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

  • Adjust controls to draw or press metal into specified shapes and diameters.
  • Determine setup procedures and select machine dies and parts, according to specifications.
  • Measure and examine extruded products to locate defects and to check for conformance to specifications, adjusting controls as necessary to alter products.
  • Operate shearing mechanisms to cut rods to specified lengths.
  • Reel extruded products into rolls of specified lengths and weights.
  • Replace worn dies when products vary from specifications.

  • Measure dimensions of completed products or workpieces to verify conformance to specifications.
  • Select production equipment according to product specifications.