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Tool Engineering Course in Engineering

category: Engineering , Science

duration: 4 years

mode: offline

course ID: CT-130

reviews: 151

About Tool Engineering Course

Tool Engineering Course 2023 Tool Engineering is a division of Industrial Engineering. Its function is to plan the process of manufacture, develop various tools and machines and integrate facilities required for producing particular products with minimal expenditure of time, labour and material.

Coursework is designed to include the art of designing jigs, fixtures, press tools, creating die casting designs, plastic moulds designs, mastering advanced plastic processing technologies and becoming perfect in metrology and measurements.

B.E./B.Tech in Tool Engineering is a 4-year programme. Tool engineering is based on the use and application of various industrial tools within a manufacturing set-up. Students specialising in this branch of engineering pay attention to the structure and stiffness of the various industrial tools and machines used for creating certain products. One can pursue M.E./M.Tech in Tool Engineering after successful completion of BE/B.Tech.

Some of the job profiles for Civil and Structural Engineers are as follows:

  • Tool Detailer
  • Product Drafter
  • Entry-Level Tool Designer
  • CAD Operator
  • Tool and Die Maker
  • Mould Maker
  • Tool Fitter

  • Jig Maker

Top Recruiters 

  • GE Healthcare
  • Hycom Engineering
  • Ingersoll-Rand
  • Jaypee India Limited
  • Jindal Steel and Power Ltd.
  • Kennametal Widma Machine Tools Pvt. Ltd.
  • Toyota Kirloskar Motors Pvt. Ltd.
  • Robert Bosch
  • Hycorn Engineering
  • BMW
  • Mercedes Benz
  • Audi
  • Chevrolet
  • Tata Motors Ltd
  • Ashok Leyland Ltd
  • GE Healthcare
  • Yamaha motors
  • Toyota
  • Maruti Suzuki
  • Ace Designers
  • Eicher Motors Ltd
  • Hero MotoCorp Ltd.
  • Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd
  • Bajaj Auto Ltd. 

New trends to follow 

  1. Digital Twin 
  2. 3D Printing 
  3. Automation
  4. Artificial Intelligence 

Job Profiles and Average Salaries

Job Profile

Salary

Tool and Die Maker

Rs.3-5 lakh p.a. (Approx.)

Mould Maker

Rs.1-3 lakh p.a. (Approx.)

Tool Fitter

Rs. 2-4 lakh p.a. (Approx.)

Jig Maker

Rs. 3-5 lakh p.a. (Approx.)

Tool Designer

Rs. 3-4 lakh p.a. (Approx.)

Lecturer

Rs. 5-7 lakh p.a. (Approx.)

Researcher

Rs. 5-6 lakh p.a. (Approx.)

Required Skills 

  1. Technical skills 
  2. Ability to learn 
  3. Critical thinking skills 
  4. Problem solving skills 
  5. Communication skills 

Top colleges for this course 

  1. IERT Allahabad 
  2. GLA University, Mathura
  3. RVCE Bangalore
  4. Indo German Tool Room, Aurangabad
  5. GGSIPU Delhi
  6. CITD Hyderabad 
  7. Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belagavi

Tool Engineering Scope 

Tool engineers are tasked with the design of jigs, fixtures, press tools, die casting, plastic moulds, plastic technologies, cutting tools, metrology and measurements, gauges, engineering graphics etc.

Tool engineers are most sought after as product drafters and CAD operators.

Tool Engineering Subjects 

  • Computer Aided Design and Manufacturing
  • Designs of Jigs, Fixtures and Gauges
  • Electrical machines
  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Machining Process and Analysis
  • Material Science and Metallurgy
  • Mechanics of Solids
  • Numerical Analysis and Statistical Techniques
  • Product Design and Development
  • CAD/CAM
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Press Tool Design
  • Plastic Processing
  • Die Casting and Die Design
  • CNC Machining
  • Gauges & Measurements
  • Plastic Moulds Design
  • Rapid Prototyping
  • Theory of Machines
  • Thermal Science
  • Communication Skills for Professionals
  • Total Quality Management
  • Materials Technology
  • Composites and Smart Materials
  • Product Design Technology
  • Non- Destructive Testing
  • Design for Manufacture
  • Project Evaluation

Tool Engineering Eligibility 

For UG Course: Candidates must have passed 10+2 with minimum qualifying marks in aggregate with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics as core subjects. Independent entrance tests for this programme are also held by various state, central and private universities which mostly require 50% as the prerequisite to appear for the test.

For PG Course: Candidates must hold a degree in Bachelor of Engineering/B.Tech along with a good score in entrance tests held for PG programme conducted by various state. 

The candidates must have also cleared the national level entrance exams like JEE Main, JEE Advanced, MHT CET, GATE, TS EAMCET. 

  • Mechanical Production Engineering | Mechanical and Automation Engineering | Mechanical and Industrial Engineering

Tool Engineering Course Level

Degree Offered in UG
  • B.E /Btech
  • B.Sc.
Degree Offered in PG
  • M.E /Mtech.
  • M.Sc.

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