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, 

lathe

• 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 

cnc programming and operating 

-+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.

admin:

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.