Glass Blowers, Molders, Benders, and Finishers

Tools and Technology

Tools Include:

• Air compressors
• Vacuum ovens (Annealing ovens)
• Milling cutters (Cutting wheels)
• Calipers (Dial calipers)
• Micrometers (Digital micrometers)
• Workshop presses (Drill presses)
• Kilns for firing ceramics (Electric kilns)
• Lathes (Engine lathes)
• Blow pipes (Glass blowing pipes)
• Glass cutters (Glass knives)
• Lathes (Glass lathes)
• Power saws (Glass saws)
• Tongs (Glass tongs)
• Grinding or polishing machines (Grinders)
• Files (Hand files)
• Magnifiers (Hand held magnifiers)
• Hold down clamps (Holding clamps)
• Induction heaters
• Grinders (Lapping wheels)
• Notebook computers (Laptop computers)
• Gas burners (Meeker burners)
• Personal computers
• Polariscopes
• Power buffers (Polishing wheels)
• Rulers (Precision rulers)
• Blow torches (Propane torches)
• Respirators (Protective respirators)
• Safety glasses
• Protective gloves (Safety gloves)
• Goggles (Safety goggles)
• Pneumatic sanding machines (Sandblasters)
• Shears
• Welders (Spot welders)
• Tweezers
• Vacuum ovens
• Vacuum pumps

Technologies Include:

• Accounting software

• Billing software

• Electronic mail software

• Microsoft Outlook

• Inventory management software

• Inventory control software

• Spreadsheet software

• Microsoft Excel

The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet291)