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Skills that open doors
Mould making
Plastic injection moulds for car interiors, packaging and medical parts. Often a second ticket, and Windsor is the centre of it.
CAD and CAM (computer-aided design and manufacturing)
Designing the tool as well as building it. The step toward design work.
CNC (computer numerical control) and wire EDM (electrical discharge machining)
Cutting hardened steel with a wire and a spark. Toolmakers who run these are hard to find.
Die tryout and troubleshooting
Making a new die actually produce good parts at the press. Senior work.