Nonelectrolytic Plating and Coating Machine Setters and Set-Up Operators, Metal and Plastic

Set up or set up and operate nonelectrolytic plating or coating machines, such as hot-dip lines and metal-spraying machines, to coat metal or plastic products or parts with metal.

Job Task

• Attaches nozzle, positions gun, connects hoses, and threads wire to set up metal-spraying machine.
• Measures and sets stops, rolls, brushes, and guides on automatic feeder and conveying equipment or coating machines, using micrometer, rule, and hand tools.
• Positions workpieces, starts operation of machines and conveyors, and feeds workpieces into machines to be coated.
• Preheats workpieces in oven.
• Operates sandblasting equipment to roughen and clean surface of workpieces.
• Inspects coated products for defects and specified color and coverage.
• Operates hoist to place workpieces onto machine feed carriage or spindle.
• Adjusts controls to synchronize equipment speed with speed of coating or spraying machine.
• Mixes alodize solution in tank of machine, according to formula, and verifies solution concentration, using gauge.
• Adjusts controls to set temperatures of coating substance, and adjusts speeds of machines and equipment.
• Ignites gun and adjusts controls to regulate wire feed, air pressure, and flow of oxygen and fuel to operate metal-spraying machine.
• Installs gears and holding devices on conveyor equipment.
• Reads production schedule to determine setup of equipment and machines.

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