding equipment; and the impact of technology on the trade as it's performed today. Also, a pair of apprentices-one male, one...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006