How do they match: Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

  • Drop Forge Hand
  • Forge Hand
  • Forging Machine Hand

  • Install, adjust, and remove dies, synchronizing cams, forging hammers, and stop guides, using overhead cranes or other hoisting devices, and hand tools.
  • Measure and inspect machined parts to ensure conformance to product specifications.
  • Remove dies from machines when production runs are finished.
  • Start machines to produce sample workpieces, and observe operations to detect machine malfunctions and to verify that machine setups conform to specifications.
  • Turn handles or knobs to set pressures and depths of ram strokes and to synchronize machine operations.

  • Conduct test runs of production equipment.
  • Maintain production or processing equipment.
  • Maneuver workpieces in equipment during production.
  • Measure dimensions of completed products or workpieces to verify conformance to specifications.
  • Mount attachments or tools onto production equipment.
  • Repair production equipment or tools.
  • Select production equipment according to product specifications.