Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

Key skills

A typical day

• •Read work orders or blueprints to determine specified tolerances and sequences of operations for machine setup.
• •Position and move metal wires or workpieces through a series of dies that compress and shape stock to form die impressions.
• •Measure and inspect machined parts to ensure conformance to product specifications.
• •Set up, operate, or tend presses and forging machines to perform hot or cold forging by flattening, straightening, bending, cutting, piercing, or other operations to taper, shape, or form metal.
• •Turn handles or knobs to set pressures and depths of ram strokes and to synchronize machine operations.

Fields of study

Any field