Description
Hydraulic forging press workers set up and tend hydraulic forging presses, designed to shape ferrous and non-ferrous metal workpieces including pipes, tubes and hollow profiles and other products of the first processing of steel in their desired form by use of compressive forces generated by a piston and fluid pressure.
EssentialOptional
Theoretical Knowledge
quality standardshydraulic press partstypes of metalhydraulic fluidforging processesmanufacturing of steel drums and similar containersnon-ferrous metal processingtypes of metal manufacturing processesmanufacturing of metal structuresmetal forming technologiesmanufacturing of metal containershot forgingdiesmanufacturing of heating equipmentdust usage for forgingtypes of forging pressmanufacturing of steam generatorscold forgingferrous metal processing
Practical Skills
perform test runset up the controller of a machineensure correct metal temperaturemonitor automated machinesremove scale from metal workpieceensure equipment availabilitytroubleshootoperate forging tongswear appropriate protective gearremove inadequate workpiecesremove processed workpiecesupply machinemaintain hydraulic forging pressconsult technical resourcesapply preliminary treatment to workpiecesrecord production data for quality controlreplace dietend mechanical forging pressperform machine maintenanceadvise on machinery malfunctionsinspect quality of productshold metal work piece in machinemonitor gaugesupply machine with appropriate toolsmonitor conveyor beltkeep records of work progressoperate lifting equipment