Core Advanced Manufacturing
Automotive & Mobility
Automotive and mobility coverage combines metal forming, CNC, electrical harnesses, controlled assembly, quality, automation and emerging EV/battery production skills.
Capability map
What this industry requires Industrial Skillset to cover.
Technical body of knowledge
Capabilities connected to published technical topics.
Fabrication & Forming · Intermediate
Metal Stamping and Press Operations
Understand stamping presses, dies, feeders and the process variables used to blank, pierce, form and draw sheet metal.
Open topicMachining & CNC · Intermediate
CNC Machining Centers
Study the architecture and workflow of CNC milling and turning systems from program and setup through offsets, tool management, machining and inspection.
Open topicAssembly & Avionics · Intermediate
Avionics Wire Harness Assembly
Study the disciplined workflow used to build electrical wire harnesses, including wire identification, preparation, crimping, connector assembly, routing and inspection.
Open topicAssembly & Avionics · Intermediate
Cable & Wire Harness Test and Inspection
Understand continuity, isolation, pinout and workmanship verification for cable and wire-harness assemblies.
Open topicFabrication & Forming · Intermediate
Plastic Injection, Blow and Rotational Molding
Compare common plastics-molding processes and the machine, tooling, material and quality variables that determine repeatable molded parts.
Open topicAssembly & Avionics · Intermediate
Electric Vehicle and Battery Assembly Fundamentals
Understand controlled assembly and verification concepts for electric-vehicle electrical systems, battery modules/packs and high-voltage interfaces.
Open topicAssembly & Avionics · Intermediate
Product Integration and Final Test
Connect subassemblies, mechanical systems, electronics, software/configuration and final verification into a controlled product-integration process.
Open topicAutomation & Maintenance · Intermediate
Industrial Robotics and Cobots
Understand robot-cell architecture, coordinate systems, end effectors, basic motion concepts, safeguarding and the operational differences between conventional robots and collaborative applications.
Open topicMetrology & Quality · Intermediate
Statistical Process Control (SPC)
Understand how process data can be used to distinguish routine variation from signals that warrant investigation, supporting stable and capable production.
Open topicProduction Systems · Foundational
Material Identification and Traceability
Understand how material identity, lot or heat information, part numbers and status controls preserve traceability through manufacturing.
Open topicRepresentative roles and role maps
Typical industry roles
Industrial Assembler
An assembly pathway centered on controlled workstations, tools, torque, drawings, standard work, traceability and in-process quality.
Role curriculumCNC Machinist
A machining pathway connecting drawings and metrology to setup, offsets, G-code, cutting tools, workholding and first-piece verification.
Role curriculumQuality Inspector
A verification pathway connecting engineering drawings and GD&T to metrology, CMM inspection, FAI, nonconformance and statistical process control.
Role curriculumAutomation Technician
An automation pathway linking PLC logic, field devices, fluid power and robotics with safe troubleshooting and controlled change.
Role curriculumBuild an industry-specific academy