Heating Equipment Setters and Set-Up Operators, Metal and Plastic

Set up or set up and operate heating equipment, such as heat-treating furnaces, flame-hardening machines, and induction machines, that anneal or heat-treat metal objects.

Job Task

• Starts conveyors and dial feeder plates, and turns setscrews in nozzles to direct flames which anneal specific area of object.
• Reads work order to determine processing specifications.
• Crushes random samples between fingers to determine hardness.
• Instruct new workers in machine operation.
• Replaces worn dial-feed, burner and conveyor parts, using hand tools.
• Visually examines or tests objects, using hardness testing equipment, to determine flame temperature and degree of hardness.
• Estimates flame temperature and heating cycle based on degree of hardness required and metal to be treated.
• Sets frequency of current and automatic timer.
• Lights gas burners and adjusts flow of gas and coolant water.
• Mounts fixtures and industrial coil on machine and workpieces in fixture, using hand tools.

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