Fitter And Turner Metal, Machinery & Related Trades Workers

The variety of technologies and techniques, such as forging, pressing, stamping, rolling and others, used for the forming processes of metal product manufacturing.

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Qualities, specifications, applications and reactions to different fabricating processes of various types of metal, such as steel, aluminium, brass, copper and others.

Operate measurement instruments to measure parts of manufactured objects. Take into consideration specifications of manufacturers to perform the measuring.

Operate cutting and measuring instruments in order to cut/shape pieces of metal into given dimensions.

Use various techniques to ensure the product quality is respecting the quality standards and specifications. Oversee defects, packaging and sendbacks of products to different production departments.

Manipulate the properties, shape and size of metal.

Operate a semi-automated, semi-manual drill press to drill holes in a work piece, safely and according to regulations.

Tend a lathe designed for cutting manufacturing processes on metal, wooden, plastic materials and others, monitor and operate it, according to regulations.

Understand and use technical documentation in the overall technical process.

Fabricate metal parts, using equipment such as drill presses and engine lathes.

Set up and operate fabricating equipment to bend, cut and straighten pieces of metal.

Work with metal and iron materials in order to assemble individual pieces or structures.

The various technologies used for the joining and assembling of fabricated metal workpieces.

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The production of metal structures for construction.

The various processes and technologies used for to coating and painting fabricated metal workpieces.

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The various types of rivets used in manufacturing, such as solid head rivets, blind rivets, drive rivets, semi-tubular rivets, oscar rivets, flush rivets, and others.

The various types of screws that can be manufactured, such as a cap screw, setscrew with hollow head, machine screw with oval head, machine screw with Philips head, flat-head wood …

Assemble switches, electrical controls, circuit boards and other electrical components by using hand and soldering equipment.

Align and arrange steel and metal parts in order to assemble complete products; use the appropriate hand tools and gauges.

Develop a code of letters and numbers to label diagrams for assembly instructions.

Heat steel and metals in fire; adjust and regulate heat controls to reach appropriate pouring temperature.

Join together pieces of metal using soldering and welding materials.

Operate various kinds of tools and equipment used in riveting processes, such a pin hammer and a rivet set, handheld squeezers, a hammer and bucking bar, a pneumatic hammer, a …

Read the technical drawings of a product made by the engineer in order to suggest improvements, make models of the product or operate it.

Read and comprehend standard blueprints, machine, and process drawings.

Set up and give commands to a machine by dispatching the appropriate data and input into the (computer) controller corresponding with the desired processed product.

Tend a computer numerical controlled (CNC) lathe and turn machine designed for cutting manufacturing processes on metal, wooden, plastic materials and others, monitor and operate it, according to regulations.

Tend a metalworking machine designed to join metal pieces by automatically shooting mechanical fasteners, rivets, into them, monitor and operate it according to regulations.

Apply the appropriate lubricant matching the kind of metal of the processed metal workpiece during polishing processes, such as was or kerosene.

Design metal components in response to a need. Provide support by writing documents, manuals, metallurgical investigations, and reports in support of customer liaison.