There’s a future in technology

Technical training in the Mapal Group

Two young, industrial and technical trainees check a component with a caliper.

MAPAL provides training in ten technical professions at a total of seven sites within Germany. In these training sessions, we teach you the basics of your apprenticeship inside our mod-ern training centres. You’ll then broaden your knowledge in the company and in various projects. After you graduate and are subsequently employed at the company, you’ll work in the areas of production, development or service.

Overview of technical apprenticeships

Cutting machine operator (m/f/d)

Cutting machine operators produce precision tools or chucks on CNC machine tools – precision down to the accuracy of µ is required. In a maximum of 3.5 years, you’ll familiarise yourself with metal processing and handling machine tools in detail. You’ll become familiar with the manufacture of precision tools or chucks according to design drawings, work plans and process instructions.

Requirements:

  • Good secondary school leaving certificate
  • Technical understanding, spatial imagination and craftsmanship skills
  • Reliability, motivation and ability to work in a team

Training content:

  • Basic training in metalworking
  • Training on CNC milling, turning or grinding machines
  • Manufacturing individual parts for custom tools, fixtures or setting fixtures
  • Training in specialist company departments

Duration of training:

  • 3.5 years
  • If you perform well at school and in the workplace, you can shorten your course by half a year

Possible applications:

  • In manufacturing at state-of-the-art CNC machining centres

Training sites:

  • Aalen
  • Altenstadt
  • Ehrenfriedersdorf
  • Eppingen
  • Meiningen
Precision toolmaker (m/f/d)

Precision tool makers produce precision tools of all kinds for manual and machine use. You’ll also grind indexable inserts and maintain a wide variety of cutting and grinding machines. During your apprenticeship, you’ll learn to read technical drawings and to work systematically according to detailed work instructions. Here you’ll check and record the quality of your finished products.

Requirements:

  • Good secondary school leaving certificate
  • Technical understanding and craftsmanship skills
  • Highest level of quality awareness
  • Reliability, motivation and ability to work in a team

Training content:

  • Basic training in metalworking
  • Manufacturing custom tools according to drawings
  • Programming CNC grinding machines
  • Measuring and testing workpieces
  • Inspecting and logging the manufactured tools

Duration of training:

  • 3.5 years

Possible applications:

  • On conventional surface, cylindrical and tool grinding machines ​​​​​​​or
  • On CNC tool grinding machines

Training sites:

  • Meiningen
  • Winterlingen
Industrial mechanic (m/f/d)

Industrial mechanics are mainly tasked with the maintenance and control of machine tools up to complex manufacturing systems. In this role, you’ll contribute to the smooth manufacturing process and quality assurance. Over a maximum of 3.5 years, you’ll learn the basics of metalworking, how to control machining machines as well as the manufacturing and assembly of components and tools. Measuring, testing and maintaining components is just as much a part of your training as creating and applying technical documentation.

Requirements:

  • Very good secondary school leaving certificate
  • Technical understanding, spatial imagination and craftsmanship skills
  • Reliability, motivation, ability to work in a team

Training content:

  • Basic training in metalworking
  • Training on CNC milling, turning, grinding or eroding machines
  • Manufacturing individual parts for custom tools, fixtures or setting fixtures
  • Assembling parts and assemblies
  • Pneumatic and PLC circuits
  • Training in specialist company departments

Duration of training:

  • 3.5 years
  • If you perform well at school and in the workplace, you can shorten your course by half a year

Possible applications:

  • In the manufacturing or assembly area
  • In the maintenance and repair of machine tools and systems
  • In equipment manufacturing

Training sites:

  • Aalen
  • Pforzheim
  • Winterlingen
Metal technology specialist (m/f/d), specialising in machining technology

As a metal technology specialist (m/f/d) specialising in machining technology, you’ll work on conventional machines or CNC machining centres. You’ll learn to read technical drawings and parts lists and create turned, milled or ground parts according to detailed work instructions. You’ll monitor the manufacturing process here as well as the quality of your products. You’ll maintain and care for the machines used.

Requirements:

  • Good secondary school leaving certificate
  • Technical understanding, spatial imagination, craftsmanship skills
  • Reliability, motivation, ability to work in a team

Training content:

  • Basic training in metalworking
  • Manufacturing individual parts on conventional turning, milling or grinding machines
  • Training on CNC-controlled machine tools
  • Planning and inspection of the manufacturing steps
  • Handling technical documentation
  • Training in specialist company departments

Duration of training:

  • 2 years
  • If you perform well at school and in the workplace, you can shorten your course by half a year

Possible applications:

  • Monitoring and control of manufacturing processes
  • Operating CNC-controlled machine tools

Training sites:

  • Winterlingen
Machine and system operator (m/f/d), specialising in metal technology

As a machine and system operator, you’ll commission, set up, maintain and repair production machines. In addition, your tasks also include controlling and monitoring the process flows, storing the goods and carrying out manufacturing checks.

Requirements:

  • Secondary school leaving certificate
  • Technical understanding, spatial imagination and craftsmanship skills
  • Reliability, motivation, ability to work in a team

Training content:

  • Basic training in metalworking
  • Manufacturing individual parts on conventional turning, milling or grinding machines
  • Training on CNC-controlled machine tools
  • Planning and inspection of the manufacturing steps
  • Handling technical documentation
  • Training in specialist company departments

Duration of training:

  • 2 years
  • If you perform well at school and in the workplace, it’s possible to extend your training as a cutting machine operator by 1.5 years

Possible applications:

  • Monitoring and control of manufacturing processes
  • Operating CNC-controlled machine tools

Training sites:

  • Altenstadt
Mechatronics engineer (m/f/d)

机电一体化技术员可以用由软件控制的机械、电气和电子组件构建复杂的系统。在培训期间,您将学会读懂工程制图以及如何将部件组组装到机器和系统中。您还将学会如何配置机电一体化系统并了解其详细工作原理。在该过程中,您有责任确保您所构建的系统能够满足所规划的功能。

必备条件

  • 拥有成绩良好的实科中学毕业证书、专业高中毕业文凭或高中毕业文凭
  • 对技术和电气技术方面的工作感兴趣
  • 手工技能、小心谨慎、乐于学习
  • 具备可靠性、积极性和团队合作能力


培训内容

  • 金属技术和电气工程的基本知识
  • 气动、液压和控制技术的基本知识
  • 可编程逻辑控制器(PLC)的编程
  • 熟悉各种信息技术系统
  • 装配机械和电子部件组


职业培训持续时间

  • 三年半
  • 若在学校和企业取得了优良的成绩,则有可能可将课程缩短六个月甚至1年


应用领域

  • 在制造和装配领域
  • 机床和设备的维护和保养
  • 技术维修服务


职业培训所在地

  • Aalen
生产技术员(男/女/其他)

生产技术员伴随着从产品开发和设计到价值链中最重要环节的整个制造过程:即是客户本身。作为一名生产技术员,您的工作任务是在这些技术衔接处对于大量的工艺流程进行协调、规划和控制。您将与产品和工艺流程开发人员以及机械设计工程师一起工作。不仅如此,您的工作还包括与诸如供应商、制造商和客户以及生产团队等合作伙进行合作。 

必备条件

  • 拥有成绩良好的实科中学毕业证书、专业高中毕业文凭或高中毕业文凭
  • 具备良好的技术理解能力
  • 交际能力
  • 具备可靠性、积极性和团队合作能力


培训内容

  • 负责生产设备的安排以及生产启动的准备
  • 运行新的工艺流程,确保各个设备的生产能力
  • 对生产设备进行编程和参数化,进行维护工作
  • 组织、模拟并改进工艺流程
  • 识别、记录并消除工艺流程和质量偏差


职业培训持续时间

  • 三年
  • 若在学校和企业取得了优良的成绩,则有可能可将课程缩短六个月


应用领域

  • 制造(班长)、质量保证
  • 采购、物流、客户服务
  • 生产计划与控制


职业培训所在地

  • Meiningen
技术产品设计师(男/女/其他),机械与设备设计专业

技术产品设计师设计组件、部件组、刀具或完整设备。您需要使用三维(3D)和二维(2D)CAD系统创建具有专业标示尺寸的详细三维模型和图纸。您将在遵守现行标准的同时设计客户定制的解决方案。为此,您还制定制造相关的装配图和零件清单,并输入和更新技术文档资料。

必备条件

  • 优良的实科中学或高中毕业证书
  • 良好的技术理解能力和空间想象力
  • 具备可靠性、积极性、小心谨慎和团队合作能力


培训内容

  • 使用二维或三维软件规划和设计组件和产品
  • 开发并优化产品
  • 区分并应用材料以及制造和装配技术
  • 创建和使用技术文档


职业培训持续时间

  • 三年半


应用领域(取决于地点)

  • 设计
  • 工作准备
  • 生产计划
  • 研发


职业培训所在地

  • Altenstadt
  • Meiningen