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Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
Set up, operate, or tend machines to saw, cut, shear, slit, punch, crimp, notch, bend, or straighten metal or plastic material.
Other names for Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic:
Adjuster, Angle Shear Operator, Angle Shear Set Up Operator, Arbor Press Operator, Assembler, Automatic Punch-Press Operator, Automatic Screwmaker, Automobile Bumper Straightener, Bander Operator, Trim Machine Adjuster, Trimmer Machine Operator, Trimming Machine Operator, Tube Cutter, Tubing Machine Tender, Turret Punch-Press Operator, Twisting Machine Operator, Under Cutter, Under Cutting Machine Operator, Vertical Contour Band-Saw Operator, Vertical Punch Operator, Welder, Wheel Press Operator, Wheel Presser, Wire Coiner, Banding Machine Operator, Bench Shear Operator, Bender Machine Operator, Bending Machine Set Up Operator, Bending Roll Hand, Bending Roll Operator, Beveler, Billet Cutter, Billet Shearer, Blanker, Bliss Press Operator, Body Press Operator, Bolt Cutter, Brake Machine Operator, Brake Operator, Brass Cutter, Brass-Wind Instruments Tube Bender, Bullet Assembly Press Operator, Calender Roll Press Operator, Can Cutter, Center Punch Operator, Clearance Cutter, Clincher, Clinching Machine Operator, CNC Bender Operator (Computer Numerically Controlled Bender Operator), CNC Break Press Operator (Computer Numerically Controlled Break Press Operator), CNC Punch Press Operator (Computer Numerically Controlled Punch Press Operator), Coil Cutter, Coil Shaper, Cold Saw Operator, Corner Former, Crimping Machine Operator, Crimping Press Operator, Cut Off Saw Set Up Operator, Cut-Off Machine Operator, Cutter, Cutting and Creasing Press Operator, Debridging Machine Operator, Diamond Saw Operator, Dicer Operator, Die Cast Operator, Die Cutter, Die Setter, Dimpling Machine Operator, Dinkey Press Operator, Draw Press Operator, Drawing Press Operator, Duplicator Punch Operator, Duplicator Punch Set Up Operator, Equipment Technician, Fabrication Machine Operator, Fabricator, Filament Cutter, Finish Saw Operator, Flying Shear Operator, Folder Machine Operator, Folding Machine Operator, Foot Press Operator, Forming Press Operator, Four Slide Machine Setter, Four Slide Operator, Friction Saw Operator, Gasket Former, Gasket Maker, Grinder Operator, Hack Saw Operator, Hammer Mill Operator, Hammer Operator, Heavy Duty Press Operator, Hoop Puncher, Hot Dimpling Machine Operator, Hot Punch Press Operator, Hot Saw Operator, Hot Stamp Operator, Wire Cutter, Wire Machine Cutter, Wire Sawyer, Wire Straightener, Wire Turning Machine Operator, Zipper Cutter, Zipper Trimmer, Hydropress Operator, Iron Bender, Ironworker, Ironworker-Machine Operator, Jigsawyer, Joggle Press Operator, Key Cutter, Kick Press Operator, Kick Press Setter, Knuckle Bender, Last Sawyer, Link Cutter, Machine Operator, Machine Operator Slitter Technician, Machine Setter, Machining Associate, Machinist, Manufacturing Assistant, Manufacturing Associate, Manufacturing Operator, Metal and Plastic Sawing Machine Tool Setter, Metal and Plastic Shear and Slitter Machine Setter, Metal Bending Machine Operator, Metal Bonding Press Operator, Metal Cut-Off Saw Operator, Metal Cut-Off Saw Tender, Metal Cutter, Metal Punch Press Operator, Metal Shaping Machine Operator, Metal Slitter, Metal Stamper, Metal Stamping Machine Operator, Metal Trimmer, Metal Tube Cutter, Metallic Yarn Slitting Machine Operator, Mold Technician, Mottle Lay Up Operator, Nibbler Operator, Notcher, Notching Machine Operator, Nut Blanker Operator, Offstacker, Operator, Perforator Operator, Pierce and Shave Press Operator, Pipe Bender, Pipe Stem Sawyer, Planisher, Planishing Press Operator, Plastic Cutter, Plastic Press Operator, Plate Slitter and Inspector, Pneumatic Press Hand, Power Brake Operator, Power Press Tender, Press Brake Machine Setter/Set-Up Operator, Press Brake Operator, Press Machine Operator, Press Operator, Press Setter, Printed Circuit Board Panels Trimmer, Printed Circuit Boards Die Set-Up Operator, Profile Saw Operator, Profile Saw Setup Operator, Profile Trimmer, Punch Machine Hand, Punch Machine Operator, Punch Operator, Punch Press Operator, Punch Press Setter, Punch-Press Operator, Rivet Hole Puncher, Rolling Mill Operator, Rotary Shear Operator, Saw Inspector Operator, Saw Operator, Sawyer, Scrap Cutter, Scraper, Screw Cutter, Set-Up Operator, Shear Operator, Shear Setter, Shearman, Sheeter Operator, Sheetmetal Worker, Sinter Press Operator, Sintering Press Operator, Sizing Machine Operator, Slasher, Slat Twister, Slitter Operator, Slitter Service and Setter, Slitting Machine Operator, Snap Shearer, Spring Coiling Machine Setter, Spring Tester, Square Cutter, Stamp Press Operator, Stamping Press Operator, Steel Cutter, Straight Line Press Setter, Straightener, Straightening Machine Operator, Straightening Press Operator, Stretcher Operator, Strip Metal Punch and Straightener Operator, Swage Tender, Swaging Machine Adjuster, Sweep Press Operator, Table Saw Operator, Tablet Machine Operator, Tape Control Turret Punch-Press Operator, Tension Line Operator, Terminal Press Operator, Thermal Cutting Machine Operator, Tin Cutter, Toggle Press Operator,
What do Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic do?
Measure completed workpieces to verify conformance to specifications, using micrometers, gauges, calipers, templates, or rulers.
Examine completed workpieces for defects such as chipped edges and marred surfaces, and sort defective pieces according to types of flaws.
Read work orders and production schedules to determine specifications, such as materials to be used, locations of cutting lines, and dimensions and tolerances.
Load workpieces, plastic material, or chemical solutions into machines.
Set up, operate, or tend machines to saw, cut, shear, slit, punch, crimp, notch, bend, or straighten metal or plastic material.
Start machines, monitor their operations, and record operational data.
Test and adjust machine speeds and actions, according to product specifications, and using gauges and hand tools.
Install, align, and lock specified punches, dies, cutting blades or other fixtures in rams or beds of machines, using gauges, templates, feelers, shims, and hand tools.
Clean and lubricate machines.
Position, align, and secure workpieces against fixtures or stops on machine beds or on dies.
Scribe reference lines on workpieces as guides for cutting operations, according to blueprints, templates, sample parts, or specifications.
Set blade tensions, heights, and angles to perform prescribed cuts, using wrenches.
Adjust ram strokes of presses to specified lengths, using hand tools.
Place workpieces on cutting tables, manually or using hoists, cranes, or sledges.
Position guides, stops, holding blocks, or other fixtures to secure and direct workpieces, using hand tools and measuring devices.
Thread ends of metal coils from reels through slitters, and secure ends on recoilers.
Turn valves to start flow of coolant against cutting areas and to start airflow that blows cuttings away from kerfs.
Set stops on machine beds, change dies, and adjust components, such as rams or power presses, when making multiple or successive passes.
Lubricate workpieces with oil.
Replace defective blades or wheels, using hand tools.
Mark identifying data on workpieces.
Turn controls to set cutting speeds, feed rates, and table angles for specified operations.
Plan sequences of operations, applying knowledge of physical properties of workpiece materials.
Hand-form, cut, or finish workpieces, using tools such as table saws, hand sledges, and anvils.
Grind out burrs and sharp edges, using portable grinders, speed lathes, and polishing jacks.
Sharpen dulled blades, using bench grinders, abrasive wheels, or lathes.
Remove housings, feed tubes, tool holders, and other accessories in order to replace worn or broken parts such as springs and bushings.
Hone cutters with oilstones to remove nicks.
Select, clean, and install spacers, rubber sleeves, and cutters on arbors.
Preheat workpieces, using heating furnaces or hand torches.
