Materials tester:in

Training as a materials tester

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Job description

You are no longer satisfied with the saying "It will fit"? You want to know how suitable the material really is and whether it can be used? Then go to the lab and get started! You will learn how to analyze substances and what you can test them for. The protocols you write will be decisive for your judgment. The quality of the industry rests on your shoulders!

What will you learn with us?

  • Creation of macro and micro images with the light microscope
  • Photographic work
  • Microstructure assessments
  • Light and scanning electron microscopy
  • Mechanical/technological non-destructive and destructive testing
  • Metallographic grinding preparations and examinations
  • Standardized documentation
  • Qualitative material determinations
  • Damage analysis
  • Spectral analyses
  • Spectrometric investigations
  • Heat treatments

What do we offer you?

  • A comprehensive education
  • The numerous university offers
  • A training place in the countryside

What should you bring with you?

  • Precision in your documentation
  • Persistence in your analyses
  • Patience for the duration of the processes
  • Noise resistance

Prospects after the apprenticeship

  • Further specializations
  • Jobs in the metal, electrical and plastics industries