Description
Upsetting machine operators set up and tend upsetting machines, primarily crank presses, designed to form through forging processes metal workpieces, usually wires, rods, or bars, into their desired shape by having split dies with mulitiple cavities compress the workpieces' length and hereby increasing their diameter.
EssentialOptional
Theoretical Knowledge
quality standardstypes of metalupsetting machine partstypes of upsetting machinesforging processestypes of metal manufacturing processesmetal forming technologieshot forgingmanufacture of small metal partsdiesmanufacturing of door furniture from metalmanufacturing of cutlerymanufacturing of doors from metalmanufacturing of metal household articlesmanufacturing of weapons and ammunitionmanufacturing of light metal packagingtypes of forging presscold forgingferrous metal processingmanufacturing of metal assembly products
Practical Skills
perform test runensure correct metal temperatureensure equipment availabilitytroubleshoottend upsetting machinewear appropriate protective gearremove inadequate workpieceshold metal work piece in machineremove processed workpiecesupply machinemonitor moving workpiece in a machineset up the controller of a machineconsult technical resourcesmonitor automated machinesset up automotive robotremove scale from metal workpiecerecord production data for quality controlreplace dieoperate forging tongsperform machine maintenanceadvise on machinery malfunctionsinspect quality of productsmonitor gaugemonitor conveyor beltoperate lifting equipment