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§ OCCUPATION · GLOBAL STANDARDS

tumbling machine operator

Tumbling machine operators set up and operate tumbling machines, often wet or drie tumbling barrels, designed to remove excess material and burrs of heavy metal workpieces and precious metals and to improve surface appearance, by rotating the metal pieces in a barrel together with grit and potentially water, allowing for the friction between the pieces mutually and with the grit to cause a rounding, smooth effect.

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Description

Tumbling machine operators set up and operate tumbling machines, often wet or drie tumbling barrels, designed to remove excess material and burrs of heavy metal workpieces and precious metals and to improve surface appearance, by rotating the metal pieces in a barrel together with grit and potentially water, allowing for the friction between the pieces mutually and with the grit to cause a rounding, smooth effect.

Theoretical Knowledge
ESSENTIALTheoretical knowledge required
quality standardstumbling machine partstypes of metalquality and cycle time optimisationtypes of lubricants
OPTIONALAdjacent knowledge that strengthens fit
metal smoothing technologiesferrous metal processingprecious metal processingdry tumblingmanufacturing of metal assembly productstypes of metal manufacturing processescharacteristics of precious metalsmanufacturing of cutleryprocesses performed by tumblingwet tumbling
Practical Skills
ESSENTIALApplied skills & competences
perform test runmonitor moving workpiece in a machinesmooth burred surfaceswear appropriate protective gearremove inadequate workpiecesensure equipment availabilitytroubleshootspot metal imperfectionssupply machinetend tumbling machineremove processed workpiecemonitor automated machines
OPTIONALOptional competences
perform machine maintenancerecord production data for quality controlinspect quality of productskeep records of work progressadvise on machinery malfunctionsmeasure flatness of a surface

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SKILLS OVERVIEW

33 total
17 essential · 16 optional

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

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