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§ OCCUPATION · GLOBAL STANDARDS

upsetting machine operator

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.

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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.

Theoretical Knowledge
ESSENTIALTheoretical knowledge required
quality standardstypes of metaltypes of upsetting machinesupsetting machine partsforging processes
OPTIONALAdjacent knowledge that strengthens fit
types of forging pressmanufacturing of metal household articlesdiesmanufacturing of weapons and ammunitionmanufacturing of doors from metalferrous metal processingmanufacturing of light metal packagingmanufacture of small metal partsmanufacturing of door furniture from metalmanufacturing of metal assembly productstypes of metal manufacturing processescold forgingmetal forming technologiesmanufacturing of cutleryhot forging
Practical Skills
ESSENTIALApplied skills & competences
perform test runmonitor moving workpiece in a machinewear appropriate protective gearremove inadequate workpieceshold metal work piece in machineensure equipment availabilityensure correct metal temperaturetroubleshootsupply machineremove processed workpiecetend upsetting machine
OPTIONALOptional competences
monitor gaugeset up automotive robotperform machine maintenanceconsult technical resourcesrecord production data for quality controlinspect quality of productsremove scale from metal workpiecemonitor conveyor beltset up the controller of a machineadvise on machinery malfunctionsoperate lifting equipmentreplace dieoperate forging tongsmonitor automated machines

GLOBAL RESOURCE

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SKILLS OVERVIEW

45 total
16 essential · 29 optional

Data Source: Unified Global Standards (ISCED, ISCO, O*NET, ESCO)

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