Profession stamping press operator
Stamping press operators set up and tend stamping presses designed to form metal workpieces in their desired shape by applying pressure through the up and down movement of a bolster plate and a die attached to a stamping ram on the metal, resulting in the die producing smaller metal parts of the workpiece fed to the press.
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Personality Type
- Realistic / Conventional
- Realistic / Investigative
Knowledge
- Stamping press parts
Components of a stamping press, such as bolster plate, ram, automatic feeder and tonnage monitor, their qualities and applications.
Skills
- Tend stamping press
Tend an automated or semi-automated stamping press, monitor and operate it, according to regulations.