Description
Vacuum forming machine operators tend, control, and maintain machines that heat sheets of plastic before moving them around a mould, using vacuum-suction; when these sheets become cool, they are permanently set in the shape of the mould.
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Theoretical Knowledge
Practical Skills
operate vacuum machinesset up the controller of a machineconsult technical resourcestroubleshootheat up vacuum forming mediumcontrol temperaturemonitor processing environment conditionsmonitor gaugeuse personal protection equipmentsupply machineextract products from mouldsprepare mould for vacuum formingoptimise production processes parametersperform test runperform product testingcontrol production flow remotelymaintain mouldsmanage wasterepair mould defectsclean equipmentcreate vacuum forming mouldsolve technical problemsreport defective manufacturing materialsinspect quality of productsmaintain equipmentcut vacuum formed workpiecekeep records of work progress