Grant Van Aarde

I am a highly motivated individual that strives to to go the extra mile in pushing the boundaries to what is expected. I enjoy setting goals and pushing myself to achieve them as best I can. I am a qualified tool, jig and die maker with more than 5 years post trade test experience and 11 years in the manufacturing industry. as of January 2025 I have set my goals on increasing my scope of knowledge of engineering by enrolling myself for mechanical engineering degree ( unisa) whereby I would like to grow within a company and become an important asset where i am able to utilize my practical experience as a toolmaker, fitter turner and cnc programmer with a mechanical engineering degree.

milling: machining of

•  keyways, 
• various contours,
•  machining of mould parts
• creating jigs 
• squaring of blocks 
• sharpening of blades 
• (operations)slit saws, drilling, tapping, reaming, fly cutting, 

• machining of bearing journals( tol:0.005)
• manufacturing drive shafts ( tol:0.005)
• manufacturing bearing holders internal ( tol:0.005)
• thread cutting imperial and metric ( internal and external)
• acme thread cutting with tool and hss ground to profile
• blind holes machining 

-+3.5 years in programming and operating designated cnc programmer : lathe ( siemans)

understanding of siemans and fanuc Gcoding ( northlink level 1)

• broaching of internal keyways, use able to use hand tools such as grinders, hacksaws, drills etc.

creating job cards and ensuring all materials are available and ordered before work is initiated,

quality control:

ensuring workpieces are within tolerance and quality of finish of the product is acceptable.

improvements and reengineering an area I enjoy mostly. fault finding, i enjoy inspecting a failed part and improving materials to accommodate functionality better and increase strength, as well as dimensions or design to achieve a much stronger job and less likely to fail as most mass production parts are more prone to failure.

tool jig and die maker red seal in the same period I completed my n levels 2-4 part time and completed 2 subjects n5.

cnc programming northlink level 1

currently studying mechanical engineering at UNISA.