Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Werkzeugbauer
English translation:
tool designer
Added to glossary by
Olaf Reibedanz
May 28, 2003 16:33
21 yrs ago
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German term
Colombia
Finance / Trading / Blockchain / Crypto
Native in: German 
Works in: English to German, French to German, Spanish to German, and 2 more.
Werkzeugbauer
German to English
Tech/Engineering
Der Nutzen der SolidWorks Software reicht dabei von der 3D-Konstruktion einfacher Laborhalterungen bis hin zu komplexen Bauteilen der Mikrosystemtechnik. „Die Studenten lernen so bereits sehr früh und ohne Zeitdruck mit einem kommerziellen CAD-Tool zu arbeiten“, erläutert Timo Lindemann, Mitarbeiter des Instituts für Mikrosystemtechnik. „Diese CAD-Kenntnisse werden den künftigen **Werkzeugbauern** die Herstellung und Verbesserung von Mikrosystemen erleichtern."
Do you think I could translate the word with "engineers" or with "micro systems engineers"? (The literal translation "toolmakers" sounds a bit primitive...)
Do you think I could translate the word with "engineers" or with "micro systems engineers"? (The literal translation "toolmakers" sounds a bit primitive...)
Proposed translations
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Proposed translations
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Teresa Reinhardt
United States
United States
Native in German
&
English
United States
Known for top notch work, on time
Native in: German (Variant: Germany) 
, English (Variant: US)
Works in: German to English, English to German, English, and 1 more.
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(mechanical) engineers
This is about students at a university; toll and ide makers etc. don't go to university in Germany. These students will be engineers; the use of "Werkzeugbauer" is metaphorical here rather than concrete.
"future tool designers" would be an option, too; 'cause certainly, they won't get their hands dirty building them.
"future tool designers" would be an option, too; 'cause certainly, they won't get their hands dirty building them.
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Comment: "I really like "tool designers", as it is short and elegant. Thank you all for your collaboration!"
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Hans Preisendanz ->Technical Translations<-
Mexico
Mexico
Native in German
Mexico
Hans Preisendanz ->Technical Translations<-
Engineering Expertise and Experience
Native in: German , Spanish
Works in: German to Spanish, Spanish to German, English to Spanish, and 3 more.
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138
tool manufacturers
tool manufacturers
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tool manufacturers seems quite all right to me, it could also be machine tool manufacturers, since it is for them and their products, for which the microsystems are being made and improved.
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tool manufacturers seems quite all right to me, it could also be machine tool manufacturers, since it is for them and their products, for which the microsystems are being made and improved.
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Kim Metzger
Mexico
Mexico
Native in English
Mexico
Committed to Quality and Service
Native in: English (Variant: US)
Works in: German to English
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22196
mould makers
or tool and die makers
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Mould maker
Mould makers create the moulds the designers have drawn onto blueprints. They work with a steel block until it becomes a two-piece mould that allows specialized machines to shape molten plastics into all kinds of plastic products.
http://www.careersinplastics.ca/careermouldmaker.shtml
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Engineering machinist and toolmakers make tools and other precision equipment used in the mass production of products such as car parts, plastic bottles or hinges.
http://www.careers.co.nz/jobs/4c_mec/j48224a.htm
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Mould maker
Mould makers create the moulds the designers have drawn onto blueprints. They work with a steel block until it becomes a two-piece mould that allows specialized machines to shape molten plastics into all kinds of plastic products.
http://www.careersinplastics.ca/careermouldmaker.shtml
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Engineering machinist and toolmakers make tools and other precision equipment used in the mass production of products such as car parts, plastic bottles or hinges.
http://www.careers.co.nz/jobs/4c_mec/j48224a.htm
Peer comment(s):
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wrtransco
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swisstell
: it may not be the only yardstick, but mould maker brings 30'000 Google hits whereas die maker has 700'000 hits. "Mould making" is certainly not very common. Die making is.
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Yes, as I said initially, it could also be tool and die maker. Werkzeugbau covers a wide field.
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tool and die specialists
Google returns numerous hits. This also fits the context of an educational course.
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34 mins
tool maker
Ein Werkzeugbauer oder Werkzeugmacher arbeitet im Werkzeugbau ...
Manchmal stimmt die wörtliche Übersetzung, obwohl sie unwahrscheinlich klingt!
engineer wäre aber nicht richtig, denn das ist wieder eine Stufe höher.
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Auf Marks Link taucht der Begriff \"tool maker\" übrigens auch auf!
Manchmal stimmt die wörtliche Übersetzung, obwohl sie unwahrscheinlich klingt!
engineer wäre aber nicht richtig, denn das ist wieder eine Stufe höher.
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Auf Marks Link taucht der Begriff \"tool maker\" übrigens auch auf!
Peer comment(s):
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Edith Kelly
: keep it simple
40 mins
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| agree |
Steffen Walter
: genau
43 mins
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| agree |
Mario Marcolin
: less is more :-)
13 hrs
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John Jory
: with Edith
14 hrs
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Robert Bennett
2 days 16 mins
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die maker / tool and die maker
www.tradesecrets.org/trades/096/pdf/096_reg.pdf
Peer comment(s):
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Maureen Holm, J.D., LL.M.
: This is indisputably correct in a general context. Asker needs to look to electronics context to see whether it works there.
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1 day 11 mins
some thoughts that may help
Teresa's "future tool designers" is a good choice to me because it bypasses the question of engineer or non-engineer. According to their website, this software is used in all types of academic environments and educational institutions from high school to university.
http://www.solidworks.com/pages/products/Student_Designs.htm...
And while the design and manufacture of tooling is definitely part of a good university level mechanical engineering program (e.g. Georgia Institute of Techology, see below), the 'mechanical designers'/students using this software will not all be engineering graduates, nor will they all be tool-and-die makers.
"Mechanical engineering students at the Woodruff School learn about the design and production of tools and machines and their products; the consideration of the fundamental characteristics of materials as applied to design; and the synthesis and analysis of mechanical, thermal, and fluid systems. Design, production, manufacture, operation, administration, economics, and research are all aspects of the mechanical engineering curriculum."
http://www.solidworks.com/pages/products/Student_Designs.htm...
And while the design and manufacture of tooling is definitely part of a good university level mechanical engineering program (e.g. Georgia Institute of Techology, see below), the 'mechanical designers'/students using this software will not all be engineering graduates, nor will they all be tool-and-die makers.
"Mechanical engineering students at the Woodruff School learn about the design and production of tools and machines and their products; the consideration of the fundamental characteristics of materials as applied to design; and the synthesis and analysis of mechanical, thermal, and fluid systems. Design, production, manufacture, operation, administration, economics, and research are all aspects of the mechanical engineering curriculum."
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