§ OCCUPATION · GLOBAL STANDARDS

spring maker

Spring makers operate a variety of equipment and machinery designed to manufacture different types of spring, including leaf, coil, torsion, clock, tension, and extension spring.

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Description

Spring makers operate a variety of equipment and machinery designed to manufacture different types of spring, including leaf, coil, torsion, clock, tension, and extension spring.

Theoretical Knowledge

ESSENTIALTheoretical knowledge required

quality standards types of metal types of spring

OPTIONALAdjacent knowledge that strengthens fit

manufacturing of daily use goods statistical process control ferrous metal processing hot winding manufacture of small metal parts types of metal manufacturing processes metal forming technologies cold winding quality and cycle time optimisation

Practical Skills

ESSENTIALApplied skills & competences

perform test run operate precision measuring equipment monitor moving workpiece in a machine supply machine with appropriate tools remove inadequate workpieces tend spring making machine ensure equipment availability troubleshoot coil metal supply machine safely handle metal wire under tension remove processed workpiece monitor automated machines

OPTIONALOptional competences

monitor gauge use CAM software program a CNC controller perform machine maintenance wear appropriate protective gear consult technical resources record production data for quality control perform product testing dispose of hazardous waste remove scale from metal workpiece keep records of work progress set up the controller of a machine tend wire drawing machine advise on machinery malfunctions ensure necessary ventilation in machining read standard blueprints

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