Abstract:
The purpose of this research was to study the general conditions, knowledge, skills,and tools utilized by the technicians at automotive parts industries both overall and classified byindustrial parts production. The sample in this study were entrepreneurs, managers, andsupervisors of 83 automotive parts industries. The instruments for data couection were aquestionnaire and an interview form. The statistics of data collected were analyzed by usingPercentage (%), Ranking, Rating Scde, Means( x ), Standard Deviation (S.D.), and ContentAnalysis. The results of the research were as follows : 1) Most of the automotive parts industries were classified into six groups:automotive parts, electrical accessories and parts industries, gear, motive system and steeringwheel system industries, auto-body, tire and battery parts industries, special accessories, soundinstruments and air-conditioned industries, and added competence equipment industries. Theorganization of industries could be divided into 6 groups which consisted of writing and readingblueprints, raw materials selecting, press metal forming, finishing, safety, quality control, andtools / instruments utilization. Then, most of the staff were graduated from secondary schools(M.4-M.6). Only staff who held vocational certificate and diploma majored in machine shops.The desirable behaviors of staff were diligence. The significant problem of automotive partsindustries was working system. 2) The overall of knowledge, skills, and tools utilized while working at automotiveindustries could be concluded as follows : 2.1 It was agreed at the less level that while working at the workplace theknowledge was the calculation for sizes of the automotive parts, the skills were weldingmetrology, and the calculation for sizes of the automotive parts and the tool was the three-linescrew measurement. 2.2 It was agreed at the great level that while working at the workplace theknowledge was the regularities and safety, the skills were the measurement of workplace and theapplication of safety equipment to prevent the danger from working and machine. 3) When the automotive parts industries was considered according to the types ofautomotive industries, the findings were as follows. 1. It was agreed at the less level that while working at industries especially onspecial accessories, sound instruments and air-conditioned including auto-body, tire and batteryparts, the knowledge would be materials, chemical, metals, non-metals polishing, automationsystem and hydraulic system, the skills would be electrical signs and system, mould design,welding, control system, polishing, an application of test instrument, an adjustment of injectionmachine, machine and automatic machine, measurement tools, facility tools, and the softwareAuto Cad. On the other hand, it was agreed at the great level that tools utilized at workplacewere measurement tools, jig and fixture, safety equipment(goggles and welding shield) andmachine. What's more, the measurement tools and safety equipment (helmet, boots, gloves)were at the most level. 2. It was agreed at the great level that while working at industries especially onautomotive parts and added competence equipment, the knowledge would be the use of manual,the use of worksheet, computer, report writing, work presentation, language, measurement tools,materials, safety, machine adjustment and fabrication and machine finishing. 3. It was agreed at the most level that while working at industries especially onadded competence equipment, the knowledge and skills would be workplace measurement,workplace fabrication, color spraying and its equipment, quality control and statistic. Then , itwas agreed at the great level that the skills utilized at workplace were the use of manual, the useof worksheet, report writing on performance, working behavior, signs and the use of electricalequipment, chemicals, the use and the adjustment of equipment and measurement tools, the useof safety tools, the maintenance of equipment, tools and machine, fabrication and finishing, aswell as facility tools. On the other hand, the knowledge and skills which were not utilized wouldbe the clearance, mould design, welding, sensor, finishing and checking. 4. It was agreed that while working while working at industries especially onautomotive parts, gear, motive system and steering wheel system, special accessories, soundinstruments and air conditions, and added competence equipment, the tools would be thesoftware Master Cam and Smart Cam as well as the Wire Cut machine