Thread Rolling Machine Operator 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.

Different parts of a thread rolling machine, such as the radial and vertical roll force, the die block, the moving block, the ram and the vertical roll force sensor, their …

Types of thread, such as unified thread, metric thread, square thread, ACME thread, buttress thread and their qualities and applications.

Read and interpret such technical resources such as digital or paper drawings and adjustment data in order to properly set up a machine or working tool, or to assemble mechanical …

Ensure that the necessary equipment is provided, ready and available for use before start of procedures.

Continuously check up on the automated machine's set-up and execution or make regular control rounds. If necessary, record and interpret data on the operating conditions of installations and equipment in …

Perform tests putting a system, machine, tool or other equipment through a series of actions under actual operating conditions in order to assess its reliability and suitability to realise its …

Evaluate which deficient processed workpieces do not meet the set-up standard and should be removed and sort the waste according to regulations.

Remove individual workpieces after processing, from the manufacturing machine or the machine tool. In case of a conveyor belt this involves quick, continuous movement.

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.

Ensure the machine is fed the necessary and adequate materials and control the placement or automatic feed and retrieval of work pieces in the machines or machine tools on the …

Supply the machine with the necessary tools and items for a particular production purpose.

Use manual switch for adjusting the rolling slide, which holds the die block, of a thread rolling machine.

Tend automated or semi-automated thread rolling machine creating threads, monitor and operate it, according to regulations.

The production of metal structures for construction.

Method of quality control that uses statistics to monitor processes.

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Various processing methods on iron and iron-containing alloys such as steel, stainless steel and pig iron.

The manufacture of rivets, washers and similar non-threaded products, screw machine products, screws, nuts and similar threaded products.

Theoretical and practical applications of the science studying the action of displacements and forces on physical bodies to the development of machinery and mechanical devices.

Metal processes linked to the different types of metal, such as casting processes, heat treatment processes, repair processes and other metal manufacturing processes.

Employ cross-reference tools and programmes, listing file names and line numbers, to identify part numbers, descriptions, and the vendor as source of origin.

Check the quality of basic materials used for the production of semi-finished and finished goods by assessing some of its characteristics and, if needed, select samples to be analysed.

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.

Understand and assess the models and symbolic language of the GD&T system indicating engineering tolerances.

Maintain records of the progress of the work including time, defects, malfunctions, etc.

Inspect and mark parts of the workpiece to indicate how they will fit into the finished product.

Monitor the flow of the work pieces on the conveyor belt as they are processed by the machine to ensure optimal productivity.

Evaluate how much stock is used and determine what should be ordered.

Perform regular maintenance, possibly including corrections and alterations, on a machine or machine tool to ensure it remains in a proper productive state.

Test processed workpieces or products for basic faults.

Set up the desired product design in the CNC controller of the CNC machine for product manufacturing.

Offer help and advice to service technicians in case of machine malfunctions and other repair tasks.

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

Keep records of the machine's faults, interventions and irregularities for quality control.

Set up and programme an automotive robot working on machine processes and substituting or collaboratively supporting human labour, such as the six-axis automotive robot.

Use computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) programmes to control machinery and machine tools in the creation, modification, analysis, or optimisation as part of the manufacturing processes of workpieces.

Apply ergonomy principles in the organisation of the workplace while manually handling equipment and materials.