Skill explained

Plastic Die Engineers produce dies for sample or mass production of plastic parts from drawings or its specifications.
The designing and fabricating die is done with the help of CAD/CAM (Computer Aided Design/ Computer Aided Machining) system. Most of the machining is done on CNC (Computer Numerical Control) machining centre. The machined parts are then polished according to requirements and assembled to keep it ready for testing.
The finished die has to be mounted on an injection mouding machine and defect free parts need to be produced.
Relevance in Industry:
It is one of the most rewarding professions and the Plastic Die Engineers are increasingly in great demand. An industrial market research consultancy specializing in plastic products and appliances predicts that the world use of commodity plastic itself is going to reach 510 million tons in year 2020.It is a fast paced world, always progressing with full of opportunities for the motivated youth. It is an essential skill as most of the plastic part cannot be made without a die. Plastic Die Engineers are a critical link in the overall plastic injection moulding process. Plastic Injection moulded components in the field of Telecom, Automobile, Home appliances, Office automation and Entertainment electronics etc. provide a myriad of obstacles and challenges, from the Die design, to the Die making, inspection and the trouble shooting of moulding defects.

What do Plastic Die Engineers generally do?
• Modify or develop a plastic product
• Analyze the manufacturing feasibility
• Manufacture and test a prototype
• Design a production Die
• Estimate the cost
• Work from engineering drawing or design
• Create necessary plans and programs
• Manufacture the Die
• Test the Die
• Trouble shoot the Die
• Inspect the Die and the product
• Approve the Die for production

Required skills

Numeracy, critical thinking, reading technical drawing, analytical, mould designing, hand & machining, polishing, assembling, testing and troubleshooting skills etc. are required.

What the Competitors do at the Competition

Competitors will be judged on their ability to:

Design and draw a unit die with Auto CAD Inventor software.

Machine the Die as per the drawing

Polish and assemble the die as per requirement

Produce defect free components as per specification